Kopaonik serbia
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Kopaonik Serbia.
Kopaonik Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Serbian ski resort Kopaonik lies at 2017 metres altitude in the ? region of the Serbian Dinarske. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Kopaonik ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Kopaonik snow making covers 8.5km of ski trails, which equates to around 15 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Kopaonik (Serbia) is Belgrade at a distance of 273km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Kopaonik ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A modern and well designed purpose built centre with a good snow and sunshine record, popular wirth Western European skiers up to the Yugoslavian civil war - offering as it did the rare combination of high quality with low Eastern European prices. Runs include FIS approved 'super G' or downhill, giant slalom ("Duboka") and slalom ("Gobelja") courses. Much slope-side accommodation and ski bus (free) linking base stations. There is also floodlighting for night skiing.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Kopaonik Serbia
Beginner Trails
 4 runs ?km |
17% |
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs ?km |
52% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs ?km |
21% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
8% |
Kopaonik Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | 9000 - 9000 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Kopaonik Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 44km |
| total length of Kopaonik trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | W NW SW |
| direction Kopaonik ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2017m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1496m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1770m |
| centre of Kopaonik ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 521m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 521m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Kopaonik
Skiing Kopaonik you'll enjoy 23 pistes and trails and that means approximately 44km of ski runs. Kopaonik lifts number 23 with the capacity to uplift 27500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Serbian ski resort of Kopaonik is over 3.5km long.
Kopaonik Ski Area
Kopaonik ski area has 17% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 52% intermediate, 21% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Kopaonik piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Kopaonik after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Kopaonik for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Kopaonik Apres Ski
The apres ski Kopaonik scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 1 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bowling.
SNO-man says
Many activities off the slopes are based in the resort's main hotel, The Grand. These include a large heated indoor pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, fitness room, games room, basketball, tennis courts, climbing wall and internet café.
Out on the snow, snowmobiling, tobogganing or sledge rides are available and hang gliding is possible through the ski school.
Kopaonik for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Kopaonik Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Kopaonik resort - ski Kopaonik by any other name
The Serbian ski resort of Kopaonik ski resort is also known as Kopaonik and has the following common misspellings:
Kopaonik ski area has ski slopes which face W NW SW
The direction which the various Kopaonik ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Kopaonik ski resort has ski slopes facing W NW SW.
Kopaonik for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall