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Wed 14 May 2008 Swede

lifts don't always work off-piste is insane´if you wanna walk park is crap people are great food and drink is cheap women are lovely cheap, cheap and cheap.

however it is getting more expensive quickly (been there 2 yrs running....huge difference!) so go there before they work it out :)

burn the candle

Tue 14 March 2006 leigh

Heja... the Vikings; a terrible race. Rape, pillage, plunder. The scourge of Europe...

We lived like Vikings (a bit. We didn't actually rape, pillage or plunder anything - we just ate, drank and snowboarded a lot. Vikings for the 21st century?).

Anyway. Crap lifts, long queues, great snow, beautiful mountains, good beer, people who know how to enjoy themslves. Plus, it felt like a real place - know what I mean?

Some quite hectic drops are relatively easily accessible. I'm going back, hopefully at Easter if it snows... see you there.

a reccommendation

Wed 4 January 2006 Zoot
A bunch of us went to Jasna a year ago, and we had a great time. Everything's cheap - especially the beer (but that's what everybody tell you).

The slopes are nice enough, but it's worth checking the weather conditions, as poor snow can put a bit of a downer on things.

What I would advise the more adventurous and cheapskate among you is not to book your accommodation through any agencies, and not to check in to any of the tourist rinsing (but still comparitively cheap) hotels. Instead, wonder your way into any of the nearby villages and knock on a few doors. You might benefit from speaking Slovakian, Polish or German, but we got by with mime and the odd German word. I don't rememebr the name of the village we went to, but it was halfway down the mountain from the first gondola - a mere 15 minute bus ride away. We knocked on the door of a wonderfully amusing and highly characterful old chap, and managed to haggle an amazing deal on two rooms for the 7of us.

It was basic, but had all we needed. I'd advise anyone else to try the same.

Have fun! Make sure you try the demanovka!

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to May

Lifts

Total Lifts: 24
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 7
Drag lifts: 16
Max people per hour: 24,535
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 29
Total ride area: 36 km
Longest run: 3.5km

Top lift: 2024m
Vertical drop: 1074m
First lift: 950m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 49%
Black runs: 27%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	24.00	19.62	-37%	29.00	23.71	-30%
6-Day Pass	78.00	63.77	-55%	156.00	127.55	-23%

	EUR	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	290.00	237.10	-50%

Lift Passes: [No information]
Lift times:8:30am to 4:30pm

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: two schools one run by Burton
Snowboard Hire: Two shops one run by Burton, Located in the Hotel Grand near to Otupe area of resort
Night Riding: : Biela Pút and Záhradky Pretekárska where there is one drag lift operating from 6pm - 9pm, 13euros

Other activities

Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.ski-jasna.sk/

Jasná is one of the best resorts in Central Europe, but in order for it to compete long term with its western cousins the area need continued investment and development. As far as the riding goes, the

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ON THE SLOPES: Limited selection, but good value
OFF THE SLOPES: Head to the City
MONEY WISE: In terms of money you will probably never have such a cost effective trip anywhere else in the world. With the price of beer starting at 30p on slope and 3 course meals costing less then 4 quid, it hard to find an excuse as to why not to go.

HALFPIPE: No
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Tons
TREE RUNS:Yes

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