Skrzyczne

Beginners: with caveatsFamilies: with caveatsExperts: not really

About the area

COS Szczyrk packs about 11 km of pistes into a compact hill, split between roughly 5 km of blue, 3 km of red and 3 km of black. With 44% of the terrain green or blue and 27% marked black, it works best for confident intermediates who want short, steep laps. Beginners can make a start here, but there is only one magic carpet and one short easy run near a lift base, so progression is limited. Experts will find the 646 m single-run vertical useful for training rather than for a full day.

Seven lifts serve the area, including three chairlifts plus a T-bar, a platter, another drag lift and the carpet. The slopes run from 538 m to 1,244 m, so snow depends heavily on the weather at the lower elevations. The longest run measures 2,750 m, with 646 m of vertical.

At a glance

Pistes
11 km
Lifts
7
Altitude
538–1244 m
Vertical
706 m
Runs
9
Longest run
2.8 km
Biggest vertical on one run
646 m
Magic carpets
1
Bubble/heated lifts
3
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

  • Blue4.8 km
  • Red3.2 km
  • Black2.9 km

Lifts by type

  • 3Chairlift
  • 1T-bar
  • 1Button lift
  • 1Drag lift
  • 1Magic carpet

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

with caveats

  • · 44% of pistes are green/blue (5 km)
  • · 27% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 1 magic carpet for first steps
  • · 1 short easy run next to a lift base

Families

with caveats

  • · 1 magic carpet
  • · a base within walking distance of the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 3 km black/expert/freeride (27%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 646 m

Best forintermediatesbeginnersfamilies

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.