Gopass opens presale for winter 2026/27: Szczyrk from PLN 112, Jasná from €33

Before buying, I checked what lies behind the prices in the TMR announcement. With Gopass the price depends on the day you ski and when you buy, so a day over Christmas can cost noticeably more than a March day on the same pistes. The operator encourages booking ahead and says ski passes bought online are cheaper than at the ticket office.

How much do presale ski passes cost?

In its announcement of 29 October, TMR gave the following starting prices for one-day passes:

These are “from” prices, not a fixed price list for every day of the season. You buy through Gopass, where you can check the current price after choosing the resort and date.

The announcement and the sales page do not give the same amounts everywhere. When I checked the offer on 29 October, the one-day ski pass card for Štrbské Pleso showed a price from €25, while the press release gives a rate from €26 for the High Tatras. When planning a trip, what counts is the offer for your chosen day and skier category.

Szczyrk: from PLN 112, but noticeably more over Christmas

In the Szczyrk calendar, checked on 29 October, an adult one-day ski pass cost PLN 112 to 115 for dates from 12 to 24 December. The system showed these as the lowest prices for logged-in Gopass members. For 25 December it showed PLN 144, for 26 December PLN 164, and for 27 to 29 December PLN 167 a day.

In January the prices I read ranged from PLN 123 to 142, in February from PLN 127 to 164, and for the available dates from 1 to 21 March they were back at PLN 112 to 115. These figures record the offer as of 29 October; prices may be different if you buy later.

The most expensive day I checked cost PLN 55, or about 49%, more than the cheapest. For two adults that is PLN 110 for a single day of skiing. Saturday was not always dearer than a weekday: 6 February showed PLN 127, while 2 and 3 February were PLN 164 each.

The one-day ski pass for Szczyrk that I checked covers day skiing at Szczyrk Mountain Resort, Beskid Sport Arena and COS Skrzyczne, subject to their opening hours and the availability of facilities. It does not include night skiing or Arena Maxiland. Skiers without a Gopass card may have to pay an extra fee for the chip card.

These prices are worth setting against what I described in the article “New Szczyrk map: two piste numbers disappear, Action Slope appears”. The new map no longer shows no. 6 “Turystyczna” and 1a “Młaki”; the SMR part still has 15 marked pistes and variants, or 21 together with the six COS entries. This figure does not include Beskid Sport Arena, which is also covered by the ski pass described. Removing these markings does not automatically mean losing two regularly open runs. For someone buying a pass, what matters more is which pistes actually open.

You can see how Szczyrk's linked areas fit together in my archive vlog “Szczyrk: the longest run, I break my record” (Vlog012).

What if your plans change?

Gopass lets you cancel an unused ski pass. According to the presale page, the fee until 23:59 on the day before the pass is valid is PLN 5, €1 or CZK 30. On the day of validity, until 11:59, it rises to PLN 25, €5 or CZK 150 respectively. After that, this cancellation option is no longer available.

The remaining amount comes back as goX credit, not as a bank transfer. The money therefore stays available for later purchases in the system. Before buying, check the rules for the specific product, especially season passes and special offers.

Season pass and Flexi: two options for frequent trips

According to TMR, the promotional sale of the Gopass SKI Sezonówka season pass runs until the end of November. It covers unlimited skiing at ten resorts in four countries. Its listed benefits include night skiing at Jasná, Špindlerův Mlýn, Ještěd and Szczyrk Mountain Resort, and 15% goX cashback at Motion shops and selected food outlets.

The season pass's winter benefits include free parking in designated car parks at Ještěd, Tatranská Lomnica and Szczyrk (SON) and reduced-price parking at Jasná.

Gopass SKI Flexi Sezonówka works differently. For each day of skiing, the lowest ski pass price valid that day is deducted from its value. Once the full value is used up, the holder can keep skiing until the end of the season at no extra cost. The operator refunds any unused amount as goX cashback to spend in the system.

Jasná and the High Tatras: new pistes and snowmaking

The main announcement at Jasná is blue piste no. 15 Rodinná from Luková to Otupné, on the north side of Chopok. According to TMR it is more than two kilometres long and over 40 metres wide. For skiers looking for easier runs, this could be one of the most noticeable changes this winter. The opening of the piste is also part of the season launch programme on 28 November.

I saw the new piste before the snow, during a visit in August. I showed its route and the progress of the work in the vlog “I visited the new piste at Jasná before the snow fell” (Vlog323).

The operator also promises 5.7 km of floodlit pistes for night skiing, with a snow park and a timed course at the Telekom Arena. On the south side of Chopok, a new snowmaking system is to cover piste no. 34 Panoráma on the section from Srdiečko to Krupová. TMR also lists a ski cross course on Chaletová and a learning area at Krupová. Both, however, already featured in the announcement before the 2025/26 winter. This year's release does not explain what extra work has been done there for the 2026/27 season.

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In the High Tatras the operator is mainly announcing investment in snowmaking, piste preparation and safer lift boarding. At Štrbské Pleso this means upgraded snowmaking on the Esíčko and Solisko pistes, and at Tatranská Lomnica the replacement of 30 snow lances in total on the Čučoriedky Západ and Grand Slnečná pistes. Both resorts are to get Prinoth Leitwolf piste bashers. TMR also announces the SIVAO system, which monitors boarding on selected chairlifts, and a refurbished FUN kids' area at Tatranská Lomnica.

Before a trip to the High Tatras, you can also watch my films: “Skiing at Štrbské Pleso: testing the new 8-seater” (Vlog319) and “Tatranská Lomnica before Easter” (Vlog278). The first shows last winter's upgrade, the second skiing in spring conditions in 2024.

Szczyrk and Špindlerův Mlýn: what will change on the slopes?

In Szczyrk the operator promises to double the capacity of the upgraded snowmaking system above 1,000 m. This applies to that part of the infrastructure, not to the whole resort. Higher capacity should make it easier to prepare the slopes during short spells of weather suitable for making snow.

This is an important addition to my earlier analysis of the map, in which I looked at how the existing pistes are used. On the new map, snowmaking symbols appear by Bieńkula. However, the announcement of the upgrade above 1,000 m does not say whether, or to what extent, the work covers Bieńkula, nor does it promise that the Julianów runs will open regularly.

The announcement does, however, explain the new Action Slope symbol on the map: section 4a is to get banks, rollers and a tunnel, with opening planned for January 2027. It adds variety to an existing run that has not been given its own piste number on the map. A new Szczyrk Ski School office is to open by the gondola, and the summer Salamandra Alpine Coaster is also to run in winter.

In Špindlerův Mlýn, December should see the launch of a Leitner six-seater chairlift with heated seats and bubbles, the Audi Line Přehradní lift, together with the red Přehradní piste. New bridges are part of the project linking the Svatý Petr and Medvědín areas.

This is the first stage of the project. According to the resort's schedule, a full link in both directions is planned for the 2027/28 season, once a ten-seater gondola from the P1 terminal to Medvědín has been built.

I saw the construction work in September. I wrote more about the project and what it means for skiers in my report “Špindlerův Mlýn links its ski areas. I visited the building site and the launch of the new Audi Line Přehradní lift”.

At Ještěd the Easy Pass remains available, combining an initial fee with surcharges from CZK 100 for each chosen day of skiing. The surcharge alone is not the price of a standalone ski pass. In the Austrian part of the offer, TMR announces, among other things, refurbished rooms at Mölltaler Gletscher, a new Siglu bar and the goX Skialp Club project at Muttereralm.

I have shown both Austrian resorts on my channel. In the film “The Moelltaler Glacier in Carinthia” (Vlog152) you will find a report from a visit in 2021, while “I toured 12 resorts and left Muttereralm until last” (Vlog326), published in September 2026, shows the terrain above Innsbruck and its place in the Ski plus City Pass offer.

When does the season start?

Jasná plans to start on 28 November, Muttereralm on 4 December, Štrbské Pleso on 5 December, and Szczyrk and Tatranská Lomnica on 12 December. All these dates depend on snow conditions.

In the other three cases, the press release and the presale page give different dates: 5 and 7 November for Mölltaler Gletscher, 12 and 5 December for Špindlerův Mlýn, and 12 and 11 December for Ještěd. The SkiOpening events announced in the Czech Republic are scheduled for 12 December, but an event date need not be the first day the lifts run. Until this information is aligned, there is no basis for naming one firm start date for these three resorts.

Sales already run on the new version of Gopass. According to the operator, the rebuilt platform lets you combine ski passes, other tickets and accommodation packages in one basket. Existing accounts, purchases and goX funds have been transferred. Users need to set a new password, update the Gopass app and download goX Wallet to manage their goX funds.

Before buying, I would check several neighbouring dates, especially for a short trip. In the Szczyrk calendar, moving your skiing by just a few days can change the cost of two ski passes by several dozen zlotys. Then there is the choice between paying early, with any cancellation settled in goX, or waiting for the weather forecast and news of which pistes are open.

Jacek Ciszak