Vysoké Tatry
Vysoké Tatry

Facts

The Tatras are the greatest mountain range in Slovakia. In the region of Vysoké Tatry we operate cableways in Tatranská Lomnica,Starý Smokovec, and at Štrbské Pleso. Besides mountain resorts we also operate numerous dining facilities that offer their services at Lomnický štít, Skalnaté pleso, at the mid-station Štart half-way to Skalnaté pleso, in Tatranská Lomnica, at Hrebienok, and at Štrbské Pleso. Sports services and stores by the Tatry Motion brand offer additional services in the mountain resorts and are located in Tatranská Lomnica, Starý Smokovec, and at Štrbské Pleso. Tatry Motion brand also covers ski school Maxiland, animations and other interesting attractions.

Tatranská Lomnica

The longest trail in Slovakia also with the highest altitude difference is located in Tatranská Lomnica. This ski trail has the highest altitude difference with possibility to ski down from 2,196 m a.s.l. on a 5,5 km long trail from Lomnické sedlo to Tatranská Lomnica. Ski trails in Tatranská Lomnica are attractive for both experts and intermediate skiers, and beginners can use blue tracks in the bottom part of the resort. Altogether there is one difficult, five intermediate, and six beginner trails available for skiers. In September 2015 the ski portal Skiresort.info ranked the ski resort Tatranská Lomnica among the world’s top 14 resorts with up to 20 km of trails; and in the category “Beginners” it was ranked among the world’s top resorts with infrastructure and services suitable for ski beginners. Besides skiing, visitors can enjoy different adrenaline attractions like snowbike, skifox and snowscoot. The resort in Tatranská Lomnica offers up to 45.9 hectare of ski trails with total length of 12 km, while almost 32 ha of ski trails have technical snowmaking coverage thanks to 227 snow guns. Tatranská Lomnica together with Starý Smokovec also offers fun and entertainment after skiing. Every day there is an interesting après ski program available for skiers. Parking has been also improved to the satisfaction of skiers with a new terraced ski in – ski out parking lot for 350 cars and 10 buses. In the summer Tatranská Lomnica turns into a sought-after tourist destination for relaxation and fun for the whole family. Besides cableway trips up to the top of Lomnicky peak, attractions such as cart rides from Štart, there is the original children’s project – Tatra’s Wilderness. It presents educational- entertainment trails in Tatranská Lomnica, Lomnické sedlo and around Skalnaté pleso, accompanied by games and a mini ecopark Marmot Land at Skalnaté pleso for children under 12. The children’s indoor park Kamzíkovo is open all year round at Skalnaté pleso.

Starý smokovec

Starý Smokovec resort is unlike Tatranská Lomnica more about alternative leisure activities, such as snowtubing, sledging on a 2.5 km long sledging track, and funtools – skifox, snowbike, snowcoot. In the summer season there are attractions like summer tubing. Hrebienok, the finish station of a comfortable panorama funicular from Starý Smokovec is the favorite start point for hikes throughout the year. In winter months there are ski trails available for skiers with name Jakubkova lúka I and II.

Štrbské pleso

The Štrbské Pleso resort is sought after by fans of quality wide red trails with best views. The best experience at this picturesque location comes on a cableway ride to Solisko at 1,840 m when one can view beautiful peaks of the High Tatras and the whole mountain ridge of the Low Tatras from Kráľova hoľa to Mt. Chopok. In the resort of Štrbské Pleso we offer our visitors up to 26 kilometers of cross-country tracks and more than 9 kilometers of trails with beginner or medium difficulty. There is also a wide range of ski and snowboard rentals, ski service, and ski school for kids and beginners. In the summer for instance you can take a cableway ride to Solisko, where you get panoramic views of the valley, of the romantic Štrbské pleso, Kriváň, or the Low Tatras. Passionate bikers can rent a mountain bike at Tatry Motion – a sports store underneath ski jump boards – with an option of its return in Starý Smokovec or Tatranská Lomnica. Via mountain trails you can easily get to Popradské pleso or you can take a ride to Sliezsky dom, Smokovec, Hrebienok or to Poprad via the ‘Freedom Route’. . After years of examining the state of Štrbské pleso in 2008 the boating on the lake with a more than 130-year old tradition was allowed to restart. There are 11 wooden boats and one sports raft anchored to a newly built pier overlooking the Tatra peaks.