The Ski Resort
In the family-friendly and quiet Szczawnica Palenica, there are four different downhill runs to choose from, which fall into the easy to medium difficulty category. The ski area is therefore particularly suitable for beginners and advanced skiers. One chair lift and three ski lifts bring winter sports enthusiasts safely and quickly up to the slopes. For experts, the 1000-metre long Palenica 1 run is of particular interest, on which ski competitions are also held. All slopes in the ski area can be artificially snowed.
Interesting facts
- It is among the 10 most family-friendly ski Resorts in Silesia.
- Average snow depth during the season is 3 cm at summit elevation and 2 cm at base elevation. Snow coverage is usually best during December, offering an average snow depth of 0 cm at summit elevation and 0 cm at the base. Therefore Szczawnica Palenica is among the 10 ski Resorts with best snow conditions in Poland.
- Szczawnica Palenica features 40 sunny days on average per season. The average for all ski Resorts in Poland is 26 sunny days. February is the sunniest month with an average of 15 sunny days. This makes the ski resort one of the 15 sunniest in Poland.
Snow Safety & Snowmaking
Nightskiing
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Getting here
The Palenica ski area is located about 100 kilometres southeast of Krakow. Via DW969 it goes to Katy and from there via Piaski to Szczawnica.




