Where can I ski in Slovakia?
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Slovakia boats dozens of fully appointed ski resorts, concentrated in its northern mountain ranges such as High and Low Tatras, Small and Big Fatra, West Tatras and Orava Region, but in Slovakia you can enjoy several, local ski resorts as well as. The ski season is typically from the end of November till last week of March. Skiers will find the best conditions in the Low Fatra (Mala Fatra), Big Fatra (Velka Fatra), West Tatras (Zapadne Tatry) and the Low Tatras Mountains (Nizke Tatry) which offer beautiful slopes and trails for skiers of all categories as well as complex services.
All ski resorts offer gondola, cable way, chair lift or drag lift. During warmer weeks in winter resorts have equipped the slopes with facilities for making artificial snow. Slovak ski slopes are popular also for snowboarding.
Advanced downhill skiers enjoy slopes at the Skalnate Alpine Lake (Skalnate Pleso)-1751 m above sea level), Strbske Alpine Lake (Strbske Pleso)- 1 360 m above sea level, but also on the northern and southern sides of Chopok Peak -2 024 m above level. Cross-country skiers will find well-maintained 3.5 km and 7.5 km long trail at Strbske Alpine Lake (Strbske Pleso). Doing cross-country skiing, you can admire beautiful nature at Strbske Alpine Lake (Strbske Pleso), Ziarska Valley (Ziarska Dolina), Skalka and Donovaly where one can attract cross-country skiing races with dog teams. Smokovce was the site of several World Cup and Europe Cup competitions of the FIS in downhill skiing and is one of the candidates for the 20th Winter Olympiad in 2006.
For more information check out the site www.skislovakia.sk
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