Where is Zakopane?

“Winter capital of Poland” is located in the South of Poland, near boarder with Slovakia, about 100km from Cracow. Weather conditions are usually good – snowy, quite sunny and not very cold winter.
Useful links: http://www.zakopane.com/about_zakopane.htm ; http://www.zakopane-life.com

How to get there?

If you are coming by car, please check on your map or GPS how to get there. If you are coming by plane, the nearest airport is Cracow’s Balice Airport. From the airport you can take a train to get to downtown to Cracow Main Railway Station (Kraków Dworzec Główny) – train terminal is next to International Arrival Hall (Przyloty) – it takes 16 minutes and leaves every half an hour. Next to the Cracow Main Railway Station is a bus terminal with buses to Zakopane (you can buy tickets in the bus). Bus takes as little as two hours. It is not worth to go from Cracow to Zakopane by train – it takes 6 hours!

Where can I stay?

There are plenty of hotels, rooms, apartments and all kinds of accommodation in Zakopane. We are not providing accommodation for riders.
Here are some useful links:

- www.promocja.zakopane.pl/baza/index.php?lang=eng
- www.altius.pl, it@altius.pl
- www.tatratravel.com.pl, biuro@tatratravel.com.pl
 
Where is the competition?

TNF PFO 2011 will take place on Harenda slope. The best way to get there is to take a taxi, which will cost about 20 zł. Unfortunately Zakopane is not connected with one ski pass - each ski lift has its own ski pass. Check: www.harendazakopane.pl .
 
Extra: If you have time you can reserve one day and go skiing/freeriding in Kasprowy Wierch (1987 above the sea level) – way up and all day pass costs around 110zł.

Where can I eat?

There is a lot of nice places where you can eat around the main street called Krupówki. Any more details: just ask local riders.

What is the currency in Poland?

We still don’t have Euro in Poland, the currency is Polish Zloty, the exchange rate is about 1euro=4,00zł