Szklarska Poręba
Slope Breakdown
Szklarska Poręba at a glance
Szklarska Poręba is a ski resort in Poland, part of the Szrenica ski area. It offers 10 km of slopes served by 8 lifts, with skiing between 820 m and 1,362 m (542 m vertical). That makes it the 3rd largest of the 3 ski resorts in Poland listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Szklarska Poręba is an intermediate's mountain: roughly 60% of the slopes are red runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
Dry for the next 3 days, then about 15 cm at the top later in the week.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Wroclaw (WRO) — about 100 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 185 PLN (2025/26 season). Ski Arena Szrenica skipass dzienny.
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Szklarska Poręba
Rules for a car in Poland, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Tolls on three private motorway sections
Winter tyres
No legal requirement
Studded tyres
Banned
Szklarska Poręba resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Szklarska Poręba
Szklarska Poręba, Schreiberhau in German, is a border town of around 6,500 people in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the far south-west of Poland.
Resort Highlights
A border town with a ski hill
Szklarska Poręba, Schreiberhau in German, is a border town of around 6,500 people in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in the far south-west of Poland. Wikipedia describes it as an important regional and national centre for mountain hiking, cycling and skiing, and notes that the ski resorts of this area are growing in popularity as a budget alternative to the Alps, thanks to a wide range of both Alpine and Nordic skiing facilities. That is the honest pitch: a real town with a mountain rather than a purpose-built station, competing on value and variety rather than scale.
Skiing on Szrenica
The lift-served skiing is on Szrenica, and by Alpine standards it is compact. Our data records 10 km of pistes, 8 lifts, a base at 820 m and a top station at 1,362 m. The 542 m of vertical is enough for proper, sustained runs, and eight lifts for 10 km is a dense network, so waiting is unlikely to be the problem; running out of new terrain is. The top elevation is well below the height at which altitude alone secures snow, so mid-winter is a safer bet than the fringes of the December to April season. Our data does not break the pistes down by difficulty.
More than downhill
Where Szklarska Poręba earns its reputation is in the mix. Wikipedia points to Nordic as well as Alpine facilities, so a winter here can combine a few days on the downhill slopes with cross-country skiing and winter walking, and the town’s standing as a hiking and cycling centre means it has a life outside the ski season too. A town of 6,500 people exists for its residents as well as its visitors, which keeps both the atmosphere and the prices grounded, and that is exactly what the budget-alternative label implies. Traditional charm and scenic views are its tagged features in our data.
Who should come
Families and beginners looking for an affordable first ski trip, and anyone who wants a genuine mountain town as a base for a broader winter break, will find Szklarska Poręba a good fit. Strong skiers who measure a resort by kilometres of piste will exhaust it quickly, though as an add-on to a city trip it still makes sense.
Practical
The nearest major airport in our data is Prague (PRG), in the neighbouring Czech Republic, roughly 120 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April, and the town’s official website carries local information.
Frequently asked questions about Szklarska Poręba
It is a border town of around 6,500 people that doubles as a ski resort, with its lift-served slopes on Szrenica. Wikipedia describes it as a regional and national centre for hiking, cycling and skiing.
Yes. Wikipedia notes that the area offers a wide range of both Alpine and Nordic skiing facilities.
Wikipedia reports that the ski resorts of this area are growing in popularity as a cheaper alternative to the Alps, combining downhill and Nordic facilities at lower cost.
Schreiberhau.
Szklarska Poręba has 10 km of marked slopes: 3 km easy (blue), 6 km intermediate (red), 1 km expert (black), served by 8 ski lifts.
The skiing in Szklarska Poręba ranges from 820 m at the base to 1,362 m at the top — a vertical drop of 542 m.
The ski season in Szklarska Poręba typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Szklarska Poręba works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 30% of the slopes (3 km) are easy blue runs.
Szklarska Poręba has 1 km of expert (black) slopes — about 10% of the total.
An adult day pass in Szklarska Poręba costs around 185 PLN (2025/26 season). Ski Arena Szrenica skipass dzienny.
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