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Piast ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Piast is a ski area in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland with 1.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 1 lift, between 576 m and 758 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
1.8 km
Lifts
1
Top elevation
758 m
Vertical drop
182 m
Nearest airport
KRK · 62 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Advanced0.7 km
  • Intermediate1.1 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 1 T-bars

Piast is a ski area in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Its 4 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.8 km, which ranks it #47 of 223 ski areas in Poland and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 458 m long.

Slopes at Piast

About 0% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 62% intermediate and 38% advanced or expert, which makes Piast best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 1 lift: 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 576 m up to 758 m, a vertical drop of 182 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Piast

The nearest airport is Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), about 62 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 21 min by car; Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is 83 km away. Nearby ski areas include Cypisek (0.9 km), Kolej Baba (1.0 km), Kompleks Pilsko-Jontek (9.7 km) and Ośrodek narciarski „Za Groniem” (0.4 km), which together add 14 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Piast

  1. 1
    Kraków John Paul II International Airport Flag of PolandBalice, Poland Airports in PolandTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    KRK62 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava Flag of CzechiaMošnov, Czechia Airports in Czechia
    OSR83 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Poprad-Tatry Airport Flag of SlovakiaPoprad, Slovakia Airports in Slovakia
    TAT95 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport Flag of PolandKatowice, Poland Airports in PolandTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    KTW95 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Piast have?

1.8 km of downhill runs (4 runs): 0.7 km advanced, 1.1 km intermediate. It is #47 in Poland by piste length.

How high is Piast?

The lifts and runs reach 758 m (2,487 ft); the lowest point is 576 m, a vertical drop of 182 m.

What is the nearest airport to Piast?

Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK), about 62 km away in a straight line; Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is 83 km away.

How many ski lifts does Piast have?

1 lift: 1 t-bars.

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