Ski trip to Lithuania.. in June

Well, I have to. I have to ski every month, that is. So now it is time to fly to Lithuania and go skiing, even if it is middle of June. Lithuania has the closest indoor ski place in Druskininkai, the Snow Arena. 

I've been here before, 13 years ago, though that was in the winter. Still, it wasn't the coldest winter so I still skied indoors in the same place. My previousvisit article is here (alt. link).

It is a remarkable place. I really liked skiing here. It is long enough, not too short like some of the other places. The engineering is great, the entrance is on the middle, part of the ski slope is downhill from the entry point which is at the top of a hill, and the other part of the ski slope is built on an elevated building.

There's also a hotel, and amazingly also a gondola that takes you to the city of Druskininkai (I guess, I did not take the gondola).

Lift tickets are between 17 and 25€ for the shortest two hour visit, depending on whether you are visiting on a weekday or a weekend. Equipment rental can be as little as 7€. All very affordable.

The main slope is 450 meters long, quite reasonable! It is 50 meters wide, though in practice most of the time it seems to be in use by the racing teams, so not accessible for others. The racing side is also hard ice from what was I could see, so even if you did get access to it it may not be your thing.

There's also a side slope, either for beginnings or for tobogganing. Next to the slide slope there was an ice climbing wall. At the time of my visit it was melting away, maybe not always in use but clearly had been used. Very interesting, would like to try indoor ice climbing here one day, or in Norway's Snø.

Photos:

Lobby:

Panorama of the slope from the middle entrance:

Restaurant:

Sign leading to the city:

Ticket:

A view from the lounge at the top of the structure. This isn't accessible for skiers, but you can see it. I think it may be part of the hotel.

Tunnel leading to the middle entrance from the dressing rooms and rentals:

The building as viewed from inside (around the middle entrance):

This article has also been published at Planetskier.net here. Read the full Planetskier series at planetskier.net, or all blog articles from Blogspot. Photos and text (c) 2026 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved.