By far Slovakia's most celebrated mountain range, the High Tatras are the highest mountains in Slovakia as well as in the entire Carpathian mountain chain. With a span of 25 kilometers, 25 mountains of at least 2000 meters jut grandly into the clouds, creating Slovakia's quintessential skyline.

Ski centers are spread throughout the High Tatras mountain range and the Tatras Electrical Railway runs between most of them. The best-known ski slopes are around Štrbské Pleso, Starý and Nový Smokovec, Tatranská Lomnica and Ždiar. Visitors can expect artificial snow when necessary and good quality ski runs in the total length of 20 kilometers. Štrbské Pleso and Tatranská Lomnica also offer night skiing. In each ski resort you will find a panoramic map displaying information about the length and the level of difficulty of the various ski runs in that area.

• Map Štrbské pleso
• Map Starý Smokovec
• Map Tatranská Lomnica

Not nearly as famed as their taller cousins, the Low Tatras nevertheless boast some excellent skiing opportunities. In fact, some Slovak ski enthusiasts claim the country's best skiing lies in this mountain range.

Wedged between the Váh and Hron rivers valleys, this mountain range extends about 80 kilometers - three times the width of the High Tatras. Its eastern part is largely unspoiled, but has few skiing opportunities. The western part, however, brims with ski resorts.

The most famous is Jasná, which lies in the Liptov region along the edge of mount Chopok. The place is some of Slovakia's best. It's also loaded with posh hotels at prices significantly lower than at other European ski centres.

Other TOP resorts in Low Tatras are Liptovska Teplicka and Donovaly. You will find 50 kilometers of well maintained ski runs in total here.

• Map Jasná
• Map Liptovská Teplička
• Map Donovaly