Posted on 11/16/2006 11:01:29 AM PST by lizol
Want low-cost skiing? Try Poland
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A staple complaint amongst skiers and snowboarders is that good resorts, such as the ones in France and Switzerland, have become inordinately expensive and crowded.
While eastern Europe might not immediately spring to mind as a skiing mecca, for those sick of the glitzy, expensive and almost always crammed full resorts of western Europe, it may be worth a try.
And the Zakopane resort in Poland is one of the jewels in the crown of eastern European skiing.
Nestled in a mid-mountain valley in the southern part of the picturesque Podhale region, Zakopane has the highest altitude of any town in Poland and features breathtaking views of the Tatras peaks.
Both novices and experts are made to feel welcome at Zakopane, which also offers cross-country skiing.
Though the town of Zakopane only has about 28,000 inhabitants, as its beauty and wonderful skiing are becoming more widely known, it is starting to attract increasing crowds of skiers from all over Europe.
As well as skiing, the resort offers a selection of museums and fine dining opportunities.
I've met several people from Poland with the nickname "ski." Gee, now I know where that came from!
"Ski" . . . "Poles" . . . It all makes sense.
LOL ! ! !
Are they still trying to get the Winter Olympics to come there?
I don't really know.
Too much snow, not enough ice or granite for my tastes. (I ski in Vermont)
Here's one Pole whose name doesn't end in "ski," Adam Malysz.
cool
I always thought that in Poland, you take the ski lift down, and ski up!
Who do so many Polish names end in ski? Because they don’t have toboggans over there.
LOL!!
Can you imagine? The character in "A Streetcar Named Desire" would be Stanley Kowaltoboggan. The soviet-era general would be Jaruzeltoboggan.
LOL!
The thought is that names that end in "ski" are tied to the village that was formerly owned by that family. Thus, the perception is that names that end in "-ski" denote relatives of the former Polish nobility. So for example, if you have the last name Grabowski, that would indicate that your relatives came from the village of Grabowo.
I don't pay, i have a lot of friends who work there, but at Sugarbush, it's
TYPE: WEEKDAY: WEEKEND:
Senior (70+): $44.00 $44.00
Adult (18 - 69): $66.00 $66.00
Junior (7 - 17): $59.00 $59.00
Child : Free Free
Damn, I didn't know it got that high!
Wow!
It's almost 3 times more expensive, than in the place, that you can see on those pictures posted above.
Adult 1-day ski-pass costs 70 zloty, which is about 23$.
Sochi (in Russia) has a nice ski resort too
http://www.kraspol.ru/about.php?mode=26#
That's a pain, definitely :-)))
Looks stunning but I could ski for a whole year at our little local resort for just the airfare there.
On the whole the slopes I see don't seem all that steep. Maybe they have others that didn't get photographed. But based on what I saw I won't be booking my flight right away.
Believe me, these are not the only slopes we have in Poland.
However - these ones are just perfect for me, as I'm a 3rd season skier :-)))
In Poland?!?!
I love skiing, and Polish girls are hot and love Americans. If I could get mountains like that in Poland, I'd make a trip!
Got it! Thanks :)
Go to Zakopane.
See link in post #2
If this price covers the pictures in your posting #28 it is probably the cheapest skiing you can get in Europe. In the Alps you would pay usually 3 times as much (but don't talk about St. Moritz...).
Be careful Lizol... this is a conservation discussion forum and this many posts all at once for Poland tourism might be frowmed upon.
Although I would love to go there.
Those were not posted all at once.
Just from time, to time :-)
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