One of the unquestionable attractions of Szczawnica is a chair-lift for four people "Palenica", situated in the centre of the town, near the bus station (PKS). After three minutes' ride you can find yourself on the top of Palenica (722 m. above sea level). In summer it makes a great base for hiking and bicycle trips, from where there are picturesque views on Pieniny with Three Crowns (Trzy Korony) and Sokolica and the Slovak Tatra Mountains with clearly visible Lomnica. From spring till autumn near the upper chair-lift station there is a very popular gravity toboggan run. In winter all ski lovers are welcome on Palenica. There are slopes of a different level of difficulty, from the glades for the beginners on the slopes of Szafranówka with three T-bar lifts, through a snowboard gutter to the runs for advanced skiers Palenica I and a new so called "Family Trail" Palenica II.  All the runs are artificially snow-covered and are kept in a good condition by the snow machines. Near the lower cable railway station "Palenica" there is a little hotel "Pod kolejka" with luxurious rooms and a parking. A lot of times giant slalom, parallel slalom and halfpipe competitions were taking place here, e.g. Polish Cup and all snowboard events during Uniwersjada in 2001.

nr 1 - Palenica - black (FIS)

nr 2 - Szafranówka I - blue

nr 3 - Szafranówka II - red

nr 4 - Palenica II - Trasa Rodzinna - blue

nr 5 - Szafranówka - HALFPIPE - red (FIS), inclination 200m, span  15 m,
          high walls 3,5 m,