Jasná is a small village situated in central
Slovakia
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, in the
Low Tatras mountains. It is a part of the municipality
Demänovská Dolina
Demänovská Dolina () is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. More precisely, it is situated in Demänovská valley, where Demänovská Cave of Liberty and Demänovská Ice Cave ...
.
Skiing venue
The Jasná area resorts have a total of more than 30 lifts on all sides of the Chopok Mountain.
The resort Jasná Low Tatras, is said to be the largest ski area in Slovakia, with eight
chair lifts and four cable cars. It has of piste, back bowl, a home-run, a brand new revamped
terrain park, a great deal of off-piste (12 freeride zones),
night skiing
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, and many tree runs. Jasná-Chopok is also a large resort with 41 trails covering 49 skiable kilometers of trails.
The slopes are graded as 28% beginner, 51% intermediate, and 21% advanced. Many mountain activities are available in the valley and nearby area.
Topography
The mountain has a summit of
and a base at
above sea level
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at Lúčky, the vertical drop is .
Nearby areas
Nearby are entrances to the
Demänovská Cave of Liberty (Demänovská jaskyňa Slobody) and
Demänovská Ice Cave (Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa).
Liptovský Mikuláš
Liptovský Mikuláš (; until 1952 ''Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš'', ; ) is a town in northern Slovakia, on the Váh River, about from Bratislava. It lies in the Liptov region, in Podtatranská kotlina, Liptov Basin near the Low Tatra and Tat ...
is the tourist town at the base of Jasná which serves the mountain. There are many hotels and restaurants, including a UK-owned guesthouse with full equipment hire and suggestions for the region.
chaletslovakia.com
- accessed 2012-01-13
Liptovský Mikuláš has a direct train connection to Bratislava
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or by air through Poprad airport.
2022 Winter Olympic bid
Being about from Kraków, and having the right climate for world-class skiing,Chopok
Chopok (2,024 m) is the third highest peak of the Low Tatra range (just after the neighboring Ďumbier and Štiavnica mountains) in central Slovakia. The peak offers a panoramatic view of High Tatra, Liptov and the valley of Hron. There is a ch ...
joined in Kraków's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics
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as the alpine skiing venue. If chosen, it would have been the first time that an Olympic Games would be held in multiple countries at the same time.
References
External links
jasna.sk
- resort website -
Skiing and crosscountry at Jasná on DiscoverLiptov.com
topskiresort.com
- Jasna resort guide, rating, webcams, news...
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Ski areas and resorts in Slovakia
Villages in Slovakia