Vogel Ski Resort

Vogel Ski Resort
Vogel Ski Resort
	Landscape view
Location	Ukanc, Bohinj; Slovenia
Nearest major city	Bled
Coordinates	46°16′32″N 13°50′07″E / 46.2756°N 13.8353°E
Vertical	1240 m - (4,037 ft) ; total
Top elevation	1800 m - (5,904 ft)
Base elevation	560 m - (1,866 ft)
Skiable area	0.78 square kilometres (190 acres)
Trails	Total 22 km 9.5 km; 12.5 km
Longest run	6,8 km - (4,2 miles)
Lift system	8 total; 1 funifor; 3 surface; 1 singlechair; 1 doublechair; 2 fourchair
Lift capacity	8.911 / hr
Snowfall	800 cm (310 in)
Snowmaking	no
Website	vogel.si

Vogel Ski Resort is a Slovenian ski resort located above Bohinj next to Lake Bohinj. The nearest city is Bled. Ljubljana is about an hour away. The resort was opened in 1964. It has a total of 22 kilometres (14 mi) of ski slopes, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) tracks for cross country skiing and a snowboard park. The ski resort is located on the outskirts of Triglav National Park, therefore all snowmaking activities are forbidden on the area. The ski resort is named after nearby Mount Vogel.

History[edit]

First cargo funifor started operating in 1961, but it was broken down because of the lightning strike. In 1964 the passenger funifor was built with capacity of 15 passengers. In the fall of 1964 also the first surface lift Križ started operating. In the following 3 years new chairlifts were built and in the 1970s they began to build the new Ski Hotel and other gastronomy services. The latest modernisation of the ski resort happened in 2000s, when the funifor was replaced by the new Poma's (2001) and two fourchairs were delivered by Doppelmayr in 2007.

Accommodation[edit]

Accommodation capabilities are available directly on the Ski Resort in a Ski Hotel (most likely will be reopened in the winter 2013/2014) or in the town of Bohinj.

Major hotels in the vicinity:

Ski Hotel (Right on the Ski Resort)
Bohinj Park Eco Hotel
Hotel Bohinj
Hotel Jezero
Hotel Kristal
Hotel Center Bohinjsko Jezero

Ski lifts[edit]

Lift name	Type of the lift	Manufacturer	Year of construction
Nihalka	Aerial tramway	Poma	2003
Orlove glave	Fourchair	Doppelmayr	2007
Brunarica	Fourchair	Doppelmayr	2007
Storeč	Surface lift	Doppelmayr	1977
Konta	Surface lift	Doppelmayr	1967
Kratki plaz	Surface lift	No info	No info
Šilja	Singlechair	Girak	1965
Zadnji Vogel	Gondola lift	Doppelmayr	2023

Ski slopes[edit]

Name	Length	Max Incline	Category
Brunarica	320 m	25%
Storeč	400 m	28%
Storeč bypass	640 m	12%
Orlove glave	1300 m	25%
Konta	250 m	40%
Konta bypass	480 m	30%
Kratki plaz	520 m	35%
Kratki plaz bypass	940 m	30%
Šija-Konta	1250 m	30%
Šija-Zadnji Vogel	1300 m	45%
Orlove glave - Zadnji Vogel	2100 m	40%
Brunarica - Zadnji Vogel	2200 m	35%
Žagarjev graben	6800 m	45%

Snow Park[edit]

Vogel Snow Park is known as one of the best snow parks in Slovenia and it occupies approximately 2 hectares (4.9 acres). A lot of competitions and other activities have occurred for many years at Vogel Snow Park.

Structures in the snow park[edit]

Box, 3 m and 6 m
C-box
Picnic table
Barrel
Info point Container
Roller, 8–10 m
Mini kicker, 3–4 m
Rainbow, 6 m
Mini rainbow
Downrail, 4,5 m and 5,3 m and 9 m
Double wave, 9 m
Big air, 14–16 m
Big air, 10–12 m
Double king, 10 m
King box, 7 m

Snow school and equipment rental[edit]

Finžgar and Alpinsport provide convenient ski coaching and equipment rental services at Vogel Ski Resort. The ski schools provide private coaches for all levels of skiers and snowboarders.