Nové Město Skiing

lyzovani.nmnm.cz by train from Prague 2 h 56 min 167 km from Prague

by bus from Prague — by car from Prague 1 h 50 min

Target group: Pleasure seekers

The heart of picturesque undulating Vysočina, the country’s most extensive highlands, is the Nové Město region. Despite its relatively low altitude, it regularly has very good snow conditions and offers excellent conditions for downhill skiing and primarily for crosscountry. The Cradle of Skiing in Vysočina With over a century of skiing tradition, Nové Město offers 100 kilometres of perfectly groomed trails – it is the area with the longest machine-groomed cross-country trails in the Czech Republic. Circuits for classic-style skiing and ice-skating are very diverse, leading through forests and across plains of Žďárské vrchy, the highest parts of Vysočina. There is a very good navigation system at the intersections of the trails, with orange signposts which help everyone to find their way. The possibility of following the movement of grooming machines preparing the trails via GPS is also very convenient. What’s more, the Nové Město trails connect directly to the Svratka and Bystřice trails, as well as those in the direction of Velké Dářko, so the resulting length of these connected trails is an impressive 200 km! Every year, the central resort Vysočina Arena organises the legendary Golden Ski race, while cross-country world cups and increasingly popular biathlons are also held here, so there is a genuine opportunity to try out world-class race circuits. Importantly, all cross-country trails are accessible free of charge, including the evening hours, with popular floodlit cross-country skiing. But downhill skiing lovers will not be disappointed either. Nové Město offers the ski snow park Harusův kopec, the ski resorts Nový Jimramov, Svratka, Dalečín and Olešnice na Moravě, and the Karasín downhill slope – all with the possibility of snowmaking and evening floodlighting. There are two snow parks, ski and snowboard rental and servicing, a children’s school, and even après-ski relaxation, whether at the Žďár nad Sázavou Leisure Centre or the Nové Město na Moravě Town Baths with swimming pools, a whirlpool, saunas, massages, a salt cave and relaxation baths and a solarium, or at several wellness guest houses and hotels.

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lyzovani.nmnm.cz Vysočina Aréna: www.vysocina-arena.cz/en/ Nové Město na Moravě: www.nmnm.cz Žďár nad Sázavou: www.skizdarsko.cz Bystřice nad Pernštejnem: info.bystricenp.cz/lyzarske-trasy Velké Meziříčí: www.skivm.cz/ski-areal/bezecke-trasy Municipal Swimming Pool Nové Město na Moravě: lazne.nmnm.cz Aquacentrum Žďár nad Sázavou: www.bazen-zdar.cz Vysočina region: www.vysocina.eu