World Ski Award 2025: SkiResort Černá Hora – Pec
Czech mountain resorts in the very heart of Europe are comfortable, safe, and attractive. Equipped with modern snowmaking systems, they ensure snow in the mountains even when temperatures are unfavourable. A major attraction is SkiResort Černá hora – Pec pod Sněžkou in the Krkonoše Mountains, which received the World Ski Award 2025 as the best Czech resort. Six interconnected areas allow skiing on 50 km of pistes and ski routes with one ski pass.
Besides skiing, you can newly set out on the 4 km Černá Hora Sledge Track, enjoy evening bobsleighing on the illuminated run in Pec pod Sněžkou or try snowtubing in Janské Lázně. A new feature is also the Panorama Park, which offers beautiful views and a place to rest in the middle of the mountains.
The season will open with the lighting of the Magic Ride on the bobsleigh run in Pec (20 December 2025), which will remain illuminated every evening throughout the winter. From the Christmas holidays, an animation programme for children takes place every Friday by the conveyor belt at Javor, so even the smallest visitors can enjoy the magical atmosphere.
New Winter Trends In Dolní Morava
One of the largest projects is the expansion of accommodation capacity in Dolní Morava, where more than 170 modern hotel-style apartments have been built just a few dozen steps from the cable car. Together with new restaurants and a renovated gastro zone, this has created one of the most comprehensive mountain facilities in Czechia. Dolní Morava is also adding new ski cross tracks.
Špindlerův Mlýn: World-Class Races
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Špindlerův Mlýn, the best-known Czech resort, is preparing an impressive programme. In December 2025 it will host the SkiOpening, in January 2026 the FIS Women’s Alpine Ski World Cup and in March 2026 the FIS Alpine Snowboard World Cup. The new two-day Gopass Festival will bring a music and sports programme in mid-March 2026. The resort is also continuing preparations for the largest project in the Czech mountains – the connection of the Svatý Petr/Hromovka and Medvědín/Mísečky ski areas.
Overview of top sporting events in Špindlerův Mlýn:
13 December 2025: SkiOpening
24–25 January 2026: FIS Women’s Alpine Ski World Cup
7–8 March 2026: FIS Alpine Snowboard World Cup
13–14 March 2026: new Gopass Festival
Winter In Czech Gastronomy: Taste Tradition In Czechia
New winter highlights in the Czech mountains are also appearing in gastronomy. In the Krkonoše Mountains, a new concept of the FordBar has been introduced, Pec pod Sněžkou has a new crêperie and OREA Resort Sklář in Harrachov has undergone an extensive renovation. Regional cuisine such as blueberry yeast dumplings, kulajda soup or roast duck will not disappoint your taste buds. An interesting tip for a trip to the mountains is also Hotel PORT in Šumperk, holder of the prestigious Michelin Key award, currently the only one in the wider mountain region.
Skitouring, Cross-Country Skiing And Thermal Baths In The Czech Mountains
The trends of the winter season also include the growing popularity of skitouring, especially in the Beskydy Mountains, where new or expanded routes are being created. The Krušné Mountains are preparing new cross-country circuits, Šumava is introducing flexible ski passes responding to demand and the Jeseníky Mountains attract visitors with a combination of a ski pass and entry to the thermal Lázně in Velké Losiny.
In addition, a new ski cross track has been opened in the Ski & Bike Špičák area, and training conditions at Lubák have been improved, which is also related to the upcoming Winter Youth Olympics, which will be held there in 2027. The largest winter resort in the Plzeň Region will thus host all alpine disciplines as well as ski cross races.
