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Velka Raca resort profile

Slovakia · 640–1050 m

Altitude640-1050 m
Vertical drop410 m
Slopes14 km
Lifts8

Velka Raca, Slovakia

Resort overview
Altitude1236 m
CountrySlovakia

Velka Raca ski area

Velka Raca is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Vertical drop640 - 1050 meters
Descent410 meters

Velka Raca ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Velka Raca.

This profile covers the Velka Raca ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 14 km of slopes, 640-1050 m altitude, 8 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 57%.

Ski areaAltitude range640–1050 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix14 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network8 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 14 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 57%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityLimited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 1.8 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 10,800 persons, about 1350 persons/hour per lift and 771 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 4.6 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Velka Raca.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Intermediate terrain focus
Total14 km
  • Blue5 km
  • Red8 km
  • Black1 km
Blue5 km36%
Red8 km57%
Black1 km7%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Velka Raca.

The ski area has 8 lifts. Chairlift is the largest published category at 2. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 29% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 1.8 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain accessHigh published capacity
Chairlift 2
Combined gondola/chair 1
Rope tow / baby lift 2
T-bar / platter 2
Type not published 1
Total lifts8
Lift capacity 10,800 persons/hour
Lift length4.6 km

The overall rating for Velka Raca currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 5.3
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Velka Raca yet.

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PlaceVelka Raca Slovakia Slovakia

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Weather-sensitive lower mountain

Mountain character

Velka Raca is best understood as a weather-sensitive lower mountain: lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence imply greater dependence on favourable weather cycles.

Top elevation 1,050 m

Snow-reliability 42/100

The trade-off

Trips chosen with a close eye on the current weather and snow cycle rather than structural snow resilience.

Lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence increase dependence on favourable conditions.

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