Ski resorts in Czech Republic

The largest area in the Ore Mountains on the Czech side, on a broad rounded summit near the German border, and the main winter destination for a substantial part of Bohemia and Saxony. The terrain is mostly gentle and intermediate with modern lifts and extensive snowmaking, and there is a good snowpark. The mountain is linked by ski bus to Fichtelberg on the German side, which gives a bigger area on one ticket. Prices are among the lowest in Europe for a resort with this level of infrastructure, and that is the main reason people come from further afield. Karlovy Vary with its spa colonnades is around forty minutes away and worth a day.

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The largest linked ski area in the Czech Republic, in the Krkonoše mountains near the Polish border, joining Černá hora, Pec pod Sněžkou and several smaller sectors on one pass with a ski bus between them. The terrain is mostly gentle and intermediate with modern lifts and very thorough snowmaking, and there are long descents for this part of Europe. Sněžka, the highest mountain in the country, is right here and has a cable car to the summit. The Krkonoše has a distinctive landscape of rounded peaks and mountain meadows protected as a national park. Prices are low, and Prague is around two hours away.

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One of the largest ski areas in Poland, in the Orlickie mountains near Duszniki Zdrój and close to the Czech border, with a large number of lifts spread across a broad plateau. The area has a microclimate that gives it more snow days than its modest altitude suggests, and the resort makes a point of it. The terrain is gentle and mostly intermediate with thorough snowmaking and floodlighting. Duszniki Zdrój below is a spa town with a paper mill museum and a Chopin festival, and the whole region has a long history as a health resort. Wrocław is around two hours away and prices are low.

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