Snowparadise Veľká Rača
About the area
Veľká Rača offers about 12 km of pistes, and the balance leans clearly towards intermediates: roughly 5 km of blue and 5 km of red runs make up most of the terrain. Beginners can get started here with reservations — 52% of the trails (6 km) are green or blue, and there are 9 short easy runs next to a lift base — but only about 1 km is green. Experts will run out of options quickly: black and freeride terrain adds up to 1 km, or 9%, and the longest continuous vertical on a single run is 255 m.
The area runs from 636 m to 1043 m, so snow depends on the weather rather than altitude. Six lifts serve it, including two chairlifts, plus a T-bar, platter and rope tow. The longest run measures 1352 m. Cross-country skiers have 129 km of trails nearby.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Altitude
- 636–1043 m
- Vertical
- 407 m
- Runs
- 27
- Longest run
- 1.4 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 255 m
- Cross-country
- 129 km
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 9
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green1.0 km
- Blue5.5 km
- Red4.9 km
- Black1.1 km
Lifts by type
- 2Chairlift
- 1T-bar
- 1Button lift
- 1Rope tow
- 1Mixed lift
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 52% of pistes are green/blue (6 km)
- · 9% are black/expert/freeride
- · 9 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 1 km black/expert/freeride (9%)
- · longest vertical on one run 255 m
Best forintermediatescross country
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.