Jasna slovakia
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Jasna Slovakia.
Jasna Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1930 the Slovakian ski resort Jasna lies at 2024 metres altitude in the ? region of the Slovakian Tatras. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Jasna ski area is not snow sure. Over 1 snow cannons ensure artificial Jasna snow making covers 1km of ski trails, which equates to around 2 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Jasna (Slovakia) is Poprad Tatry at a distance of 60km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Jasna ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of the largest ski areas in Eastern Europe, with accommodation options scattered around the valley. Skiing began in the 1930s and Jasná was the site of several World-Cup races and was a candidate for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Excellent off-piste on both north and south sides of the mountain. There are two main areas - Chopok North and Chopok South which were lift linked in 2007. The most skiing is on the northern slopes of Chopok where there are three ski areas, Zahradky, Otupne and Chopok-North. There is a Burton sponsored snowpark and five freeride zones.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Jasna Slovakia
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 3 runs 9.6km |
21% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs 17.2km |
57% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
21% |
Jasna Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €78 - €155 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Jasna Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 35km |
| total length of Jasna trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6.6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S N |
| direction Jasna ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2024m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 900m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 950m |
| centre of Jasna ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1074m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1074m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Jasna
Skiing Jasna you'll enjoy 14 pistes and trails and that means approximately 35km of ski runs. Jasna lifts number 24 with the capacity to uplift 21737 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Slovakian ski resort of Jasna is over 6.6km long.
Jasna Ski Area
Jasna ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 21% intermediate, 57% advanced ski slopes and 21% for expert skiers - the most difficult Jasna piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Jasna after dark.
Jasna for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Jasna
If you snowboard Jasna you'll want to know that, of the 24 ski lifts in total, 17 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Jasna snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Jasna snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Jasna for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Jasna Apres Ski
The apres ski Jasna scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Cave Visits, Spa (More Facilities Based in Individual Hotels).
Jasna for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Jasna Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Jasna resort - ski Jasna by any other name
The Slovakian ski resort of Jasna ski resort is also known as Jasná Chopok and has the following common misspellings:
Jasna ski area has ski slopes which face S N
The direction which the various Jasna ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Jasna ski resort has ski slopes facing S N.
Jasna for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall