Zakopane, Poland
Resort life
The town has a centralised pedestrian street which in the day has cheap eats and more silly hat stalls than you would think possible. This is also the place to head at night for a few beers. Rosters have: burgers, beer and waitresss in tight t-shirts and red hot pant. Krakorviacy I Gorale restaurant is a meat feast with huge bits of meat cooked on an open grill, theres also a mad Polish band playing most nights, which goes down with most locals downing their cutlery and giving it up on the dance floor. For lodging, www.sunshineworld.co.uk a British based company, run Holidays for all budgets and include transfers and instruction, or for more info check out www.zakopane-life.com . The Hotel Belvedere is Zakopane's top five star hotel it's cheap compared to its western equivalents.
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec-May
Lifts
Total Lifts: 19
Cable cars: 1
Chair lifts: 6
Drag lifts: 10
Other lifts: fenicular
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 21
Total ride area: 27km
Longest run: 7km
Top lift: 1987m
Vertical drop: 993m
First lift: 800m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 81%
Red runs: 5%
Black runs: 12%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
Around £10 a day, depends on where you are and how many runs you do.
Lift times:9.00 till 20.00
Facilities
Snowboard Hire:
from 35 zloty/day
Night Riding: :
Every area except
Kasprowy Wierch
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
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Summary
Cheap with a pioneering feel. Kasprowy Wierch easily the standout area
OFF THE SLOPES: Vodka anyone?
MONEY WISE: Lift passes you pay per ride
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
Yes - sometimes
TERRAIN PARK:
No -
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:
TREE RUNS:Yes
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