Travel Reference
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dog Volkec, battles the evil poacher and kidnapper Bedanec. It's still a favourite story
among Slovenian kids and has been made into several popular films.
Activities
Skiing
Skiiing is Kranjska Gora's bread and butter and the resort can get very crowded in January
and February. The season usually lasts from mid-December to early March.
Kranjska Gora Ski Centre
(RTC Žičnice; 580 94 00;
www.kr-gora.si
; Borovška cesta 103a; half-day pass adult/
child/senior & student €25/16/21, day pass €29/19/25; 9am-4pm Dec-Mar)
Kranjska
Gora's main ski area is just five minutes' walk from the centre of town. The slopes of the
Sava Dolinka Valley run for several kilometres to Rateče and Planica, making effectively
one big piste. There are lifts in the nearby village of Podkoren, 2km west of town, as well.
Together Kranjska Gora and Podkoren have five chairlifts and 15 tows.
SKIING
Planica Ski-Jumping Centre
(
www.planica.si
;
Planica)
The nearby village of Planica, 6km west of Kranjska Gora and
across the motorway from Rateče, is Slovenia's leading ski-jumping centre and hosts fre-
quent competitions open to the public, including the annual Ski Jumping World Champi-
onships held in mid-March. Ask at the Kranjska Gora TIC if there's a competition sched-
uled during your visit.
SKI JUMPING
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & INSTRUCTION
ASK Kranjska Gora Ski School
( 588 53 02;
www.ask-kg.com
; Borovška cesta 99a; 9am-4pm Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm
Sun mid-Dec-mid-Mar, 9am-3pm Mon-Fri mid-Mar-mid-Dec)
The leading ski school in
town offers a wide selection of instruction in alpine skiing and snowboarding. Offers sev-
eral instruction packages, some combined with ski passes. See the website for details.
SKI SCHOOL
Intersport
(
www.intersport-bernik.com
;
Borovška cesta 88a; 8am-8pm mid-Dec-mid-Mar,
8am-8pm Mon-Sat, 8am-1pm Sun mid-Mar-mid-Dec)
This reputable outlet offers both
SKI SCHOOL, EQUIPMENT RENTAL
