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Kasprowy Wierch

Down the hill from Mount Kasprowy with an instructor (without queuing in Kuźnice!)

is an offer for intermediate skiers of all age, who would like to challenge themselves on a slightly more difficult piste and ski down Mount Kasprowy - the longest skiing slope in Poland. Relatives or friends who cannot ski can come along taking the return trip on the famous cable car and return to Kuźnice afterwards.
Costs: 200 PLN for one person ; 250 PLN for 2 persons ; 300 PLN for 3 persons ; 350 PLN for 4 persons and 400 PLN for 5 persons.
The price includes: cable car ticket bought in advance to avoid queuing and ski guiding down the slope.
Optional extras: return cable car ticket for non-skiers 67 PLN pp.
Minimum age: 10 years
Experience: this is an offer for intermediate or advanced skiers only.
Equipment: own ski equipment ; Reservation by e-mail: minimum 48 hours in advance
Please note that the number of available cable car tickets is limited - we advise you to book early to avoid disappointed.

GASIENICOWA & GORYCZKOWA ski slopes:

Hala Gasienicowa and Goryczkowa are the best slopes in Poland for intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders.
Map of Kasprowy Wierch

symbollenghtheight
difference
difficulty / capacitypresales ticket's price
A - cable car4291936black - red / 36057PLN / 67PLN return
B - 4 persons chair lift1156351black - red / 239010PLN / 65PLN-10 runs
C - 2 persons chair lift1736602black - red / 73012PLN / 80PLN-10 runs

Kasprowy Wierch in summer time.

KASPROWY WIERCH cable car:

  • To get to Kasprowy Wierch - the best place in Poland for advanced skiers and snowboarders you have to get to Kuźnice /this road is closed for private cars but Kuznice has very good bus and minibus conection with Zakopane centre and aprox cost of taxi transfer is 4-6 Euro/.
  • The cable car is open from 8.00 in Dec and Jan and then from 7.30.
  • In high season /Christmas, New Year, school holidays and weekends/ cable car can be very busy.
  • Notice please that the ticket-office sells tickets only for the current day immediately before the departure of the cable carriage. All the passengers for whom tickets are being bought should be present in front of the ticket-office. Once the tickets have been bought, passengers check-in and proceed to the departure platform.
  • The cable car trip to Mount Kasprowy (1987 m asl) takes approximately 10 minutes and takes place in two stages with a change in Myślenickie Turnie (1325 m asl).
  • There are two beautiful ski pistes on Kasprowy Wierch. (Notice please that cable car to Kasprowy Wierch takes only 360 people per hour so when you get to the top you are sure there are no more queues!)
  • Gasienicowa ski slope is 1.400 metres long with aprox 400m elevation difference. There is a modern 4 persons chair-lift, which takes 2400 people per hour and it takes only 8 minutes to get to the top.
  • Goryczkowa ski slope is about 2.000 metres long with aprox 600m elevation difference. There is an old fashioned 2 persons lift with uncomfortable wooden chairs but the SLOPE IS GREAT! Chair-lift takes 730 people per hour and it takes 15 minutes to get to the top.
  • Off-piste skiing is not allowed and will be fined, there are Tatra National Park guards watching. If you absolutely have to be aware of danger of avalanches.
  • Just in case add to your handy phone memory Mountian Rescue Team (TOPR) number +48 601 100 300

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