Stunning places where you can go sledding and skiing in Hungary

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Winter is not over yet, so in the coming days, you will still have the opportunity to go sledding and skiing in Hungary. Here are some stunning places to enjoy winter sports with your friends or family.

Sledding at Normafa

Over the weekend, the operators of Normafa Park were able to start the snow cannons, therefore, you can go sledding and skiing again. Both tracks can be used with lighting until 10 PM. According to the information of Normafa Park, the classic and skating tracks have also been laid. The tennis court also has the usual practice strips, and the court is illuminated until 10 PM. However, everyone is asked to use the cross-country skiing track only in cross-country skiing equipment. The toboggan run under the playground can be used with sleds and slides.

Normafa Park. Photo: FB/Normafa Park

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No skiing but sledding at Dobogókő

Dobogókő has been struggling with a lack of snow for years, and the possibility of skiing could only be recreated with intensive snow bombardment, writes hellovidek.hu. It is currently in a temporary state, the old lift has already been removed, but the construction of the new one has not yet started, so there will definitely not be a ski season here this year. However, there is an area where you can go sledding. A suitable slope for this is, for example, the approximately 200 m long section leading from the relay station beyond the ski slope to the top of the ski slope and the slope starting from Ady Endre Street.

Dobogókő. Photo: FB/Dobogókő Sícentrum

Skiing in Eplény

The Síaréna Vibe Park in the heart of Bakony welcomes sport lovers in the winter season. The Vibe Park located in Eplény is Hungary’s largest and most modern ski complex. Skiers and snowboarders can indulge their passion on a total of 7,908 meters of track system and 16 different ski slopes in the park area. A 100-meter-long, blue-marked piste is available for beginners, while experienced skiers can choose the red or black piste. In Eplény, you can ski even after dark, as a 4-kilometer-long illuminated ski track awaits visitors.

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Síaréna Vibe Park, Eplény. Photo: FB/Síaréna Vibe Park

Mátraszentistván

Good news for ski-lovers, the FIS 1 ski slope opened on Wednesday, 8 February. The Mátraszentistván Ski Park is located in Upper Mátra, 6 km from Galyatető and less than 100 km from Budapest. The length of the ski park’s 6 slopes is 4,300 meters in total, which are spread over an area of more than 9 hectares. One of the best advantages of the ski park is that it offers an extremely wonderful panorama to the skiers, and it also has night lighting. In the Mátraszentistván Ski Park, an adult daily ticket costs HUF 7,500 (EUR 19,45), and a child daily ticket costs HUF 5,500 (EUR 14,26).