Vogel slovenia
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Vogel Slovenia.
Vogel Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Slovenian ski resort Vogel lies at 1800 metres altitude in the Bohinj region of the Slovenian Julian Alps. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Vogel ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Vogel snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Vogel (Slovenia) is Klagenfurt ( Austria ) at a distance of 70km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Vogel ski season runs from November to May.
SNO-man says
Mount Vogel is accessed by cable car which arrives at a plateau with nursery arera and trails radiating out for more advanced skiers. Runs down to picturesque lake-side Bohinjska Bistrica below when snow cover is adequate.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Vogel Slovenia
Beginner Trails
 4 runs ?km |
25% |
Intermediate Trails
 4 runs ?km |
25% |
Advanced Trails
 4 runs ?km |
25% |
Expert Trails
 4 runs 4km |
25% |
Vogel Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Vogel Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 36km |
| total length of Vogel trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N W |
| direction Vogel ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1800m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 569m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 569m |
| centre of Vogel ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1231m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1231m |
| 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 Vogel
Skiing Vogel you'll enjoy 16 pistes and trails and that means approximately 36km of ski runs. Vogel lifts number 9 with the capacity to uplift 6090 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Slovenian ski resort of Vogel is over 6km long.
Vogel Ski Area
Vogel ski area has 25% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 25% intermediate, 25% advanced ski slopes and 25% for expert skiers - the most difficult Vogel piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Vogel after dark.
Vogel for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Vogel
If you snowboard Vogel you'll want to know that, of the 9 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Vogel snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Vogel snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Vogel for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Vogel Apres Ski
The apres ski Vogel scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
12 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 1 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Climbing, Curling, Horse Riding, Ice Hockey, Indoor Tennis.
SNO-man says
Ice skating is available on the frozen lake with skates available for rental. When the lake freezes people can enjoy a 4 km long natural skating rink.
Ice climbing is also available with an artificial ice waterfall as well as plenty of natural ones, for example the Suha valley below the alpine meadow of Blato, the Ribnica gorge, the mountain gorge below Podjelje and the waterfalls at Soteska.
Paragliding is often possible from Vogel and winter mountaineering for those already skilled can be arranged with local guides.
When there is not much snow in the valley biking and hiking may be available.
In Bohinjska Bistrica the Tomaz Godec museum has displays of the traditional local industry of leather tanning as well as the war.
Some of the hotels have leisure facilities, notably the indoor pool, sauna and solarium at the Jezero.
Vogel for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Vogel Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Vogel resort - ski Vogel by any other name
The Slovenian ski resort of Vogel ski resort is also known as Vogel and has the following common misspellings:
Vogel ski area has ski slopes which face N W
The direction which the various Vogel 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. Vogel ski resort has ski slopes facing N W.
Vogel for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall