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November 24, 2007

5 Good Reasons to Ski in Slovakia

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Skiing season has started all around Europe and North America and soon people go for skiing holidays. Where will you go? Are you going alone, or with dudes or with your family? Have you considered skiing in Europe? Figuring out the “best possible” ski resort for your needs is always some kind of a challenge. You need to free time from other activities to surf websites and discussion forums, crawl a number of blogs and discuss with other skiers. You would like to find the best ski resort for you and your family, just like every year. You are thinking “should we go (again) to St. Moritz or St. Anton? Or should we go to US?”

You don’t need to surf the web anymore. I have a solution for you. You will be heading to Slovakia! Why on Earth? There are many good reasons to ski in Slovakia. Let me tell you few good ones. This article gives you five good reasons to go skiing in Slovakia, specifically in Jasna in High-Tatry Mountains. Reasons below are not in any kind of order. Each reason is as important as any other in this list.

Reason #1: It’s Very Cheap to Ski in Slovakia

Slovakia is pretty cheap country, which naturally means skiing in Slovakia is also cheap. If you are looking for a budget ski holiday package, take a look at Slovakia ski trips. Flights are cheaper, but cost savings can especially be seen in the prices of beer and other drinks as well as ski equipment rents. Let’s have some real examples of prices.

  • Full-day ski lift ticket 22 euros
  • Skis + boots for one day 7 euros
  • Half a liter beer in afterski 0.5-1 euro

Not too shabby!

Reason #2: Easy Access to Slovakia

It is very easy to go skiing in Slovakia. You can flight to Bratislava and other cities from a number of European big cities. Just forget flying from London to North America. Instead you can fly to Slovakia in the morning and go skiing in the afternoon!

Reason #3: Slovakia Provides an Interesting Culture

Slovakia provides a very interesting Eastern-European culture for you to enjoy. The Eastern-European architecture of houses and people provide you a little different skiing experience. In Slovakia you can see the big difference between welfare in Bratislava and ordinary life in the countryside. Being in Slovakia is definitely great if you are even little interested in Eastern-European cultures. In case you really hate Eastern-European cultures, I recommend you Gstaad in Switzerland.

Reason #4: There is No Need To Hurry in Slovakia

Would you like to ski fresh powder with no hurry and no fighting in a lift-line? He he… It can easily be like that in France, as I have few true stories of “powder morning rush hour”. In Slovakia you can drink your coffee and eat your breakfast without any hurry with being afraid that in one hour all the powder is gone. Take it relaxed in Slovakia, enjoy your life and go skiing powder with no hurry. Why is it like that? Because Slovakia is not as popular as France when it comes to skiing, and there are not too many people around.

Reason #5: Because it is Different!

Go skiig in Slovakia because it is different! Do something different this year; don’t go to Chamonix, St. Anton or Badgastein again. Instead go skiing in Slovakia. For more read our article series of skiing in Slovakia.

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About the Author

Marko Pyhajarvi
I am an old-school alpine skier, snowboarder and telemarker, and I love writing. Therefore I founded Homeboy. I (too) enjoy powder, mountaineering and backcountry skiing as well as photographing. Nowadays, as an old fart, I mostly ski with my kids and focus on financing their hobbies.




 
 

 
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