Ice-climbing. Photograph: B Kladnik.


Ice-diving. Photograph: Bobo.


Mountain trekking.


Icy lake. Photograph: B Kladnik.

In the vicinity of Lake Bohinj there are 4 ski areas to explore – although these ski areas are not as large as the bigger Alpine resorts – there is the advantage in that the queues are shorter!  

Vogel
Due to this being a 'high altitude' resort, the snow comes earlier and lasts longer here. The normal season lasts from 1st December to 1st May.
Mount Vogel is renowned for the reliability of the snow cover. This is due to its position on the first mountain barrier from the Adriatic Sea, giving more snow than other resorts of similar altitudes. The setting, high above Lake Bohinj, makes for stunning panoramas. In total there are 18 Kilometres of groomed runs to suit all levels.

At a glance:

Altitude	Lifts	Ski-runs	Ski-school	Additional info
569-1,800m	Gondola. 4 chairlifts. 4 drag-lifts. Capacity: 7,240 per hour	14km intermediate. 4km beginner. 8km cross-country.	Alpine. Cross-country. Telemark. Snowboard.	Supervised kindergarten on the snow. Guided ski-tours.

Kobla  
Located near to Lake Bohinj, Kobla resort is on lower slopes than Vogel – which is why they have the back-up of artificial snow if necessary!
Long, fast runs are plentiful here.  

At a glance:

Altitude	Lifts	Ski-runs	Ski-school	Additional info
540-1,480m	3 chairlifts. 3 drag-lifts. Capacity: 6,000 per hour	1km expert. 10km intermediate. 12km beginner. 13km cross-country.	Lessons available.	Sledding trail – 1,000 metres. Competition course area.

SoriskaPlanina  
This is a smaller ski-area, and farther away from the lake than the previous resorts. It has a couple of features, making this worth a visit: firstly, a giant slalom course, and secondly, an electronically timed section, to assist in developing your speeding ability!

At a glance:

Altitude	Lifts	Ski-runs	Ski-school	Additional info
1307-1,550m	1 chairlift. 3 drag-lifts. Capacity: 2,400 per hour	1km expert. 2km intermediate. 3km beginner. 6km cross-country.	Lessons available.	Sledding trail – 500 metres. Competition slalom course. Timed runs.

Senozeta  
Nearer the lake than SoriskaPlanina, and a smaller resort, but ideal for learning, and smaller children. Night-time ski-ing 6.00 - 9.00pm on Thursday and Friday evenings.

At a glance:

Altitude	Lifts	Ski-runs	Ski-school	Additional info
620m	1 chairlift. Capacity: 700 per hour	450m beginner. 15km cross-country.	Not on site .	Ideal practice slope.

Snow-rafting
Just like white-water rafting, but without the white-water! It’s all about more fun in the snow!  

Mountain Biking  
This is to get those muscles really aching! Mountain bikes + snow tyres + snow = a different experience!  

Ice-climbing  
Test your mountaineering skills on a frozen waterfall – spectacular and great fun!