Low Tatras

城市概覽

The mountain range resides right in the central part of Slovakia, and belongs to Carpathian Mountains range.

History

Landscape

This lower "brother" of High Tatras stands across a grand valley. The length is 93 km and it's surrounded by rivers Váh and Hron. The peaks of the range are much less pronounced than those of High Tatras, but the height difference from foot of the mountains to the top is approx. 1200m. The most "important" peaks (west to east) include:

1 Veľká Chochuľa. 1753 m, see also South-Western Liptov (updated Nov 2016) 2 Chabenec. 1955 m. (updated Nov 2016) 3 Dereše. 2004 m. (updated Nov 2016) 4 Chopok. 2024 m. (updated Nov 2016) 5 Ďumbier. 2043 m. (updated Nov 2016) 6 Kráľova hoľa. 1948 m. (updated Nov 2016)

Flora and fauna In the summer months (mid-July - August), there are plenty of blueberries and cranberries on some of the hills and on nearby hike trails (but don't expect to find them near the cable cars).

Climate

如何抵達

Summer For most one-day tourists, "Chopok" peak is the destination - and thus they arrive from north ("Demänovská dolina" valley) or south ("Bystrá dolina" valley) and go up by cable cars. There are other hikes possible, for possible entry/exit points see below.

Winter Have snow chains ready if you arrive by car and there is some chance of driving even 100 meters off the main road.

當地交通

Winter Ski lifts of all types close for entry at 15:30. Snow groomers massively enter the slopes around 16:00. Evening skiing is available only at 13 from Biela Put between 6pm and 9pm, which is most practical if your accommodation is nearby. Southern and northern sides of the hill are not connected by ski bus, unlike most ski resorts in Alps. Allow enough time to return before lifts close. If you miss last cablecar on the southern side, your only options to get back to the north from Krupova station are:

asking your friends to drive you back on their car; round trip from Lucky to Krupova is 2:30 to 3 hours ordering a taxi, which is around €90 per car All offices and shops at Krupova close at 16:00. A bus serving resort empoyees to Brezno (a nearest town on southern side) can ride you to Kuria na Taloch hotel and restaurant, where you can wait for friends or taxi to come. The bus departs from Krupova about 16:30.

必看景點

Magnificent views to surrounding mountains is possible from each peak. Multiple accessible caves:

1 Demänovská freedom cave (Demänovská jaskyňa slobody). The most visited cave in Slovakia, 2150m and 1150m long excursions available. Temperature inside is around 6°C. €4-15 only payable in cash. (updated Oct 2016) 2 Demänovská ice cave (Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa). Approx. 650-m long excursion to a cave, where the temperature is around 0°C all year long. €4-8 only payable in cash. (updated Oct 2016) 3 Cave of dead bats (Jaskyňa mŕtvych netopierov) (Easiest access route is from Trangoška, nearby the south cable car base station of Jasná. Go on the path towards M. R. Štefánik, you should see the branch towards the cave in about 1h.). 1050 m-1750 m long excursions available (priced according to that). €4-34. (updated Oct 2016) 4 Brankov waterfall (Brankovský vodopád) (Easy access from Ruzomberok). Highest waterfall of the mountain range, esp. nice in winter. (updated Nov 2016)

體驗活動

Alpine ski and snowboarding 1 Jasná ski center (Accessible from both north via Liptovský Mikuláš, and south via Brezno or Banská Bystrica.). This ski center around the peak Chopok is said to be the biggest one in Slovakia. (updated Oct 2016)

Ski rental Rent can be up to 4 times cheaper if you drive few minutes from the skiing main entry points like Lucky or Biela Put. Ski rental shop Intershop just next to Lucky chairlifts is open 8am-4pm.

Skiing schools The largest ski school in the area is Tatry Motion (office at Lucky open 8am-4pm daily). Their school for kids is branded as MaxiLand.

Ski passes There are two ways of purchasing ski passes:

purchase physical card from GoPass kiosk (8am-2pm daily); recharge it with ski passes online at one of self-service GoPass terminals, from mobile app or with web browser from a traditional cash desk (8am-3:20pm daily)--roughly 9% more expensive than the self-service way Read price calendar at gopass.sk carefully: if there is price drop in the middle of your skiing period, sometimes it is wiser to purchase two smaller periods instead of one covering them both. Online way supports some form of advance purchase, with logistics of card delivery/pickup yet to be researched. Passes are non-transferable, enforced with some video technology. Multi-day ski passes do not cover evening skiing. You can change a full day of riding with a 1-day ticket valid at Tatralandia and Bešeňová the water parks.

Pistes and skilift details Chopok: the station and all pistes starting there (1C, 32, 33a, 34c) are most exposed to strong winds Northern side piste #13 is most popular with beginners: wide, straight and gently sloping; free of bumps most of the time piste #10: great choice for intermediate riders: much less crowded than nearby 10; scenic and varied segment types piste #14: upper part gets full of bumps really quickly (e.g. by lunchtime in early January) piste #12: one of the most scenic and varied among reds the upper part of B4

美食

The manned huts usually provide small refreshments, soups and similar. Also the ski centers provide the usual range of (fast) foods. Hotel Druzba. Its ski-in restaurant has some of the most interesting menu that you can find for lunch near pistes; for nearly the same prices as in more regular places. (updated Jan 2019)

住宿

In the villages around Jasná, there are many lodgings available also for big groups of people. This article only lists the separate (alpine) huts, where one can sleep during hike across the mountain range (in order from west to east).

Lodging 1 Útulňa Ďurková pod Chabencom (Ďurková pod Chabencom refuge) (A few houndred meters off the main path.). Sleeping in own sleepbag, simple foods (some soups etc.), beer and other beverages available. Fresh water steam nearby, dry toilet is outside. €4. (updated Oct 2016) 2 Kamenná chata pod Chopkom (Right under the top cable car station.). Sleeping in bunk beds, warm food, beer and other available. €20-23. (updated Oct 2016) 3 Chata M.R.Štefánika. Sleeping in bunk beds, showers, warm food, beer and other available. €13-21. (updated Oct 2016) 4 Útulňa Ramža. A small refuge, sleeping in own bags, drinkable water is nearby. No service or personnel. (updated Dec 2016) 5 Útulňa Andrejcová. A refuge at altitude of 1410 m. Sleeping in bags for 15 persons, drinkable water is nearby. No service or personnel. Free. (updated Oct 2016) 6 TV tower at Kráľova hoľa. An emergency sleep room available. (updated Dec 2016)

Camping

Backcountry

順遊推薦

Central Liptov for thermal water parks (operating all year round), or some culture in Liptov. Banská Bystrica also provides for cultural and shopping needs. National parks: Tatra National Park, Great Fatra, Slovak Paradise