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This year’s winter came in time, in the beginning of December, with frosts and snowfalls. So, those who want to go skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing and sledding have already been waiting for the opening of the winter season at ski resorts. On this occasion, Lviv Now has prepared a selection of winter resorts located at a distance of 30 to 250 kilometers from Lviv and opening in the coming days.
Bukovel
The resort is located in Ivano-Frankivsk region. You can get there by car or train, as the Ukrainian railway company «Ukrzaliznytsia» has started the renovation of the station «Tatariv» and wants to rename the station to «Tatariv-Bukovel». In the new schedule for 2021/2022, which begins on December 12, the company launches seven pairs of trains to the ski resort.
The total length of the trails is 50 km.
Distance from Lviv: 231 km.
The ski season in Bukovel starts today, 10 December. In addition to ski slopes, there are toboggan runs and a variety of winter activities. See the details on the website.
Cost: ski-pass costs 625 UAH / day, 2 days – 1250 UAH, 3 days – 1750 UAH and so on. Prices will rise slightly in the high season, which will begin 17 December. Then the cost of one day will start from 829 UAH.
Zakhar Berkut
The ski slopes are served by a chairlift (the longest in Ukraine) and three ski lifts. There is also a system of ski slopes and a multi-lift for children and beginners. The total length of the trails is 9 km. Zakhar Berkut Tourist Complex is located in the village of Volosyanka, 6 km from the village of Slavske in the Lviv Region.
Distance from Lviv: 145 km.
The ski season at Zakhar Berkut starts on Saturday, 11 December. There will be a chairlift and two ski lifts, to which tourists will be lifted by snowmobiles. Details.
Prices for Ski-pass from Monday to Friday per day (from 9:00 to 16:30) start from 800 UAH, and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays – from 900 UAH per day. Children up to 1.2 m accompanied by parents – free of charge.
The chairlift lifts visitors until 16:00, then it works only on the descent.
Dragobrat
Dragobrat, for adventure-seekers, is the only high-altitude ski resort for winter sports and summer recreation in Ukraine, located at an altitude of 1,400-1,700 m above sea level, on the Svydovets ridge of the Carpathian Mountains in the Transcarpathian region (Rakhiv district).
The resort village is accessible only by four wheel drive vehicle; you can park your car in Yasinya village and take a «Soviet-era truck» up the mountain or travel in your own SUV. You can find these Jeep taxis at the Yasinya train station. Atop, at the country’s highest ski resort, there are hotels, bars, restaurants, Carpathian hot tubs («chans»), and ski slope. You can find some information here.
Tracks in Dragobrat are designed for both professionals and beginners.
Ski lifts – from 200 to 1500 m, there are tow, chairlift, multilift (training).
Distance from Lviv: 254 km.
Prices for ski-pass for tourists living on «Dragobrat» start from 50 UAH for lifting for adults and 25 UAH for children. For those who do not live there – from 60 UAH for one lift for adults and 30 UAH for children.
Anna Chystiakova
By Vitalii Holich
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