{"id":12147,"date":"2018-09-27T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T11:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/regiontatry.creanet.sk\/skiing\/stary-smokovec\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T22:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:28:56","slug":"stary-smokovec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/skiing\/stary-smokovec\/","title":{"rendered":"Star\u00fd Smokovec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The resort of Star\u00fd Smokovec is an ideal destination&nbsp;<strong>for less demanding skiers and beginners<\/strong>. Easier slopes of Jakubkova l\u00faka offer great training conditions before approaching more difficult tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want your kids to learn skiing, there is a&nbsp;<strong>professional team of <a href=\"\/en\/skiing\/ski-schools\/\" class=\"broken_link\">ski instructors<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;who can teach them all basics of this beautiful sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"486\" data-id=\"11193973\" src=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarskaskola-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11193973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarskaskola-edited.png 648w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarskaskola-edited-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarskaskola-edited-552x414.png 552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"11193966\" src=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11193966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-860x572.jpg 860w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-698x465.jpg 698w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola-552x367.jpg 552w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lyziarska-skola.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The resort offers special ski passes for reasonable prices valid here only, which less demanding skiers or beginners are especially happy about.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day and night&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/en\/winter-attractions\/sledging\/\">sledging<\/a>&nbsp;on a 2.5 km-long track from Hrebienok down to Star\u00fd Smokovec<\/strong>&nbsp;is a perfect way how to relax after skiing. There is a funicular that provides transport up the hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" data-id=\"9994708\" src=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9994708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15-860x581.jpg 860w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15-698x472.jpg 698w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15-552x373.jpg 552w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-sankovacka-Hrebienok-2018_15.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" data-id=\"7201004\" src=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-1024x597.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7201004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-1920x1120.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-1705x995.jpg 1705w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-698x407.jpg 698w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c-Marek-Hajkovsky-foto-VT-2017_255_Hrebienok-lanovka-\u2013-small-552x322.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The resort of Star\u00fd Smokovec is an&nbsp;<strong>ideal starting point for&nbsp;<a href=\"\/en\/winter-trips\/\">winter hiking<\/a>&nbsp;trips<\/strong>&nbsp;to alpine chalets and waterfalls. Those who are not afraid of cold and winter atmosphere will enjoy walking around the magical snow-covered countryside and listening to snow that creaks under their feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area of Hrebienok in the High Tatras changes to a centre of ice sculpture art in winter. It hosts international ice sculpture championships &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Tatry Ice Master<\/strong>\u00a0and there is a beautiful basilica of ice called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/tatra-temple-of-ice\/\"><strong>Tatra Temple<\/strong>.<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" data-id=\"11185826\" src=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12-1024x696.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11185826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12-860x584.jpg 860w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12-698x474.jpg 698w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12-552x375.jpg 552w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/\u00a9-Marek-Hajkovsky_foto_Ladovy-Dom_2025_12.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"9994648\" src=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/csm_Hrebienok_zima__5__1c15754b8d.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9994648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/csm_Hrebienok_zima__5__1c15754b8d.png 1024w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/csm_Hrebienok_zima__5__1c15754b8d-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/csm_Hrebienok_zima__5__1c15754b8d-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/csm_Hrebienok_zima__5__1c15754b8d-860x484.png 860w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/csm_Hrebienok_zima__5__1c15754b8d-698x393.png 698w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/csm_Hrebienok_zima__5__1c15754b8d-552x311.png 552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/53eebce974.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6094\" style=\"width:303px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/53eebce974.jpg 667w, https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/53eebce974-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vt.sk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resort website<br><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The resort of Star\u00fd Smokovec is an ideal destination&nbsp;for less demanding skiers and beginners. Easier slopes of Jakubkova l\u00faka offer great training conditions before approaching more difficult tracks. If you want your kids to learn skiing, there is a&nbsp;professional team of ski instructors&nbsp;who can teach them all basics of this beautiful sport. The resort offers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6105,"parent":1599,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-list.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12147","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12147"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11193984,"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12147\/revisions\/11193984"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regiontatry.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}