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CHOPOK SOUTH - ABOUT RESORT
Cataster, municipality: Chopok south> Bystrá Dolina, Brezno
Elevation range: 1080 - 2024 m above the sea level
Chopok South (Juh) is a famous and popular resort mainly among those who love free skiing grounds and freeride. It has got wide skiing grounds providing safe skiing in two freeride zones and on further 10 km marked and maintained ski slopes.
The resort CHOPOK SOUTH (JUH) is the opposite pole to the resort Jasná - Chopok North (Sever). It is situated in the Low Tatras on the south slopes of Chopok, in the region HOREHRONIE, in the end of the valley Bystrá dolina, only 9 km from the village Bystrá and 22 km from the town Brezno.
Bystrá dolina is situated in the protected area of NAPANT (The National Park of the Low Tatras) and is rimmed by the mountains Baba 1617m, Pálenica 1653m, Chopok 2024m, Ďumbier 2043m and Veľký Gápeľ 1776m.
The lifts and cable cars start from Krúpová from the elevation of 1080 m above the sea level and go to Chopok to an elevation of 2004 m above the sea level. The resort Chopok is according to the elevation divided in two parts:
SRDIEČKO (from Krúpová to Kosodrevina) 1080 - 1494 m a.s.l.
KOSODREVINA (from Kosodrevina to Chopok) 1494 - 2004 m a.s.l.
STATISTIC DATA CHOPOK SOUTH:
| cableways and ski lifts | number | capacity |
| total | 7 |
5 295 pers./hour |
| lifts | 6 |
4 095 pers./hour |
| chair lifts | 1 |
1 200 pers./hour / 4-chair lift |
| suitable for children | 1 |
MAXIland Chopok south, |
| ski slopes |
number | length |
| total | 8 |
10 040 m |
| easy | 14,5% |
1 450 m |
| medium | 64,5% | 6 490 m |
| difficult | 21% |
2 100 m |
| freeride |
2 | 2 freeride zones |
| artificial snow /snowmaking | 1 |
1 700 m |
| praparation of ski slopes | 4 machines of the type Kässbohrer |
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