Jasná is on Chopok in the Low Tatras of central Slovakia, in Demänovská Dolina south of Liptovský Mikuláš. The ski area covers the north and south sides of the mountain, and the resort calls itself the largest ski resort in Slovakia and Central Europe. The lifts reach 2,024 metres (6,640 feet) on Chopok. Nineteen lifts, five of them cable cars and eight chairlifts, serve 40 slopes totalling 51.6 kilometres (32 miles): 20 blue, 14 red and 6 black. There are also 12 freeride zones, and snowmaking covers about 47 kilometres.
Three slopes on the north side, 5.7 kilometres in all, are lit for night skiing: Biela Púť, Grand Jet and Padák. The women’s Alpine World Cup giant slalom and slalom are raced on the Vlhová piste, from Luková to Koliesko.
All the cams are live video. Chopok East and Chopok West are at the summit, 2,024 metres, and Chopok Freeride Zone and Konský Grúň are at 1,843 metres. Luková (1,670 m), Predné Dereše (1,646 m), Rovná Hoľa (1,491 m), Zadné Dereše (1,470 m), Brhliská (1,423 m), Priehyba (1,342 m) and Vyhliadka (1,287 m) cover the middle of the mountain.
Biela Púť (1,117 m) is the north-side base, and Krupová (1,084 m) is the south-side base. Záhradky (1,028 m) and Lúčky (943 m) are on the north-side road up the valley, so they help before you drive. Compare the two Chopok cams with the bases to see how conditions change with height, and Biela Púť with Krupová to compare the two sides.
For the north side, drive from Liptovský Mikuláš up Demänovská dolina past Lúčky and Záhradky to Biela Púť. For the south side, drive from Banská Bystrica or Brezno through Bystrá to Krupová. The resort asks drivers to use snow chains, especially in bad weather. Poprad-Tatry Airport is the closest international airport.
Slovak law requires cars to have winter tyres, marked with the mountain-snowflake symbol or M+S, on all axles whenever there’s continuous snow, ice or frost on the road.
Jasná isn’t on the Epic, Ikon or Indy Pass.