Vogel Ski Resort is a Slovenian

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located above

Bohinj Bohinj (; german: Wochein), or the Bohinj Valley ( sl, Bohinjska dolina) or Bohinj Basin ( sl, Bohinjska kotlina), is a 20 km long and 5 km wide basin in the Julian Alps, in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. It is trav ...

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Lake Bohinj Lake Bohinj ( sl, Bohinjsko jezero, german: Wocheiner See), covering , is the largest permanent lake in Slovenia. It is located within the Bohinj Valley of the Julian Alps, in the northwestern Upper Carniola region, and part of Triglav National Par ...

. The nearest city is

Bled Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...

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is about an hour away. The resort was opened in 1964. It has a total of of ski slopes, tracks for cross country skiing and a snowboard park. The ski resort is located on the outskirts of

Triglav National Park Triglav National Park (TNP) ( sl, Triglavski narodni park) is the only national park in Slovenia. It was established in its modern form in 1981 and is located in the northwestern part of the country, respectively the southeastern part of the Alp ...

, therefore all snowmaking activities are forbidden on the area. The ski resort is named after nearby Mount Vogel.

History

First cargo

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started operating in 1961, but it was broken down because of the

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. 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

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

Ski slopes

Snow Park

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

Structures in the snow park

* 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

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.

Gallery

{{Commons category, Vogel (mountain) Vogel4.jpg, Funifor and the Bohinj lake in the background. White slopes.jpg, White slopes on the Vogel ski resort. Orlove Glave.jpg, Orlove glave fourchair. Vogel Ski resort.JPG, Winter fairytale. Brunarica.jpg, View on the ski slope. Vogel7.jpg, Ski slopes. Vogel6.jpg, Vogel Ski resort and Mount Vogel in the background. Vogel5.jpg, View from the top. Vogel3.JPG, View on the Julian Alps from the upper funifor station.

External links

vogel.si
- official site Ski areas and resorts in Slovenia