On Friday, December 1, the ski season starts in Slovak resorts: Jasna-Chopok Low Tatras, Štrbske Pleso and Park Snow Donovaly.
On the first weekend of December the ski season in Slovakia starts, among others in the Park Snow Donovaly resort (Slovak Tourist Center)
On Friday, December 1 this year open to lovers of skiing are the slopes of the Štrbske Pleso ski resort in the High Tatras . There are 3 downhill runs of Interski, Turisticka, Junior and Esicko. Very good conditions prevail there, also for lovers of cross-country skiing. Snow cover is about 50 cm of natural down.
The season also started on Friday in Jasna . On both sides of Chopok are available 6 downhill runs (5a traverse from Lukava - part of the Turisticka downhill route, 2a Majowa Rovna Hola - Priehyba, 2b Majowa Priehyba - Jasna, 13 Biela Put, 34c Panorama Chopok - Predne Dereše and 34b Panorama Predne Derese - Kosodrzewina ). The winter season in Jasna will start in a big way. On Saturday, December 2 at 21:00 at Music Club Happy End will be Winter Music Opening . In this course, the grand opening will be carried out under the slogan "The Show Must Go On Edition"with the band Queenie. This is an absolute top in its field on a global scale. They play concerts throughout Europe, they even played during the birthday celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II.
On Saturday, December 2, the ski resort Park Snow Donovaly begins , which is located on the border of the mountain ranges Low Tatras and Great Fatra. The skiers will have ski slopes with a total length of 1.2 km. 4-seat couch Bula Expres Záhradište will take you to the slopes. As last year, at the beginning of the 2017/2018 season, low prices of skipasses will reign in Donovaly . Up to 24 December 2017 (inclusive) you can drive for 12 euros when you buy a 7-hour (all-day) ski pass. a 4-hour pass is also available for sale at a price of 10 euros. Children under 12 ride for 10 euros (7-hour pass) or 8 euros (4-hour pass).
The grand opening of the winter season in the High Tatras will take place on Friday, December 8 this year. On this day, the Tatra Ice Temple will be opened for the 5th time . This unique ice church is built on Hrebienok (Siodełek) near Stary Smokovec at an altitude of 1285 m above sea level. This year, the authors of the project were inspired by the world-famous Catalan designer Antoni Gaudi and his work - the Roman Catholic basilica Sagrada Familia in Barcelona