Malá Úpa
About the area
Malá Úpa is a small area in the Giant Mountains, with about 5 km of marked pistes: roughly 3 km blue, 2 km red and only a fraction of a kilometre of black. That mix means 60% of the runs are green or blue and just 1% count as black or expert terrain, so it works best for people still learning turns or wanting easy mileage. There are six short easy runs right by a lift base, handy for repeat laps. Strong skiers will run out of ideas quickly: the longest vertical on a single run is 125 m.
All eight lifts are surface lifts — four T-bars, three platters and one rope tow — so expect to ski with a bar behind you. The slopes run between 982 m and 1,240 m, a modest altitude for this region, and the longest run measures 822 m. Total vertical is 125 m.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 5 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Altitude
- 982–1240 m
- Vertical
- 258 m
- Runs
- 12
- Longest run
- 0.8 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 125 m
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 6
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue3.3 km
- Red2.1 km
- Black0.0 km
Lifts by type
- 4T-bar
- 3Button lift
- 1Rope tow
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 60% of pistes are green/blue (3 km)
- · 1% are black/expert/freeride
- · 6 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 0 km black/expert/freeride (1%)
- · longest vertical on one run 125 m
Best forbeginners
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.