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Špindlerův Mlýn

www.skiareal.cz by train from Prague — 145 km from Prague

by bus from Prague 2 h 40 min by car from Prague 2 h 02 min

Target group: Pleasure seekers

The most traditional, most sought-after and most watched Czech ski resort is the mountain resort Špindlerův Mlýn. It is sometimes called “Krkonoše’s suburb of Prague”. Prominent guests meet with ordinary skiers on very varied courses served by modern chairlifts, as well as in restaurants and bars. Anyone who wants to be seen comes here in winter.

The Most Modern Ski Resort in the Czech Republic One of the most attractive and universal skiing locations in the Czech Republic, winner of the World Ski Awards in the category Best Ski Resort in the Czech Republic (2015, 2016 and 2017) with long and varied downhill slopes with six powerful and express chairlifts, dominated by a luxurious and rapid modern six-person chairlift fitted with a blue bubble to protect against bad weather. These are complemented by eleven ski lifts. The resort surrounds the town of Špindlerův Mlýn on all sides and consists of five resorts interconnected by ski buses, providing 27 km of downhill slopes.

Špindlerův Mlýn – Medvědín

The most sought-after resort is Svatý Petr, partly because it holds world-class races each year. There are pistes of all difficulty levels, which the six-seater “Rolls-Royce” among Czech chairlifts will take you to. The Black FIS World Cup tests even very experienced skiers, while the above-standard wide blue slope is calm and undemanding. Hromovka is ideal for more demanding skiers and snowboarders, but also for lovers of evening skiing, since you will find one of the country’s best floodlit slopes. Medvědín is literally a sunny mountain with the highest number of sunlight hours in the whole resort. Here too, the slopes offer all difficulty levels. The newest resort is Horní Mísečky with gentle slopes more suited to beginners and holiday skiers. There is also a fun track with berms, banked turns and moguls, as well as the Burton Snow Park full of fun elements. Přední Labská is a smaller, peaceful resort primarily for families with children. Add a 90 km groomed cross-country trail, an ice rink, a sledging and bobsleigh run, rental shops and ski schools, great restaurants, après-ski bars, bistros, and an aqua park with water slides. If you haven’t been to “Špindl”, you haven’t skied in the Czech Republic.

www.skiareal.cz Špindlerův Mlýn: www.mestospindleruvmlyn.cz Liberec region: www.liberecky-kraj.cz Hradec Králové region: www.hkregion.cz Krkonoše: www.krkonose.eu Krkonoše National Park: www.krnap.cz