Beskid Sport Arena Ski Resort in Szczyrk

Beskid Sport Arena is a ski resort in Szczyrk-Biła, on the north-eastern slope of Beskid in the Silesian Beskids. The resort's website stresses that it is smaller than the other slopes in Szczyrk, which means shorter queues.

Lifts and runs

The resort has a chairlift and two button lifts. The "Beskid" chairlift is a six-seat detachable lift, 750 m long, with a 240 m vertical drop and a capacity of 2,200 people per hour.

The "Sportowy" lift is 270 m long with a 90 m vertical drop, and "Widokowy" is 200 m long with a 20 m vertical drop. Four downhill runs start from the top station of the chairlift.

• blue no. 1: 1,200 m long, 240 m vertical drop, average gradient 20%, maximum 30%,
• red no. 2: 1,000 m long, average gradient 24%, maximum 38%,
• black no. 3: 800 m long, average gradient 30%, maximum 45%,
• blue no. 4: 200 m long, 20 m vertical drop.

Along the "Sportowy" lift, on part of run no. 2, a 220 m sports zone has been marked out.

Off the slope

On site there are a ski and snowboard rental and service shop, a ski school with instructors licensed by SITN PZN under the patronage of SITS, and a restaurant. On the upper meadow, by the "Widokowy" lift, there is a winter playground for children.

The resort's website also mentions floodlighting for evening skiing, online cameras and a rental of mountain and electric bikes. The resort holds the "Safe Slopes" safety certificate awarded by the Safe Slopes Foundation and belongs to a shared ski pass scheme with the Central Sports Centre on Skrzyczne and the Szczyrk Ski Resort.

Where the chairlift came from

For many years this slope was served by a T-bar lift with two runs, a red one and a blue one. The chairlift was opened on 27 December 2016.

Nearby

The resort has views of the Beskid peaks, and trail points lie close by: the summit of Klimczok, about 2 km away, and the PTTK mountain hut on it.

Not far away stands Uncle Tom's Cabin, and about 2.5 km from the resort lies the Skalite ski jump complex.

Practical information

• Location: Szczyrk-Biła, Biła Valley, Bielsko County.
• The season, lift operating hours and current conditions are given on the resort's website, so check them before you travel.
• Ski passes and the rules of the shared pass are described on the resort's website.