Skalka Chairlift - Base Station

I admit that I experienced quite a surprise today. And only and only thanks to you :) We decided to use the winter weather and after a really long time stretch the beans a bit. The choice fell, of course, on Ještěd - a route tested from earlier winters, a nice seat and always complete satisfaction. Although I was a little worried about the queues, but what is it, it's worth the great descent. To my surprise, the cable car rode, and although there were an incredible number of people everywhere, there was no foot on it. What I will say was relieved :) Unfortunately, only for a moment. The absence of people was supposed to warn us ... As soon as we arrived at the cash register, where, in addition to the staff, it was also empty, everything started to make sense. How serious do you want 250 CZK for one ride up? Really so much? Even in the Giant Mountains in Rokytnice, where the area is much larger, they are cheaper. I took it as a silly joke for a while, as did two pounds for parking. Unfortunately, the cashier just shook me sadly. I don't know what the new operator is playing at, but only at first glance must everyone realize that something is really wrong here. Is it an attempt to heal in the current situation of tourists or an attempt to go bankrupt in a crowded center? I don't dare to guess, but I know with certainty that we are taking our next visit in a cabin that is less than half full and Skalka is over for us.

Crowded ski slope and rope queue. Prices as if the whole area was in operation and not just one ski slope ...

Nice quick way to Jested. Wrong organization - selling tickets far from the cable car, no message where to buy.

The cable car only runs on weekends. You must buy a ticket in a building about 300 m away from the cable car. These days, trees are being felled, so mud everywhere ... Ticket = plastic backup card. At the top of the exit, they will refund your deposit. The cable car runs every half an hour. Seeing a felled strip of forest for a future piste - I will leave no comment. A walking trip from Skalka in both directions is always an experience! We recommend.

Night skiing on Friday-queue on a 4-seater cable car, going up in the dark. The piste is wider, the run-down at the buffet is narrower, dangerous due to the slowing down of people who go to the car park or the buffet. Thanks to the ruthlessness of some extremely fast skiers, the experience was rather scary.

The Nová Skalka ski slope is already quite wide and usable, in a week when there are few people you can drive well. I recommend buying ski passes online, it will be cheaper than at the box office. So the paid parking lot surprised me.

Quality skiing around the corner. Reasonably long and wide piste. A bit of a rush in the afternoon, but still waiting for up to 5 minutes. At the cable car, a large bar with a sufficiently wide and especially tasty menu. Prices corresponding to the place. So a little taller, but nothing terrible.