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KASPROWY WIERCH ski paradise:


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(cable car kasprowy wierch)Kasprowy Wierch is the best place in Poland for the advanced skiers and snowboarders. There are two red pistes over 1km long. To get to the top you have to take a cable car from Kuznice (busy during high season) - than you can ski on the one of the chair lifts - modern, four persons one on Gasienicowa or old-fashioned, wooden double chair lift on Goryczkowa. The final run from Kasprowy Wierch to Kuznice via Goryczkowa Valley is over 4 km long. Notice please that there is no ski rental on the top of Kasprowy so you have to bring your ski (snowboard) equipment with you. In the peak season it is necessary to buy tickets for the cable car in advance to avoid long queuing and to be able to take a ride in maximum 15 minutes after getting to Kuznice.
Zakopane Garden Apartment - budget accommodation for 2 - 5 persons in the centre. Zakopane - budget apartment in the centre
The flat consists of two rooms and a kitchenette, there is also a bathroom and a terrace overlooking a garden.

Few words on the cable car Kasprowy Wierch:

The construction of the Mount Kasprowy cable car started on August, 1st 1935. The most difficult phase of the construction was transportation of building materials to the top of Mount Kasprowy itself. Horse carts went as far as Kocioł Gąsienicowy, afterwards all the materials were transported by hands by workers employed at he construction. Two horses used to working in mountain areas were brought additionally. One of the most difficult tasks was the put up of nine wooden pillars on the steep slopes of the mountain. In the meanwhile complicated mining works were done, together with foundation laying, which often required true climbing skills. After the main pillars were constructed, temporary transportation lift was opened in mid October to help the materials transportation. In those days, the working staff comprised of 600 building workers. By mid October temperatures at the top of the mountain fell down to - 4, -10 and there was already some snow on the very peak. This is when a wooden protective barrack was built which made brick or stone laying possible, as temperature within was a few degrees plus. Workers were working in shifts 14 to 16 hours a day ... The grand construction was completed and the first passengers traveled with the cable car in March 1936. One of the very first one to do the trip was Ignacy Mościcki, the President of Poland.
The cable car trip to Mount Kasprowy (1987 m asl) takes approximately 10 minutes and takes place in two stages with a change in Myślenickie Turnie (1325 m asl). Once you reach the very peak of the mountain, should the weather permit, we strongly recommend the climb to meteorological observatory, which is in fact the highest situated building in Poland. We can then suggest a descent to Cicha Valley Pass to admire the breathtaking panorama of the High Tatras over the Slovakian side. We suggest completing the trip at the terrace by the restaurant overlooking the peaks of the Polish High Tatra mountains and the whole of Podhale region
pictures from the Kasprowy Wierch

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