Polana Szymoszkowa

Great place for beginners and to learn how to ski, although the snow was not very good because of the weather - it was +3

There are instructors available for 200 zl per hour per child + 80 zl for an adult if you are together with a child - you can find English speaking ones, or Russian/Ukrainian speaking ones, too, just ask about it when paying at the ticket office. You don't need to have a pass if you're with instructor. Be aware that they also don't mix very small children with older ones, so if you have, for example, a 3 year old and a 10 year old, you need 2 instructors, but 13 and 17 can have 1 instructor for both. Makes sense, I think, as they need different approach :) They also work with adults, obviously. Very friendly and supportive!

There's a children's zone available (entrance only with instructors), and two hills. One is smaller, although a bit short and steep, and the other is enormous for those who already know how to ski lol

The view of Tatras is amazing! One of the best things about this ski resort. You will also see sunset well, so that's a plus in the dark Poland when the sun sets at 3 pm

There's a food place at the base of the hill with decent food and restroom, and you can rent everything you need at any of the places nearby. Highly recommend the J&J one across the road - 200 zl for equipment for a family of 4 for 3 hours with great service!

Parking available for free with lots of free places, but it may get busy at the very peak times and on the weekends, as always

Update: the red slope is not as hard as it looks like in good conditions, apart from one part it's about as steep as the blue slope. However, I agree with other reviews about the conditions on the slope - at 12 pm there were already numerous (!) ice parts, the snow was not even remotely even with crazy amount of snow bumps, and since it's artificial, it wasn't perfect to begin with. So a fairly easy slope became a quite hard one. A lot of people fell on the steepest part. If you want to try yourself, you should definitely know how to parallel ski first, be fresh and full of energy, and only go at the very early morning, 9-11 am. Sadly that seems to be the fate of big enough ski resorts, so just something to be aware of. But all in all it's not crazy hard - it barely made it to the red marking, one grade down (it's 21% average and the red starts at 20%) and it would be a blue. Again, in good conditions! That's what's tricky about it.

Had such a great week spent here for our first family holiday as beginner skiiers! Even though there was no snowfall the slopes were kept well!

Ohh, we just adore this lovely ski slope.
You can find here everything you need!

Absolutely fantastic experience. We have 3 children - 5yrs, 7yrs and 9yrs who all had lessons over 2 days with individual instructors. Special shout out to 'Shaggy' (snowboard instructor) and Emilio ( ski instructor) who were absolutely brilliant. The progress of our children in a short space of time was amazing. Ideal slope for beginners and excellent lessons available. We will be back!

A very cool place, however as I had never done it so it was very difficult and I fell many times, but I recommend the experience

This is a must visit for those who love skiing and/or who want to learn how to skii. The slope is big but perfect the beginners or intermediate. I took my partner here to teach her to skii. It is very useful and you can rent all equipment you need to ski on the slope. The only advice is be careful and wear thermal clothes when you ski or you'll be very Cold. To use the cable you need membership. You can arrive and pay entry there and then depending how busy it is.

In our opinion, an excellent ski area, although a bit crowded on the weekend. It was already emptier during the week. Two slopes, both with a chairlift (6- and 8-seater). The shorter one is moderate, rather for beginners, the longer one is over a kilometer. Collection of ski passes in the machine within a minute, reasonable prices. Lots of refreshment options on the top and bottom end. Downstairs, several equipment rentals. As a bonus, great views of the Tatras.

Amazing evening panorama. Well maintained slopes.

This place is perfect for beginners. We came here to introduce my two year old daughter to skiing for the first time and it was perfect. She had a ski lesson with Ania every day who was the most kind and patient instructor we could have hoped for.

There is a special area and special “magic carpet” small lift reserved only for those who have lessons which is perfect for beginners as there is no need to compete with the general public and they have a safe area to learn with instructors. The lift is included in the price of the ski lessons.

My husband and I also enjoyed the blue and red runs - it’s not the alps sure, but it’s great for a local ski hill. I would highly recommend it for families and beginners.

We liked this ski resort so much. It is great for beginners and for advanced persons too. For 4 hours it costs 115zl/person +10zl for deposit the card. It has smaller and bigger ski lifts, shorter and larger tracks. :)

Not much people in the evening. Good for beginners to practice.
P.S. Buy ski pass online has discounts ;)

It was very good for some time but then it started raining and after 5min it was slippery so you need to check weather before skiing

Good atmosphere. Relatively fast rentals, extra fee for storing your bags or shoes. Snow conditions are average but still enjoyable.

this has one of the best ski schools ever in my opinion. they speak multiple languages and make sure you understand what they say. i especially want to say a big thank you to the trainer ive had for the past 2 days, Vadim. if you speak ukrainian or english hes the person to go to. when i came to him i couldnt even stand on skis but in less than 4 hours of training i could go down the mountain. thank you so much Vadim, see you next year.

They have instructors that speak fluent English! And I didn't even have to book anything specially. We just turned up and two lessons - one on snowboard for three people and one for one skier was arranged with no problems at all. The slope itself is a bit steeper than I thought what challenged us a bit, but I think it's a good thing! After an hour's of first steps with snowboard we tried the cable car and went higher up. It was great experience, very nice instructors. Keep it up and hope to see you next year! 🥰

From two ski pistes what we checked, this one was the best. We had a lot of fun! One pist perfekt for beginners and one a little bit more difficult. There are a lot of people but the ski lifts are fast. I had an instructor, Mr Constantin, for 2 ours and after I really could ski alone, really nice 😍👌🏻⛷🎿 Thanks a lot ☺

Perfect landscape views!!

Fantastic resort, open even when others were not, great to learn and develop at, this was the first place I learnt to ski and even had some slops that were more difficult for experienced skiiers, lovely site, with large open areas and smaller routes though trees etc. Though it was not the largest place, was still alot of fun, great prices and staff. Also lots of places to hire equipment too.

Lovely place for skiing but it’s not suitable for beginners.

Great location for beginners and intermediate skiing and snowboarding. The big slope offered a decent challenge for someone with a bit of experience. Staff are friendly and speak some English too. There's a place you can check your luggage in the bottom of the bar, didn't see it to start with!