Czech ski pass prices 2026/2027: what's rising and how to save

Ski passes in Czechia will cost more in the new ski season, but far less than in the Alps. According to the Association of Mountain Resorts, about a quarter of resorts did not change prices at all, while the rest raised them by two to three percent on average, in line with inflation. In the Alps the increase is around three to five percent. Most major resorts will open during December, and snow already covers the ridges, where snow cannons are running.

How much a ski pass costs

A one-day adult ski pass at the largest Czech resorts costs between 800 and 1,100 crowns on average. The association's director, Libor Knot, called the result very good and fair. Klínovec, for example, confirmed a price rise: its one-day passes will cost about five percent more because of higher spending on salaries, fuel and electricity. At the family resort Lipno, prices stayed the same, and a one-day pass there starts at 690 crowns.

Buying your ticket online in advance can save you a lot. Resorts increasingly use floating prices, and the gap between the ticket window and the internet can reach several hundred crowns. In Špindlerův Mlýn, for example, a day of skiing on New Year's Eve costs 1,050 crowns when bought online, but 1,990 crowns at the ticket office. In March, when demand is lower, a pass there will cost 490 crowns from March 8, regardless of the day of the week.

The big news: linked ski areas in Špindlerův Mlýn

Most of the mountain resorts' total investment of 1.01 billion crowns went to Špindlerův Mlýn: 595 million crowns paid for the historic link between the Svatý Petr and Medvědín ski areas. Skiers now have more blue and red runs, and locals get a safer, less congested town center, which used to be paralyzed by transfers between the resorts.

The link will work fully only from next season, when the new gondola to Medvědín from the car park at the town entrance is finished. For now it can be used in one direction only: from Medvědín to Svatý Petr. Skiers go down to the car park on the new Lesní run, but they cannot get back up the mountain that way. The only option is the new six-seat chairlift with a heated bubble at Svatý Petr, beside which the new Přehradní run leads to the car park. The resort opens on December 12.

Snow and water: where the money goes

Another 360 million crowns went into technologies that improve efficiency and save water and energy. For four out of five resorts, weather and water supply are now the biggest worry, as freezing days become rarer. According to Knot, the current drought will not threaten the start of the season. New storage reservoirs will nearly double capacity: major expansions are planned by Klínovec and Ještěd, as well as Rokytnice nad Jizerou, Plešivec, Malá Úpa and Špičák in the Šumava mountains. At Zadov in Šumava, a new reservoir took almost twenty years to build and approve.

In addition, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has launched an improved webcam viewer on its website: it works on mobile phones, lets you adjust brightness and contrast, shows images at sunrise and sunset, and filters cameras by altitude and region.

The 2026/2027 season, resort by resort

Špindlerův Mlýn: from 860 crowns online, 1,990 crowns at the ticket office; new Lesní and Přehradní runs and a six-seat chairlift; opening on December 12.

Černá hora – Pec: from 1,190 crowns online for adults and from 770 crowns for children, 1,590 and 1,030 crowns at the ticket office; 20 new snow cannons and four new snow groomers; the season is expected to start on Friday, November 27.

Klínovec: 1,250 crowns for adults and 750 crowns for children at the ticket office, cheaper online; the snowmaking system and the restaurant “At the Old Cable Car” have been upgraded; no opening date has been set yet.

Monínec: from 420 crowns online for adults (from 500 crowns in November) and from 250 crowns for children; the season starts on November 15, with only the upper part of the slope running at first; 14 new apartments have been built.

Lipno: from 690 crowns online; the Jezerní run from 400 crowns, Lipenská from 330 crowns; children ski with their parents for half the children's price; a new FunLine track and 36 pitches for campervans have been added; the Treetop Walkway will be open from November 28 to February 28, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; winter operation starts between December 8 and 12, with a ceremonial opening on December 18.

Šumavský Špičák: from 590 crowns online, 950 crowns at the ticket office; the resort was renamed to emphasize its location in Šumava; no opening date has been set yet.

Bílá in the Beskids: adult pass 920 crowns, children 350 crowns; the pass can now be kept on a mobile phone; opening on December 12.

Dolní Morava: the price list for this winter is still being prepared; last year a ticket cost 1,290 crowns for adults and 900 crowns for children at the ticket office; the Oloid technology will be used to cool water in the reservoirs; no opening date has been announced.

Ještěd: 990 crowns for adults and 700 crowns for children at the ticket office, from 410 and from 290 crowns online; the lower station of the Skalka lift is being modernized and the snowpark has been expanded; opening on December 12.

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