Tatras Tales: Make This The Season You … Try Somewhere New

Slovakia’s Tatras mountains are ideal for a short break for skiers of all levels – and on all budgets – offering speedy transfers to steep slopes, accessible powder and a remarkable number of affordable non-skiing activities

WORDS: COLIN NICHOLSON

Factfile

Ryanair (ryanair.com) flies to Poprad-Tatry from Stansted three times-weekly from ÂŁ33 return, and Wizz Air (wizzair.com) from Luton twice weekly from ÂŁ29 return.


For the High Tatras (regiontatry.sk) resorts of Tatranská Lomnica, Starý Smokovec and Štrbské Pleso (vt.sk), Colin stayed at AquaCity (aquacity.sk), which has doubles from €99, including breakfast.


Transfers (poprad-jasna.sk/en) to Jasná (jasna.sk) in the Liptov region (visitliptov. sk) cost €80 for four people. Here Colin stayed at the slopeside Hotel Posta (tmrhotels.com), which has doubles from €160, including breakfast. As with all TMR hotels, the price includes a lift pass, which otherwise starts at €30 a day (gopass.travel).


For more on both regions go to enjoytatras.com