# Podobovets: private ski lessons & instructors

> A small area on the Borzhava ridge in Zakarpattia: three drag lifts, two of about 1.2 km with 360 m of vertical, and a short, floodlit beginners' lift.

- Region: Zakarpattia Oblast
- Country: [Ukraine](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/ukraine)
- Time zone: Europe/Kyiv
- Currency: EUR
- Coordinates: 48.67147, 23.27426

Page: https://alpinepal.com/en/resorts/podobovets
Last reviewed: 3 November 2026

## About Podobovets

Podobovets is a village in the Khust district of Zakarpattia, below Polonyna Borzhava, a long, grassy ridge of the Carpathians. Its ski area is a handful of drag lifts on the slope above the village, with about 6 km of runs between about 725 and 1,085 m; Izky is on the same ridge, a few kilometres to the south-east.

There are three drag lifts: two long ones, of about 1.23 and 1.25 km with around 360 m of vertical, and a short beginners' lift by the village, the only one floodlit in the evening. In 2025/26 the area opened on 8 January. We found no mention of snowmaking, so the season follows the natural snow. Lessons are given at the Podobovets-2000 base.

## Where lessons start

First lessons are on the small beginners' drag lift, about 400 m long with 80 m of vertical, which is floodlit for the evening; children up to ten get a discount. The two long drag lifts, of about 1.2 km each, are the next step, and riding them is a skill of its own.

## Getting there

The nearest railway stations are Skotarske and Volovets, both about 15 km away, on the line from Lviv to Mukachevo; in the 2025/26 holidays the Lviv–Chop train stopped at Volovets. By road Podobovets is about 85 km from Mukachevo and 170 km from Lviv.

## Instructors at Podobovets

_No instructors have joined here yet._

## Qualifications required in Ukraine

Ukraine has no state licence. The professional standard is the Ski or snowboard instructor certificate (інструктор) (Ski school or Association of Professional Ski Instructors of Ukraine).

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Podobovets have snowmaking?

We found no mention of it: the area depends on natural snow, and in 2025/26 it did not open until 8 January. In a thin winter, check that the lifts are running before you travel.