Best Ski Resorts in Slovakia

Slovakia has 131 ski areas with 363 km of mapped downhill runs and 447 lifts. That puts it #14 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #15 by kilometres of slopes, with 0.7% of all mapped slopes in the world. The average ski area has about 3.3 km of runs.

Biggest ski resorts in Slovakia

The largest ski areas are Jasna Low Tatras (48 km), Vysoké Tatry - Tatranská Lomnica (14 km), Malinô Brdo (13 km), Veľká Rača (12 km) and Vrátna (12 km). Together these 5 hold 27% of the country's slopes. By size, 6 mid-sized areas have 10–50 km and 125 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.

Slopes and difficulty

Across all resorts, 39% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 51% intermediate and 10% advanced or expert. Cross-country skiers will find 448 km of nordic trails.

Where to ski in Slovakia

The highest skiing is at Vysoké Tatry - Tatranská Lomnica, up to 2,182 m, followed by Jasna Low Tatras (2,003 m). The longest vertical drop — 1,294 m — is at Vysoké Tatry - Tatranská Lomnica. Most slopes are in Zilina (38 areas, 124 km), Banska Bystrica (31 areas, 118 km) and Presov (33 areas, 79 km).