Kasprowy Wierch

Beginners: not reallyFamilies: not reallyExperts: not really

About the area

Kasprowy Wierch has about 10 km of marked pistes, and the mix is lopsided: 6 km are black/expert terrain (63%) against 4 km of blue (37%). That makes it a poor fit for beginners, who get just one short easy run next to a lift base, and it is not a family area either — the two cable cars mean no easy chairlift loading for small children, and the bases are reached by ski bus. It also falls short for dedicated experts, despite the steep share, because the longest single vertical is 548 m.

The ski area runs from 1039 m to 1957 m, with a maximum vertical of 548 m and a longest run of 2137 m. Five lifts serve it: two cable cars, two chairlifts and one drag lift. The only base is Zakopane at 838 m, about 4 km from the lift and connected by ski bus, so plan transport for each ski day.

At a glance

Pistes
10 km
Lifts
5
Altitude
1039–1957 m
Vertical
918 m
Runs
21
Longest run
2.1 km
Biggest vertical on one run
548 m
Gondolas & cable cars
2
Bubble/heated lifts
2
Nursery runs at lift bases
1

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue3.7 km
  • Black6.3 km

Lifts by type

  • 2Cable car
  • 2Chairlift
  • 1Drag lift

Official facts

Read on the resort's official pages; each value links to its source.

Official piste map · 2026/27
PDF / map

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

not really

  • · 37% of pistes are green/blue (4 km)
  • · 63% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 1 short easy run next to a lift base

Families

not really

  • · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · bases reached by ski bus

Experts

not really

  • · 6 km black/expert/freeride (63%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 548 m

Best forhigh altitude

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

At the lifts

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.