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Skiarena Jizerky. Photo: Leonhard Lenz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Skiarena Jizerky

Ski resort · Czechia

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Skiarena Jizerky is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
0°C
Wind
4 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
0°C
Wind
10 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
7 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
3 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
4 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
2 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-1°C
Wind
6 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 808 mvillage 730 m
  • 10 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check the European avalanche services (EAWS).

Forecast and score for each day at Skiarena Jizerky
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 6 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 4 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 10 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 7 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 3 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 4 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 2 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 6 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

snow by month

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase730 mMid769 mTop808 mColdestat the top
Dec0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-1°C
Jan0.1 m0.2 m0.2 m-3°C
Feb0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-2°C
Marnone0.1 m0.1 m-1°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More skiing near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Skiarena Jizerky

Village 730 m.

A ski resort with its village at 730 m and its top at 808 m. It has 10 km of runs and 18 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 270 m, from 808 m to 538 m. For beginners and families: 68% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 0 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.2 m at the top (808 m). The town to stay in is Janov nad Nisou. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots and 1 climbing area.

The ski area

Runs from 538 m to 808 m: 270 m of vertical. 10 km of runs and 18 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Skiarena Jizerky.

Runs
Easy (blue)7.0 km
Intermediate (red)2.9 km
Advanced (black)0.4 km
Lifts
Chairlifts2
Drag lifts16

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

68% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Koupaliště Dolina, 3.5 km
  • childcare: no name given, 4.6 km

The Family filter counts these. Places from the Overture Maps Foundation, from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and AllThePlaces. Foursquare data © 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache 2.0. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,550–US$2,700 each

about US$1,550–US$2,700 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PRG, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$502–US$1,040
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$161–US$268
Food7 days eating outabout US$188–US$355
Lift pass5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we priceabout US$435–US$583
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$174–US$295
Totalabout US$1,550–US$2,700

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Janov nad Nisou

2 min by car · 70 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 70 places to stay in Janov nad Nisou · Booking.com

About Janov nad Nisou its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 19h 40m

About 19h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PRG, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 2h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.