Winterpol Karpacz Biały Jar
About the area
Winterpol in Karpacz is a small Sudety area built around easy skiing: about 8 km of pistes, of which 67% (6 km) are green or blue, with 2 km red and 1 km black — just 10% of the terrain. That mix makes it a solid choice for beginners, helped by three magic carpets for first turns and seven short easy runs grouped next to a lift base. Families can ski here, though the layout is compact rather than varied. Experts should look elsewhere: the black terrain is minimal and the biggest continuous vertical on one run is 262 m.
Ten lifts serve the slopes — two chairlifts, two T-bars, two platters, one mixed lift and three carpets — so laps are short and repeatable. Skiing runs between 715 m and 1350 m, with a maximum vertical of 262 m and a longest run of 1039 m. Roughly 1 km of piste is floodlit for evening skiing.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 8 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Altitude
- 715–1350 m
- Vertical
- 635 m
- Runs
- 23
- Longest run
- 1.0 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 262 m
- Night skiing
- 0.9 km
- Magic carpets
- 3
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 7
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue5.7 km
- Red2.0 km
- Black0.8 km
Lifts by type
- 3Magic carpet
- 2T-bar
- 2Button lift
- 2Chairlift
- 1Mixed lift
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 67% of pistes are green/blue (6 km)
- · 10% are black/expert/freeride
- · 3 magic carpets for first steps
- · 7 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 3 magic carpets
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 1 km black/expert/freeride (10%)
- · longest vertical on one run 262 m
Best forbeginnersfamiliesnight skiing
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.
Szklarska Poręba
bus connection41 min to KarpaczOSM score 59
wide choice of places to staymost places to eat
Miłków
bus connection11 min to KarpaczOSM score 55
Sosnówka
bus connection18 min to KarpaczOSM score 48
Podgórzyn
bus connection21 min to KarpaczOSM score 36
Przesieka
bus connection27 min to KarpaczOSM score 34
Zachełmie
bus connection25 min to KarpaczOSM score 30
Łomnica
bus connection21 min to KarpaczOSM score 28
Piechowice
bus connection31 min to KarpaczOSM score 28