Veľká Rača
Ski resort · Zilina, Slovakia
Veľká Rača is a ski resort in Zilina (Slovakia) with 12 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 404 m and 1,235 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 831 m. Its longest run is Košariská I (1.3 km) and the steepest, Pretekárska, reaches 51% on its toughest stretch.
See Veľká Rača on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 404–1,235 m
- Vertical drop
- 831 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green1.0 km
- Blue5.5 km
- Red4.9 km
- Black1.1 km
The steepest runs at Veľká Rača
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Pretekárska Red51% · 27°
- Tomanova Red49% · 26°
- Grúnik Black47% · 25°
- Strmá Black46% · 25°
- Košariská II Red43% · 23°
The longest runs
- Košariská I Green1.3 km
- Pretekárska Red1.1 km
- Konektor na Lalíky Blue0.9 km
- Tomanova Red0.8 km
- Košariská II Red0.8 km
Lifts
2 chairlifts · 1 T-bar lift · 1 platter lift · 1 rope tow · 1 mixed lift.
When to go to Veľká Rača
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 846 m (the resort's mean elevation is 820 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Veľká Rača
- Cieńków15 km · 5.3 km of runs
- Szczyrk Mountain Resort21 km · 20 km of runs
- Orava Snow22 km · 6.7 km of runs
- COS Szczyrk23 km · 12 km of runs
- Kompleks Pilsko-Jontek29 km · 10 km of runs
- Vrátna33 km · 12 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Veľká Rača?
- In Zilina, Slovakia. The nearest resort is Cieńków, 15 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Veľká Rača have?
- 12 km: 1.0 km of green runs, 5.5 km of blue runs, 4.9 km of red runs, 1.1 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Veľká Rača?
- You can ski between 404 m and 1,235 m: a vertical drop of 831 m.
- How many lifts does Veľká Rača have?
- 6: 2 chairlifts, 1 T-bar lift, 1 platter lift, 1 rope tow, 1 mixed lift.
- What is the steepest run at Veľká Rača?
- Pretekárska (red), at 51% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Veľká Rača?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Veľká Rača?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.