Good win­ter con­di­tions in Czech Repub­lic   allow for win­ter sports to be enjoyed for sev­eral months. One can take advan­tage of hun­dreds of kilo­me­tres of well-kept cross-country trails, which are very well marked and reg­u­larly main­tained, as well as of down­hill runs of vary­ing dif­fi­culty, snow parks, and skat­ing and sled­ding facil­i­ties. Most win­ter resorts in the Czech Repub­lic are sit­u­ated in national parks or in pro­tected areas.Ski areas also pro­vide a vari­ety of ser­vices, includ­ing moun­tain pubs and restaurants.Newcomers to the win­ter sports scene are also looked after in the Czech moun­tains, as rental shops pro­vide both ski equip­ment and expe­ri­enced instruc­tors to help first-time skiers.

The most pop­u­lar places are:

Krkonoše Moun­tains
The country’s best-known ski areas are in this moun­tain range, includ­ing Špindlerův Mlýn, Pec pod Sněžkou, Har­ra­chov and Rokyt­nice nad Jize­rou. Excel­lent con­di­tions ensure that even the most demand­ing skier or snow­boarder will have some­thing to choose from. The cost of a three-day pass in high sea­son is 1590 CZK for adults, while a one-day ski pass costs 750 CZK for an adult. The Krkonoše cross-country track is some­thing of a nov­elty in Europe,as it com­prises 520 km of main­tained trails. 69 km are used for reg­u­lar competitions.

Jiz­er­ské Moun­tains
This is a favourite des­ti­na­tion for cross-country skiers. It has some 130 km of well-kept trails.

Šumava
Zadov, Špičák and Kramolín make up the ski areas of Šumava. A three-day pass here costs 1130 CZK. Snow­board­ers have their own area within the con­fines of Zadov, while cross-country enthu­si­asts have more than 150 kilo­me­tres of trails to choose from.

Beskydy
Cross-country skiers travel to Beskydy to take advan­tage of more than 100 kilo­me­tres of trails. The Lyso­horská trail, the Těšín­ských Beskyd trail and the Pustevny trail are just a few of the famous routes in the area.