Ski-touring

Ski-touring

Ski touring, a mountain sport that has surged in popularity in recent years, has a firm place in the year-round family mountain resort BACHLEDKA. During the winter season, ski tourers have access to an official, safely marked ascent route, ideal for fitness training and for beginners just getting to know the sport.

Ascent Route Parameters (Yellow Markers)

The route is designed to minimise collisions with skiers, running partly along the edge of the piste and mostly outside it altogether.

  • Ascent line: The route starts in Bachledova dolina, right by the La Gamba Après Ski restaurant, and finishes at the summit of the Spišská Magura near the Treetop Walk.
  • Markings: The ascent line is clearly marked in the terrain with yellow portable pole markers (shown on the resort maps as a dashed blue line).
  • Statistics: The total length of the route is 2.3 km with a pleasant 264-metre climb. The ascent takes an average ski tourer around 30 minutes.
  • Descent: The return to the valley is typically made down the groomed Bachledka I piste.

Safety Rules and the White Code for Ski Tourers

Movement on the ski runs is governed by strict operating rules. Ski tourers are required to respect the following principles:

  • Operating hours (9:00 – 16:00): Ski touring is permitted exclusively during this time. Between 16:00 and 9:00 the slopes are strictly closed! Entering them is life-threatening due to piste grooming (risk of fatal injury from snow groomer cables and snowmaking cables).
  • Ascent rules: Ascent is only permitted along the marked route (behind the yellow markers), and ski tourers must always walk in single file, never side by side.
  • Crossing the piste: When crossing the piste, a skier on the slope always has right of way. The piste may only be crossed at designated points and with sufficient spacing.
  • Prohibitions: It is strictly forbidden to move onto closed sections of the slopes, and walking up the piste with a dog is not permitted.
  • Nature protection and responsibility: The routes lie within the territory of the TANAP and PIENAP national parks. Movement is at your own risk, and visitors must respect the instructions of the Mountain Rescue Service (HZS) and resort staff, who are entitled to remove a ski tourer from the route for breaking the rules.

Excellent Accessibility for Slovak and Polish Tourists Alike

The resort is highly attractive to ski tourers thanks to its quick accessibility and excellent facilities at both the start (La Gamba) and the finish (PANORAMA Restaurant):

  • From the High Tatras: Just around 15–20 km (approximately 20 minutes by car from Tatranská Lomnica).
  • From Poprad: A comfortable 30 km drive (approx. 35 minutes by car).
  • From Poland: Excellent accessibility from the popular resorts of Białka Tatrzańska (approx. 20 km / 25 minutes) and Zakopané (approx. 40 km / 45 minutes).

Practical Information for Ski Tourers

  • Start: Après Ski La Gamba (Bachledova dolina).
  • Finish: The summit of the Spišská Magura (Treetop Walk).
  • Difficulty: Low (suitable for quick fitness training and for beginners).
  • Ascent time: approx. 30 minutes (descent down the Bachledka I piste).

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Ski-touring
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Frequently asked questions

It starts in Bachledova dolina right by the La Gamba après-ski restaurant and ends on the top of Spišská Magura by the Treetop Walk. You ski back down the groomed Bachledka I piste.

Length 2.3 km, elevation gain 264 m; an average ski tourer takes about 30 minutes to climb. Difficulty is low – ideal for a quick fitness workout and for beginners.

The ascent line is clearly marked with yellow portable poles (shown as a dashed blue line on resort maps). It runs partly along the edge of the piste and mostly outside it to minimise conflicts with skiers.

Only during operating hours, 9:00 – 16:00. Between 16:00 and 9:00 the pistes are strictly closed – entering is life-threatening because of grooming (winch cables of snowcats and snow-gun cables).

  • Climb only along the marked route (behind the yellow markers), always in single file, never side by side.
  • Cross the piste only at marked points and with sufficient spacing – the skier on the slope always has right of way.
  • Do not enter closed sections of the pistes; ascending the piste with a dog is not allowed.
  • The routes lie in the TANAP and PIENAP national parks and you move at your own risk. Follow the instructions of the Mountain Rescue Service and resort staff, who may remove anyone breaking the rules from the route.
  • From Tatranská Lomnica about 15–20 km (roughly 20 minutes by car), from Poprad 30 km (about 35 minutes).
  • From Poland: Białka Tatrzańska about 20 km (25 minutes), Zakopane about 40 km (45 minutes).

There are facilities at the start (La Gamba) and at the finish (PANORAMA restaurant).

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