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Velká Úpa ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Velká Úpa is a ski area in Hradec Králové, Czechia with 2.4 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 705 m and 1,071 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
2.4 km
Lifts
4
Top elevation
1,071 m
Vertical drop
366 m
Nearest airport
PED · 76 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy0.3 km
  • Intermediate2.1 km

5 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 2 T-bars
  • 1 Button lifts
  • 1 Chairlifts

Velká Úpa is a ski area in Hradec Králové, Czechia. Its 5 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.4 km, which ranks it #58 of 283 ski areas in Czechia and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 476 m long.

Slopes at Velká Úpa

About 12% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 88% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Velká Úpa a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 2 t-bars, 1 button lift, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 705 m up to 1,071 m, a vertical drop of 366 m.

Getting to Velká Úpa

The nearest airport is Pardubice Airport (PED), about 76 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 39 min by car; Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) is 90 km away. Nearby ski areas include U Karla (0.5 km), vlek Kladenka (0.3 km), Bouda Máma (0.2 km) and Pec pod Sněžkou (12.6 km), which together add 63 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Velká Úpa

  1. 1
    Pardubice Airport Flag of CzechiaPardubice, Czechia Airports in Czechia
    PED76 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Copernicus Wrocław Airport Flag of PolandWrocław, Poland Airports in PolandTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    WRO90 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Václav Havel Airport Prague Flag of CzechiaPrague, Czechia Airports in CzechiaTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    PRG126 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Dresden Airport Flag of GermanyDresden, Germany Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    DRS148 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Velká Úpa have?

2.4 km of downhill runs (5 runs): 0.3 km easy, 2.1 km intermediate. It is #58 in Czechia by piste length.

How high is Velká Úpa?

The lifts and runs reach 1,071 m (3,514 ft); the lowest point is 705 m, a vertical drop of 366 m.

What is the nearest airport to Velká Úpa?

Pardubice Airport (PED), about 76 km away in a straight line; Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) is 90 km away.

How many ski lifts does Velká Úpa have?

4 lifts: 2 t-bars, 1 button lifts, 1 chairlifts.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.