Klasifikácia lyžiarskych stredísk na Slovensku

Abstract

This paper is aimed to create a complex classification of the ski resorts in Slovakia, based on physical geographic characteristics of the ski resorts, the level of ski infrastructure and other services. A similar complex classification of ski resorts does not exist in Slovakia. The most papers have evaluated only ski infrastructure, other ser-vices respectively. The companies Sitour – Lavex have conducted a relatively complex ski resorts categorization. However, this was voluntary and for payment, consequently, in the last stage, it was utilized only by 25 ski resorts in Slovakia. The paper evaluates 96 ski resorts from the list of Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Deve -lopment. These have been completed by the resorts from portal www.holidayinfo.sk, that were in operation during the 2016/17 winter season. To create the classification of ski resorts, the TOPSIS – Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solu- tion method has been used. Five categories of the ski resorts have been classified. The ski resorts have been divided into particular categories according to the quality. Addi- tionally, we have referred the spatial differentiation of ski resorts in Slovakia by categories.