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Vrátna ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Vrátna is a ski area in Zilina, Slovakia with 12 km of mapped downhill runs and 13 lifts, between 612 m and 1,529 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
12 km
Lifts
13
Top elevation
1,529 m
Vertical drop
917 m
Nearest airport
SLD · 65 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy2.5 km
  • Advanced4.6 km
  • Intermediate4.8 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 9 Button lifts
  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Gondolas
  • 1 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Vrátna is a ski area in Zilina, Slovakia. Its 32 mapped downhill runs add up to 12 km, which ranks it #5 of 131 ski areas in Slovakia and gives it 3.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 374 m long.

Slopes at Vrátna

About 21% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 40% intermediate and 38% advanced or expert, which makes Vrátna best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 13 lifts: 9 button lifts, 1 t-bar, 1 gondola, 1 chairlift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 612 m up to 1,529 m, a vertical drop of 917 m.

Getting to Vrátna

The nearest airport is Sliač Airport (SLD), about 65 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 24 min by car; Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is 86 km away. Nearby ski areas include Snowsun Horný Vadičov, Ski centrum Kozinec (3.7 km), Kubínská hola (5.9 km) and Ski Zábava Hruštín (1.9 km), which together add 18 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Vrátna

  1. 1
    Sliač Airport Flag of SlovakiaSliač, Slovakia Airports in Slovakia
    SLD65 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava Flag of CzechiaMošnov, Czechia Airports in Czechia
    OSR86 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Poprad-Tatry Airport Flag of SlovakiaPoprad, Slovakia Airports in Slovakia
    TAT89 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Kraków John Paul II International Airport Flag of PolandBalice, Poland Airports in PolandTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    KRK109 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Vrátna have?

12 km of downhill runs (32 runs): 2.5 km easy, 4.6 km advanced, 4.8 km intermediate. It is #5 in Slovakia by piste length.

How high is Vrátna?

The lifts and runs reach 1,529 m (5,016 ft); the lowest point is 612 m, a vertical drop of 917 m.

What is the nearest airport to Vrátna?

Sliač Airport (SLD), about 65 km away in a straight line; Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is 86 km away.

How many ski lifts does Vrátna have?

13 lifts: 9 button lifts, 1 t-bars, 1 gondolas, 1 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

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