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Zakopane Poland 27th Feb
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Here's a quick report...

Landed in Krakow - first time I've landed into an airport and all the countryside is blanketed in white - fantastic feeling.
Picked up the hire car and was told that we didn't need snow chains - to quote - "its a main road to Zakopane - we keep it clear!"
After a boozy night in Krakow we set off for Zakopane. Temperature is showing -10 and there are light flurries of snow but yes the roads are clear of snow - but not of traffic. Major tailbacks leaving the mountains (Sunday) and then we get caught in a jam - twice. Same reason each time was a car accident with a bus... eeek.... Condition of the roads is pretty dire - potholes all over the place.
Anyway eventually get to hotel and chill out - lots of snow everywhere and the mountains are beautiful. Zakopane is a pretty town, with lots going on. Very much focused on domestic market - didn't really hear any foreign voices the whole weekend. Lots of shops - very cheap skis, boots and jackets - all the top brands at knockdown prices. Not really much in way of snowboards unfortunately - all focused on skiers...
Monday - checked out some estate agents and in the afternoon we finally got onto the slopes! Discovered that the main funicular requires booking in advance otherwise can wait couple of hours to buy an immediate ticket. Also looks like it only has black runs from the top - so we decided to go for the smaller lift in town. And small it was! One blue run with a middle red section. However the snow was falling and the conditions were good so we had lots of fun.
The region is made up of individual ski tows dotted around the place and in the end we couldn't be bothered driving around for skiing - we wanted to have a chill out weekend so didn't explore any of the other tows...

Conclusion - fantastic place for a break - food and drink was amazingly good value. Would say not to bother with the 'top end' hotels as they were expensive for what they were - next time would stay somewhere cheaper. Fantastic place to buy gear... and can't wait to go back in the summer for some walking in the mountains. Probably not going to buy any property/land there - but we are keen to explore a bit more just over the border in Slovakia. There doesn't seem to be a drive to link up any of the runs to create a resort as such - its a National Park which is beautiful but then seeing some of the development going on in the valley floor it seems like the policy isn't very consistent! If anyone is thinking of going that way and want some specifics then ask away!
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