Silesian Voivodeship · Poland · ski area
Góra Żar ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Góra Żar is a ski area in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland with 1.9 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 455 m and 757 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 1.9 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Top elevation
- 757 m
- Vertical drop
- 302 m
- Nearest airport
- KRK · 52 km
Slopes by difficulty
3 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Funiculars
- 2 Button lifts
- 1 Magic carpets
Góra Żar is a ski area in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.9 km, which ranks it #44 of 223 ski areas in Poland and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 637 m long.
Slopes at Góra Żar
About 16% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 84% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Góra Żar a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 6 lifts: 3 funiculars, 2 button lifts, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 455 m up to 757 m, a vertical drop of 302 m.
Getting to Góra Żar
The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), about 52 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 8 min by car; Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) is 79 km away. Nearby ski areas include Kocierz (0.5 km), Czarny Groń, Stacja Narciarska Czarny Groń (2.3 km) and Dębowiec (0.6 km), which together add 4 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Góra Żar
- 1Kraków John Paul II International AirportKRK52 kmstraight lineBalice, Poland
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- 2Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International AirportKTW79 kmstraight lineKatowice, Poland
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- 3 OSR80 kmstraight line
- 4 TAT108 kmstraight line
Mošnov, Czechia
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Ski resorts near Góra Żar
- 7 kmKocierz0.5 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 732 m
- 11 kmCzarny GrońSmall ski area
- 12 kmStacja Narciarska Czarny Groń2.3 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 800 m
- 15 kmDębowiec0.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 524 m
- 15 kmSzyndzielnia0.3 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,008 m
- 16 kmBeskidek0.2 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 545 m
- 16 kmPiast1.8 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 758 m
- 17 kmCOS Szczyrk12 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,244 m
- 17 kmBeskid Sport Arena2.9 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 835 m
- 19 kmSzczyrk Mountain Resort20 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,207 m
- 19 kmWęgierskiSmall ski area
- 20 kmBakcy Na GoruszceSmall ski area
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.