Camps in Wrocław for Teens (13+)

A sleepaway ski week for teens at Orawski Dwór, a resort in Poland's Orawa region below Babia Góra. Mornings are ski lessons with instructors at the Beskid Spytkowice slope, in groups by level, so first-timers and confident skiers fit. Afternoons and evenings bring the resort's indoor pools and spa, a social media creator workshop, bowling, a movie night, a disco and outdoor games. Kids bring their own helmet.

A week of skiing and snowboarding in the Tatra foothills for teens who already ride with confidence. There are no beginner lessons here; newer skiers are pointed to the operator's Biały Dunajec camp. Instructors take groups around several ski areas, and a slope race ends with medals for the best. Evenings bring discos and a games room, plus a trip into Zakopane. Book by email at biuro@piotrek-tour.pl.

A sleepaway ski and snowboard week in the Owl Mountains (Góry Sowie), based at the Orzeł mountain hostel in Sokolec, about an hour and a half by road from Wrocław. Kids take lessons with an instructor, ride on their own and go on winter hikes. Evenings have a sailing theme: sea shanties, campfire songs, old sailors' customs and themed parties. Suits kids who have their own skis or board.

A sleepaway winter week in the Karkonosze mountains, based at the Ośrodek Wojków lodge in Kowary, near Karpacz. Kids pick one track: skiing at Arena Ski Karpacz, at least four hours a day in small groups by level, or two Taekwon-do ITF sessions a day. Both tracks welcome beginners. Evenings bring games, movie nights, PlayStation and chess tournaments, plus a trip to the Tropikana water park.

A five-day ski or snowboard course in small groups, run by the Akademicka ski school on the slopes of Zieleniec. It suits kids who can already get down a slope and want better technique, not first-timers. Kids train with others their age under qualified instructors, stop midday for tea and a snack, and can try for the official SITN Sitnuś skill badges.

A residential ski camp in the Sudetes: kids stay in apartments in Stary Gierałtów and ski at Czarna Góra Resort. After a skills check, they train in level groups up to four hours a day, from safe falls and braking for beginners to carved turns for stronger skiers. Afternoons bring the pool, a winter olympics and the Czarna Żmija alpine coaster; evenings karaoke, board games and a disco.

A six-day sleepaway snowboard camp at Czarna Góra Resort in the Sudetes. Kids are tested, split into beginner and advanced groups, then ride with instructors for about four hours a day. Beginners learn stance, safe falls, braking and turns; stronger riders work on carved turns. Afternoons and evenings bring a pool session, karaoke, a winter olympics, the Czarna Żmija alpine coaster, a bonfire and a disco.

A residential ski camp in the Tatras: kids stay in a highland guesthouse in Białka Tatrzańska or in cabins in Groń, and ski at Kotelnica Białczańska, Podhale's biggest resort. They train in level groups four hours a day, from braking and snowplow turns for beginners to carved turns for stronger skiers. Trips go to Zakopane's Krupówki and a thermal pool park; evenings bring karaoke, a disco and a bonfire.