It’s a question everyone will be asking about this winter: “Where can we get the very best value for money for our ski/ snowboarding holiday this season?”. There are of course many opinions on this subject.

Poland is certainly a place that people will not be surprised to hear has LOW prices. What people are MUCH more surprised about is the exceptional quality of services and life in this cut-price nation. Zakopane is as instantly connected in all Polish minds with skiing as Meribel and Megeve and Les Gets may spring to mind for a French or even British skiier. This beautiful and very large ski town has over 2 million visitors a year. It is a well kept Polish secret however as arguably 90% of the people visiting are from Poland. It may be reminiscent of what many of the Big Name resorts around the world must have been like before people travelled abroad so much maybe 40 years ago. Zakopane is however completely modernised and up to date with the very latest of the brand new all available (and at least half the price of what we’d be paying in any alpine resort!)- 4 and 5 star Spa Hotels, Bowling alleys, cinemas, modernised nightclubs, a 2KM pedestrianised high street with brands like Diesel, Rossignol and Oakley sporting their goods, romantic Ice rinks and parks, 24 hour very cheap taxis and gastronomic restaurant experiences like the Ziemiańska Restaurant at the Belvedere**** Resort and Spa all make Zakopane a true contender for best ski resort in the world when we take the prices into the equation.

The best ski areas around Zakopane have the latest Doppelmayr lifts with rolling mats and comfy padded seats and windbreakers. They have the latest snowmaking technology and fantastic traditional mountain restaurants which serve hearty, warming meals of freshly prepared and locally sourced lamb, pork, potatoes, casseroles, speciality cheeses and soups. It’s time to see what today’s Poland is all about.

Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)