Skiing in Poland

Was wondering what the skiing is like in Poland. We are a beginner snowboarder and intermediate skier/snowboarder who would like to have a few days on the snow either as a trip for a couple of days or combined with a few extra days not skiing. Can anyone suggest some good ski areas which we can get to by public transport (we'd be flying in from the UK).

Edited by: camelz

Hi Camelz,
look at my former post for some tips.
Skiing generally is very nice when there is enough snow and not so many people on the slopes (during holidays it can be really crowded and you can wait in lines for half of the time).
I recommend Wierchomla, Krynica and Pilsko. These are ones of my favourite destinations in Poland. Easiest to reach by public transport is Krynica, you can take a bus from the Krakow main bus station. From the airport you can get to the city by train.
You can book accomod by advance on the net - there are many sites translated into English.

Also you need to watch the weather forcasts, we used to have lots of snow but not any more.

If you can afford on winter holidays in Austria/Italy/France - do it,
unfortunately Poland is not the best skiing place:(
- it's really crowdy
- quality of the slopes sometimes is awful
- some regions have problems with snow > others are even more crowdy than usual

• lifts are slow

Zakopane and Muszyna are among the most accessible by train from Krakow and Warsaw, both have ski slopes with lifts, hotels, etc. Don't expect the Alps or anything..

Pilsko is a nice skiing destination in Poland. You can get there by bus (I hope I'm not wrong). Anyway, I would also recommend choosing another skiing destination. For example, Austria. It is way better than Poland from this point of view.

I recommend stay in Krakow and go to skiing for one day. If you beginners good ski areas is Siepraw, Białka Tatrzańska, Bukowina Tatrzańska. If you need more advanced level Szczyrk and Zakopane with Kasprowy is good idea. G.

Edited by: a moderator 16-Feb-2009