We get a lot of snow in winter, so skiing becomes a great pastime and even a serious sport. The elevation is offset by the extraordinary natural beauty and the opportunity to go directly from the four Kalita Hill trails to the mineral springs pool, recover in a traditional Lithuanian sauna, or enjoy a relaxing massage. Kalita Hill has five ski lifts, and there is a rental where you can get everything you need to have fun coming down the slopes.
Ignalina has long been famous for its skiing traditions – it is home to the Lithuanian Winter Sports Centre and has four ski runs, and you can easily bump into one of country’s best skiers on the trails in the forest. If you ski to Samogitia, look for Mortos Kalns, a small but cosy ski centre in the Plungė district. Meanwhile, in Vilnius you can have fun from morning till night at Liepkalnis. Even if the weather doesn’t seem good for skiing, you will always find snow here since they have a powerful snowmaking system. Well, and if you can’t live without snow even in summer, go to Druskininkai, where you can kill two birds with one stone, first getting a bit of winter at the indoor Snow Arena, and then enjoying summer in Druskininkai’s pine forests and spa centres.
