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Kopaonik Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Kopaonik Ski Resort

Kopaonik Ratings

Overall: 4.0. Based on 54 votes and 32 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.0

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Kopaonik is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.1

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Kopaonik has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.5

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.0

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.7

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Kopaonik

Public Transport: 3.6

  • There are no buses or taxis to Kopaonik
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.4

  • No places to stay in/near Kopaonik
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.2

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Kopaonik

Ski in/Ski out: 4.7

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.1

  • There are no child care facilities at Kopaonik
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.4

  • Kopaonik relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.5

  • There are no snow groomers at Kopaonik
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Kopaonik are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.4

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Kopaonik is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.4

  • If snow conditions are poor at Kopaonik, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.4

  • Kopaonik usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.1

  • The staff at Kopaonik are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Kopaonik are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.5

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.6

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.6

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.7

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.4

  • No intermediate terrain at Kopaonik
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.6

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.3

  • Not even a kicker at Kopaonik
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 2.8

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Kopaonik
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 2.5

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Kopaonik has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.5

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.4

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.4

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.8

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.5

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.3

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.1

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.1

  • Overall, Kopaonik is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.3

  • Overall, Kopaonik is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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October 22, 2010
Andrija
I spent 7 days on Kopaonik. Nice Ski resort. I was in village Treska, about 3-4km from Ski centar. I spent 7 days with my girlfriend and one more couple in nice house with 2 apartments. I reserve it over internet on site www .kucaperisica.com. Go wisit Kopaonik, no mistake. :D
October 09, 2010
Jovan
Everything about last ski season was bad, starting with snow. But we had a great time at one of the hostels at Kopaonik! Log house with fireplace, wine and great food:)
February 10, 2010
jane beth from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Went to Kopaonik with my husband after years of stories by Serbian friend of ours. We are a serious skiing couple having skied almost everything to be skied in Europe and North America. Some places we liked we skied even twice. Normally we ski twice a year and the problem we had was that this year we couldn't. Once it was, and after years of promising to D. it came down to Kopaonik. And what a disappointment it was. It is a weekend resort, two days tops. We skied it all in 2,5 hours and in horror realised that we are stuck here for a week. Our friend was not happy that we did not like it at Kopaonik. Told him the truth and then decided to go to join a group of our friends in Zermmat because there was not time for a second holiday this year.
February 06, 2010
Nesa
Some reviewers must have been drinking a lot for sure, either during your skiing in Kopaonik or during writing your joke of reviews.
February 04, 2010
Luca Dylan from Ski Italy Italy
Have anyone ever been to a proper French, Swiss, Austrian or Italian resort? Kopaonik is a joke of a resort. Local Italian resorts offer more on their slopes than this place. Slope marking should be at least two colors down. Their black slope, in France, would not be a blue. We joke in places like this "its not black but dark blue". It is picturesque in a way but skiing is terribly boring. Food is all about meat, after a while you can't take it any more.
January 21, 2010
Dijana Trajković
Everybody is welcome in this fantastic resort (Kopaonik), where you can ski and have fun in the protected nature's resort with unique flora. However, I do not regret, not even a little bit, that protecting our land and our children, gets in the way of some good skiing. Some people should carry a name tag when skiing on Kopaonik, so that few of us can appoligise kindly when we see them.
February 18, 2009
george giannopoulos from Ski Greece Greece
I visited Kop (Kopaonik) last year. We traveled by car from Athens, Greece to Kopaonik (Athens-Thessaloniki-skopje-Nis-brus-Kop). It took us about 12 hours. I was really very pleased with the facilities. Kopaonik offers everything (tennis, spa, basketball, football na salu) for skiers/snowboarders. You shouldn't bother to travel to Kopaonik if you'll not stay at least for a week. The people are very friendly and everything was cheap. The quality of the food was excellent. Don't forget to drink cetnik tea at the chalet right next to the fireplace. I wish Kopaonik wasn't so remote from Athens where I live, and also between Fyrom-Kossovo, that we should make a giant round trip to reach town of bus. I can't wait to get back to Kopaonik. Hvala srbija
December 10, 2008
olga from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
My impressions of Kopaonik are great. I had about 3 months of great fun over there during the last couple of years. People are friendly, they speak English and everything is quite cheap. Ski and Snowboard lessons were around 25eur per hour if you have individual lessons and around 150eur for 6 days of group lessons (you have 4 hours with instructor every day in a group of up to 6 people). The food is good, and if you are not going over there via touristic agency, check out "Vila Runolist" - it's a small private hotel, quite cheap - great food, nice rooms. It's in the near-by village, but you can get a cab for 3 pounds or mini-bus ride for less than a pound. If you're a snowboard-freak like me, check out the Jaram- slope and their snowboard school for some free-style lessons. And don't miss out on night life. :)
January 22, 2008
Gail Warrander
Mette We go from Pristina to Kopaonik all the time but you have to have a Serbian entry stamp due to Serbian politics. Annoying as it means going out into Macedonia and into Serbia and then into Kosovo. It's because Serbs don't recognise the Kosovo UNMIK borders. A pity that politics gets in the way of a good ski. There is another way to get to Kopaonik if you don't have a stamp and that's along with Kosovar serbs - they will make sure you get across the border. Ask a friendly K Serb in Mitrovica and they would find you a taxi driver to sort this out. Technically it's not really legal but...you would be spending money in Serbia. Sorry you didn't like the Pristina hotels. You probably had the wrong hotel - Ambasador, Royal, Ora, Prishtina are VERY nice indeed catering to internationals. Answer - buy the Bradt travel guides - one for Serbia and one for Kosovo. Then you don't make the stamp or hotel mistakes! I wrote the Kosovo guide. It is very detailed with lots of places to go. Pristina is no war zone. I have lived as an international for 5 years and plenty of my Danish friends enjoy it. OK, so it's not Belgrade but it's a lot better than some other towns in, say, Southern Serbia or Northern Albania. Gail
January 21, 2008
juliette langford from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Came home yesterday, January 19th 2008. Very pretty resort with lovely skiing through the trees as well as some very good pistes. Not the best for advanced skiers as there are only a few black runs of which most seemed to be closed. Great for intermediates and a wonderful area for the children. Ski instructors speak good English and are very dedicated to teaching. Away from the pistes the resort is low key, not a lot to do in the evening unless you stay at the Grand which I did. There they have a pool and very good sports hall. There is quite a language problem, most locals do not have any English knowledge and ,of course, us the lazy Brits have no language skills either so cannot complain too much. The Grand hotel was ok. However, I would recommend staying in one of the many apartments instead, much better value and there are some excellent supermarkets. Overall, a lovely holiday with good, if not limited skiing. If you are thinking of Kopaonik, I am sure you will enjoy what it has to offer.