Stara Planina ski resort or Stara Planina ski center ( sr, Ски центар Стара планина, Ski centar Stara planina) is a

mountain resort A mountain resort is a place to holiday or vacation located in an elevated and typically at least relatively isolated area. The term resort implies integral hotel or inn accommodations, restaurants, and either or both sports facilities or scen ...

and one of the largest centers of winter tourism in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

, operated by public company "Skijališta Srbije". Located on the slopes of Stara Planina, it is mainly a destination for

skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

History

In 2008, the Ministry of Economy announced its plan to invest around 240 million euros over eight years in Stara Planina ski resort. However, much of the plan has never been realized, with only some of the investments being realized over 10 years.

Features

It is located at elevations between 1,100 and 1,900 meters. It has six tracks having in total, with some of them covered by artificial snowing systems, with the total capacity of the about 2,600 skiers per hour. It is equipped with modern

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s, with total capacity of 2,400 skiers per hour. All tracks are categorized by the

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(FIS).

Transportation

Stara Planina ski resort is located some 55 kilometers from the city of Pirot, 70 kilometers from the city of

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

and international airport

Niš Constantine the Great Airport Niš Constantine the Great Airport ( sr, Аеродром Константин Велики Ниш, Aerodrom Konstantin Veliki Niš) , located northwest of downtown Niš, in the suburbs of Medoševac and Popovac. It is the second-largest an ...

Gallery

File:Babin zub i žičara.jpg, Babin Zub in the summer File:Stara planina gondola.jpg, Gondola center in Stara Planina File:Babin Zub, Stara Planina.jpg, Stara planina landscape in summer

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