Podobovets ski resort
Podobovets is located 11 km to the south of the Volovets train station on the Kiev-Uzhhorod train line. Take a taxi to Podobovets and then a horse-drawn sled to the base of the mountain another 2 km further. This village is poor and undeveloped, but lodgings are available every in peoples' homes with minimal conveniences.
The single tow lift up the mountain is 1000 m long, with a 230 m elevation rise up to about 1050 m. The top third of the mountain is rather difficult — quite steep and with moguls that can be large (the slope is ungroomed). The middle third is almost flat, and the bottom third has a medium grade. Lower-intermediate skiers get off the tow halfway up to avoid hurting themselves on the top part. There is also a wide, gradual hill off to the side of the mountain that beginners practice on (but with no lift).
Here is a map of the mountain from ski.lviv.ua (scroll down the page).
Skis are available for rental at the slope and elsewhere in the village of Podobets. Most skis are well-worn.
Fill out this general hotel booking form to book accommodations in Podobovets.
Zatyshok resort
Zatyshok is a hotel on the southern outskirts of Podobovets, about 4 km from the above ski resort. It is lesser known, and the mountain is less busy. There are rarely lines of longer than a few minutes. It is 13 km down the road from Volovets towards Mizhhirya at an elevation of 850 m. The tow lift is 700 m long with an elevation drop of 150 m. The mountain is quite interesting for skiers from beginner to upper-intermediate level. There is a nice ski rental at Zatyshok hotel, and locals hang out nearby with skis to rent in their trunks.
Here is a map of the mountain from ski.lviv.ua (scroll down the page).
Fill out this general hotel booking form to book accommodations at Zatyshok.
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