Resort portfolio

Carpathian and European resorts, compared on snow and price

Resorts in the Ukrainian Carpathians, Georgia, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Alps, each with a snow-reliability score built from historical depth records. The same table also lists transfer time and a from-price per person, so the risk sits next to the cost.

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Skier descending a groomed piste above a snow-covered Carpathian valley at midday
Mid-station, Bukovel. Photographed by our team in February.

Resort comparison

Four Carpathian and Alpine resorts we ski ourselves

Expand any row for transfer notes and terrain. The 1-5 score grades historic snow reliability, not a promise of powder.

Groomed piste between pine trees on a Carpathian ridge

Score key: 1 rarely dependable, 2 weak, 3 mixed seasons, 4 dependable, 5 reliable for most of the season. From-prices cover 7 nights, twin share, with transfer and lift pass. Current depth and fresh snow sit in the snow report.

Documents & border

Entry rules for Ukrainian passports, resort by resort

The five ski destinations we sell most. Below: passport validity, visa status, the insurance minimum each state sets, and the border note our team checks before a quote goes out.

Passport, boarding pass and printed travel insurance laid out on a desk beside a ski helmet
ATAustria
PassportValid 3 months past your return date
VisaVisa-free 90/180 days, biometric passports
Insurance€30,000 medical, incl. repatriation
Border noteArrivals via Vienna or Munich hubs; carry the policy printout.
ITItaly
PassportValid 3 months past return for Schengen entry
VisaVisa-free 90/180 days, biometric passports only
Insurance€30,000 medical, incl. repatriation
Border noteFirst Schengen entry is stamped; the Livigno road crosses no border post.
GEGeorgia
PassportValid for the whole stay, 6 months advised
VisaVisa-free up to 90 days, no registration
Insurance€10,000 accepted; we book €30,000
Border noteThe Sarpi land crossing adds 1 to 2 hours in peak weeks.
BGBulgaria
PassportValid 3 months past your return date
VisaVisa-free 90/180 days; Schengen rules apply
Insurance€30,000 medical, incl. COVID cover
Border noteChecks at Ruse are still possible between Schengen states.
SKSlovakia
PassportValid 3 months past return for Schengen entry
VisaVisa-free 90/180 days, biometric passports
Insurance€30,000 medical, incl. repatriation
Border noteDriving in needs a motorway vignette and winter tyres from 15 November.

Insurance minimums above are the state's own floor; every quote we issue includes cover above it. Amounts are itemised in the price ledger on our pricing page.

Snow report

Snow depth, fresh snow and last snowfall by resort

Figures are recorded at the base and mid stations for every resort we sell. The reliability score is an integer from 1 to 5 built on historical snow data, so you can weigh the Carpathians against the Alps before you commit.

Readings refreshed daily

Snow depth stake marked in centimetres beside a groomed piste at a Carpathian resort
Snow stake at the mid station, read each morning before the lifts open.
Resort Base, cm Mid, cm 24h fresh, cm Last snowfall Reliability 1 to 5
Bukovel, Ukraine90145146 Feb5
Dragobrat, Ukraine110165226 Feb4
Slavske, Ukraine558065 Feb3
Zakopane, Poland459544 Feb3
Bansko, Bulgaria6012001 Feb4
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia357022 Feb2

1 Reliability is a whole number from 1 to 5, derived from ten seasons of recorded depth and the share of skiable days in January and February.

All snow data is historical and current only. Snow conditions vary from season to season and cannot be guaranteed. See the Snow Guarantee Policy for what is covered when cover runs thin.