Hotels near Polana Szymoszkowa

Polana Szymoszkowa sits on the western edge of Zakopane and has the strongest lift of any hill inside the town. A six-person express chairlift covers 1,291 m with 261 m of vertical and moves 3,000 people an hour, climbing from 862 m at the base to 1,123 m at the top. A second, four-person chairlift of 360 m and 60 m of vertical handles the nursery ground below it. From the top station the red run measures 1,342 m at an average gradient near 20 percent, while the blue takes a wider, slower line down the same polana.

All 1.8 km of piste at Polana Szymoszkowa carries snowmaking and floodlighting. Pricing moves through four bands across the winter: 150 PLN (about 35 EUR) before Christmas, 185 PLN (about 43 EUR) over the holiday fortnight, 170 PLN (about 39 EUR) from early January to early March, and 165 PLN (about 38 EUR) once spring arrives.

Pro Tip: A four-hour evening pass valid from 16:00 costs 125 PLN (about 29 EUR) against 170 PLN (about 39 EUR) for a full high-season day, and the floodlit red run empties out after 18:00. Buy it at the ticket office, ul. Szymaszkowa 2.