Vogel Ski Resort Overview
Vogel Ski Resort is a Slovenian ski resort located in Bohinj above Lake Bohinj, Slovenia’s largest lake. It’s located at an elevation between 560 and 1,800 meters and in all it has 22 kilometres of ski slopes (9,5 kilometres of easy difficulty and 12,5 kilometres of intermediate difficulty), 8 kilometres tracks for cross country skiing and a snowboard park.
To get to it you have to take the cable car. There is plenty of snow due to its altitude, and a longer-than-average season which runs from mid-November to the beginning of May. It’s within the Triglav national park, one of the oldest national parks in Europe, so it’s protected from development and artificial snow-making is not permitted. It definitely feels unspoiled and offers some of the most magnificent views in the world, overlooking Lake Bohinj’s crystal clear blue water and the mighty mountains of the Julian Alps with their highest peak, Mt. Triglav. Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana is about an hour away. The resort was opened in 1964.
Vogel Ski Resort Review
With a total of 22 kilometres of ski slopes, the ski area is on the small-to-medium size. It has several blue and red runs and a little unusual way of marking them with piste markers. You may start down a red run and then find the piste marker poles are blue but turn back to red further down, this signifies that that particular section of the piste is less steep than a red. On the piste map and on the lift start points there are graphs showing the steepness profiles of the runs, useful for example if you want to find a not too steep blue. Blue run 4 is a really wide long piste, not too steep, great for developing your style and for beginners graduating to blue runs. Red runs 10 and 11 are great and run 10 combined with 14 make an unmissable 9-kilometre run down to the valley and the bottom of the cable car through wonderful scenery.
For beginners there’s a travelator belt for getting to the top of the nursery area, this is ideal for small children.
You can hire skis from one of the rental companies/schools based at the top of the mountain. The resort is well equipped and there are plenty of places to have a drink or food for reasonable prices and enjoy the stunning views.
It is advisable not to leave it to mid morning to arrive as the car parks tend to get full. You can get a local ski pass or use an all area ski pass if you want to try a number of different ski resorts. Apres-ski involves soaking in the beauty of the Bohinj valley, perhaps a walk around the lake, no clubs or trendy bars.
Vogel Ski Resort Facts & Figures
| Total length of ski slopes: | 22 kilometres (9,5 km of easy and 12,5 km of intermediate difficulty) |
| Elevation info: | 560 to 1,800 meters (difference 1,240 m) |
| Total surface area: | 78 hectares |
| Number of ski lifts: | 9 (1 cable car, 4 chairlifts, 3 T-bar lifts and 1 J-bar lift) |
| Ski Equipment hire: | Available |
| Ski school: | Available |
| Night skiing: | Not available |
| Freeride / off-piste sectors: | Available |
| Sledding area : | Available |
| Ski pass prices: | Day ticket costs €32 for adults, €28 for youth and students and €16 for children |
| Operating times: | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| General season: | From late-November to the beginning of May |
| Phone: | +386 4 572 97 12 |
| Website: | vogel.si |
| E-mail: | info@vogel.si |
| Address: | Ukanc 6, 4265 Bohinjsko jezero |
| Latitude and Longitude Coordinates: | 46.275610, 13.835270 |
| GPS coordinates: | 46° 16' 32.196'' N 13° 50' 6.972'' E |
Vogel Piste Map
Vogel Ski Resort Photo Gallery
Vogel is a wonderful place to ski with breathtaking views.
On a nice day, the views are breathtaking, you are skiing in a middle of a national park and we can’t think of anywhere more beautiful.
Although there are only 14 pistes (some of which are quite short) they are all different, and provide different levels of difficulty and challenges.
The runs are a good mix of easier blues and some quite challenging reds.
There are various slopes one could venture.
The place itself is charming and has a real alpine feel with several restaurants dotted around.
The ski resort is great for intermediate skiers with mainly blue and red runs.
For the seasoned pro’s the runs might get boring (a little limited, no black slopes)! For beginners and intermediates it is great.
Vogel is an amazing place, absolutely beautiful views over the mountains and the valleys below.
It is a mid-sized resort with all runs essentially leading to the bottom of the main blue run.
Stunning views, great runs and very well maintained.
The queues for the lifts are quite short but the gondola queue to get up and down the mountain could get busy at peak times.
The place is very safe & there is nowhere for the kids to get lost.
There is a main 4 man chairlift and a number of other t-bar, one man & 2 man lifts around the resort.
There are 2 establishments that hire out ski equipment at the top of the cable car, both similar in price.
The lift queues are almost always short or non-existent.
The views are spectacular and you can see for miles.
The waits for chair lifts and T bars are short.
The ski rental shop workers are really helpful and the ski gear is good – skis a little worn but nothing to complain about for recreational skiers.
Lots of the skiiers are locals.
Not a resort for those wanting black pistes but brilliant for families or those wanting more gentle slopes… mainly red and blue.
Whilst it is a small resort it works well for family’s as you are not too far from each other.
The resort is also an excellent start to your first snowboarding experience.
The resort is terrific for freeride skiing.
Vogel is one of the best places to freeride in Slovenia.
The views are absolutely spectacular – from looking down at the incredible Bohinj lake to looking around at the mighty peaks of the Julian Alps.
The views from this ski resort are breathtaking.
The nature up there is stunning!
Even if you’re not skiing, you can still take the cable car to the top and enjoy the view.
There are 4 restaurants up the mountain, which all sell great food and coffee (also excellent hot wine & beer).
There are lots of cosy places to eat, all with terraces, and they all have great food at reasonable prices.
There is even accommodation up here which is of a good standard & great value too.
There are plenty of places to have a drink or food and enjoy the views.
You need to take a cable car to the resort itself, which is high on the mountain above.
The Vogel Ski Centre is high in the mountains and to get to it you have to take the cable car.
Images by Iztok Medja, Slovenia.info!
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