Czarna Góra and Jurgów — ski areas in Spisz

Czarna Góra is a village in the Polish Spisz region, part of the Bukowina Tatrzańska commune, strung along national road 49 between Białka Tatrzańska and Jurgów. Two independent ski stations operate here: Koziniec Ski above the Białka river and GrapaSki on the Litwinka hill on the other side of the village. Each has its own four-seater chairlift, platter lifts and magic carpets, and both honour the shared Tatry Super Ski pass.

Both are clearly smaller than neighbouring Kotelnica, and that is precisely the point: shorter queues, fewer people on the piste and the same view — the whole Tatra ridge to the south, the Gorce range to the north, the Pieniny to the east. The slopes are wide, groomed daily, fully snowed and floodlit, so they can be skied after dark, when the Białka valley becomes noticeably calmer.

The same area also includes Jurgów Ski below Górkowy Wierch, the largest station in Polish Spisz by run length. It did not operate last season, however: the operator has announced a return only for the 2026/2027 winter. If Jurgów specifically is your destination, check the station’s own notice first; skiing in this part of the Białka valley currently rests on the two stations in Czarna Góra.

• two stations in Czarna Góra — Koziniec Ski and GrapaSki — together offering about 4 km of runs,
• a four-seater chairlift at each: roughly 650 m at Koziniec and roughly 900 m at GrapaSki,
• platter lifts and magic carpets at the base areas, aimed at children and beginners,
• altitudes of roughly 710–890 m: Koziniec 774–890 m, GrapaSki 712–863 m,
• the longest single descents are about 1 km, on wide runs graded mostly blue and red,
• full technical snowmaking and floodlighting — evening skiing at both stations,
• the shared Tatry Super Ski pass, which also covers Białka, Bukowina, Zakopane and Witów,
• neighbouring Jurgów Ski (about 4.5 km of runs, 825–1025 m) did not operate in 2025/2026 — a return is announced for 2026/2027.

Czarna Góra is terrain for beginners and intermediates above all. Gentle sections at the base, magic carpets and ski kindergartens make it easy to start from scratch, and a parent keeps the child in sight the whole time — both stations are small enough that nobody gets lost. The red descents from the top of Koziniec and GrapaSki are enough to loosen up and work on technique, but there are no long or genuinely steep faces here; for those you need Kasprowy Wierch or the Beskids. Instead of a full snowpark, snowboarders and children get play zones, obstacle courses and snowtubing.

The Koziniec base station address is ul. Nadwodnia 170, 34-532 Czarna Góra; GrapaSki sits on the opposite side of the village, in the Zagóra hamlet. Access is by national road 49 from Nowy Targ via Gronków and Białka Tatrzańska — a few kilometres past the roundabout in Białka — with the road ending at the Jurgów border crossing. From Warsaw it is about 430 km, roughly 5 hours: the S7 to Kraków, then the Zakopianka to Nowy Targ and road 49 eastwards.

Coming from Zakopane it is quicker to go through Bukowina Tatrzańska and drop into the Białka valley, about 25 km in all. Both stations have car parks, and the one at Koziniec is very large, so even during the school holidays you can usually park without circling the village. Minibuses on the Nowy Targ – Jurgów route stop on road 49, a few minutes’ walk from the base stations. In peak season the traffic jam on road 49 forms mainly ahead of the roundabout in Białka.

Driving distances

• Warszawa — approx. 430 km, ok. 5 h
• Kraków — approx. 115 km, ok. 2 h
• Zakopane — approx. 25 km, ok. 35 min
• Nowy Targ — approx. 20 km, ok. 30 min

www.koziniec-ski.pl

The season in Czarna Góra normally starts at the turn of November and December and runs to the end of March, or into the first days of April in a cold winter. The stations sit relatively low, so everything depends on technical snowmaking and daily grooming — in warmer weeks it is worth checking the snow report before setting off. Floodlighting allows skiing after dark, and that is usually the quietest part of the day: after 4 pm the slopes empty out noticeably. The busiest window is Saturday morning during the school holidays, when some skiers move here from an overcrowded Białka. Jurgów Ski has to be checked separately — it did not operate in 2025/2026 and has announced a return for the 2026/2027 season.

Czarna Góra sits in the middle of the densest cluster of ski stations in Podhale and Spisz: Kotelnica, Bania and Kaniówka in Białka are about 5 km away, Rusiń-Ski in Bukowina Tatrzańska about 8 km. Off the slopes, the thermal baths in Białka and Bukowina are a short drive away, as is the historic Sołtys Homestead in Jurgów with its original Spisz timber cottage; from Łysa Polana you can head into the High Tatras and the trail to Morskie Oko.

Zone4 is a ski and snowboard school from Warsaw building ZoneCloud — a booking system for lessons with instructors. We do not own any slope: what we add is the thing slopes usually lack, namely a free slot with a named instructor, visible online and bookable on the spot. Today it runs at Górka Szczęśliwicka in Warsaw, at Rybno and at Szwajcaria Bałtowska.

The next step is a nationwide network — including Czarna Góra. We are building the instructor team here and will open lesson booking together with it. If you are looking for an instructor in Czarna Góra for the coming season, leave your details and we will let you know the moment bookings open. If you teach here yourself, read the section below.

We are looking for ski and snowboard instructors in Czarna Góra and the surrounding area (małopolskie Province). The arrangement is freelance and non-exclusive — you can teach with us alongside your own clients or a local ski school. You set your availability in the schedule; we bring the students and handle bookings and settlements.

ZoneCloud gives an instructor what working solo does not: a public profile with a description and photo, a calendar of free slots, online bookings and payments, and a lesson history in one place. Instead of fielding calls on a Saturday morning, you get a filled schedule.

Instructor qualifications (SITN-PZN or equivalent) are a strong plus but not an entry barrier — what counts is confident, technical riding and the ability to work with people, especially children. You attach scans and a CV in the online application.