Where is Banská Bystrica?
Banská Bystrica is the fifth largest city in Slovakia with over 78,000 inhabitants. It is located about two hours by car from the capital Bratislava and is known as a mining town of the Middle Ages and Modern Times. To this day, the town is home to numerous valuable art-historical monuments, such as the Clock Tower, the Chapter Church of St. Francis Xavier and the Black Obelisk.
Skiing in Ski Králiky
The Králiky ski resort is located at the foot of the northeastern Kremnicke vrchy Mountains at an altitude of 805 to 929 meters above sea level. It is about ten kilometers from the town of Banská Bystrica and offers the beautiful natural scenery of the Low Tatras. For enthusiastic skiers and snowboarders, the ski resort offers about 2.8 kilometers of perfectly groomed slopes and three modern lifts. The slopes are all classified as "easy" and thus offer the ideal opportunity to learn skiing and/or snowboarding and, above all, to practice extensively right away. The slopes are perfect for beginners and therefore also for families with children. However, winter sports enthusiasts who like adventure or endurance sports are also in the right place at Králiky ski resort: the snow park with tricky jumps and obstacles as well as regularly maintained cross-country skiing trails are ready and waiting.
If you don't have your own winter sports equipment, you can easily rent it at the ski and snowboard rental. There is also a service center for equipment maintenance and a ski and snowboard school. Those who still feel like a nightcap after an eventful day can have a drink in the après-ski bar or try the local delicacies in the restaurant. By the way, if the day skiing hours are not enough, there is night skiing.
Who doesn't feel like skiing in Slovakia in Králiky ski resort right now? We are looking forward to your visit!
What is the weather like in Banská Bystrica?
The weather in the fifth largest city of Slovakia is pleasant in summer and rather cold in winter, which brings ideal conditions for skiing and snowboarding in the surrounding ski centers. There is regularly fresh snow in the region from November to March. Just follow the current weather in the ski resort with our live cams on site.
