Skiing in Kranjska Gora

Kranjska Gora: Slovenia's longest ski tradition, from village blues to the Podkoren World Cup slope

Kranjska Gora ski guide: 18 numbered slopes, the Podkoren World Cup hill, 2026–27 pass prices, Ljubljana airport transfers and honest low-altitude snow advice.

Numbered slopes on the official plan and live counter

18

Alpine pistes, approximate official total (km)

20

Lowest point of the ski facilities (m above sea level)

813

Highest point of the ski facilities (m above sea level)

1600

Adult daily ski pass, Kranjska Gora, season 2026–27 (EUR)

50

Skiing & terrain in Kranjska Gora

All 18 numbered slopes in the legend of RTC Žičnice Kranjska Gora's official slope plan (Proga 1–17 and Proga 20; there is no 18 or 19), which matches the operator's live counter of 18 slopes. Three official areas are added at the end and not counted: Podkoren (Poligon, the World Cup slope), Velika dolina and the Žičko Kids Area.

Numbered slopes on the official plan (this table)

18

Lifts on the operator's live counter, October 2026

13

Ski area surface, official approximate (ha)

125

Cross-country tracks in the Sava valley (km)

40

• Easy (blue) slopes in this table: 8
• Medium (red) slopes in this table: 7
• Difficult (black) slopes in this table: 1

Checked 18 October 2026. The operator publishes its slopes only as numbers with a colour (easy, medium, difficult) — no names and no per-slope lengths — so every lengthM is null and every row carries one official label rather than a sector we would have to guess from the map. Slopes 8 and 11 have a half-red, half-black dot in the legend; we leave their difficulty empty and do not count them in the breakdown (8 blue, 7 red, 1 black, 2 red/black). The operator's overall figure is about 20 km of pistes on about 125 ha between 813 and 1600 m. Kranjska Gora is low: early and late in the season not everything opens — in December 2025 there was no ski link between Podkoren and Kranjska Gora — so check the live status each day. Planica, next door, is a ski-jumping and Nordic venue, not an alpine ski area.

Kranjska Gora pistes: 18 slopes from the village to Podkoren and Velika dolina

Kranjska Gora is Slovenia's ski area with the longest ski tradition, run by RTC Žičnice Kranjska Gora on the slopes below Vitranc. The operator gives about 20 km of alpine pistes on roughly 125 ha, between 813 m and 1600 m. The two main areas, Kranjska Gora and Podkoren, are linked by the pistes; Velika dolina, opposite Zelenci and reached from Podkoren, is a smaller separate area with its own lifts and ticket office.

The official slope plan numbers 18 slopes (1–17 and 20) and marks each as easy, medium or difficult: 8 blue, 7 red, one black (10) and two red/black (8 and 11). It does not give names or lengths, so neither do we. The lift list on the plan includes Kekec, Mojca 1, Rožle, Mojca 2, Dolenčev rut, Vitranc 1, Brsnina, Podkoren, Kolovrat, Bedanc, Velika dolina and Vitranc 2.

Podkoren is the racing hill: the World Cup has been held there since 1990, and the 66th Vitranc Cup giant slalom and slalom run on 2–3 January 2027. Expect the Podkoren (Poligon) area or its FIS slope to close around race days, as it did in January and March 2026. Planica, a few kilometres west, is the famous ski-jumping and Nordic centre — it has no alpine pistes.

Kranjska Gora for beginners: village blues, night skiing and short passes

Kranjska Gora is one of the easier places in the Alps to learn. The official plan shows the blue slopes 1, 2, 3 and 5 next to the Kekec, Mojca 1, Rožle, Mojca 2 and Dolenčev rut lifts by the village, and four more blues (14–17) further west towards Velika dolina. Start on the village blues and only move to the reds once turns and stops are secure.

Hourly passes help on a first day: the 2026–27 price list has 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-hour passes as well as day passes. Night skiing (18:00–21:00) runs on Fridays on the Dolenčev rut chairlift and Mojca 2, and on Saturdays on Kekec and Mojca 2 — a quieter session for practice; multi-day passes do not include it.

Skip the black 10 and the red/black 8 and 11 until you are confident, and remember that the World Cup slope in Podkoren is steep — its difficulty is exactly what the racers talk about.

Getting to Kranjska Gora: Ljubljana airport, Jesenice station or Klagenfurt and Trieste by car

Kranjska Gora has no airport. The nearest gateway is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport: from there, public buses run to Ljubljana, Kranj and Bled, and you change in Ljubljana onto the regular Ljubljana–Rateče line, which serves Kranjska Gora. A shared shuttle (GoOpti) sells seats at a point of sale in Terminal B, which is the simplest door-to-door option with skis.

By train, the last line to Kranjska Gora closed in 1966; the nearest station is Jesenice, 20 km away, then the Ljubljana–Rateče bus or a taxi. Klagenfurt in Austria and Trieste or Venice in Italy are alternative airports, mostly for travellers with a hire car or a booked transfer. Don't count on the cross-border Kranjska Gora–Tarvisio–Arnoldstein bus in winter: in 2026 it ran only from 1 July to 31 August.

In the village, the ticket office and the Kekec, Mojca and Dolenčev rut lifts are within walking distance of most hotels. Podkoren is the next village west and Velika dolina is reached from Podkoren; during the January 2026 World Cup weekend the operator sent Velika dolina skiers in from the Rateče side, so check the news before driving.

Kranjska Gora with kids: Žičko Kids Area, ski schools and family passes

The lift company has fenced off part of the slope as the Žičko Kids Area, with a ski carpet, gates and characters from Josip Vandot's stories. It is only for children up to 10, and you buy a wristband at the ticket office (€10 in the 2026–27 list); ordinary children's passes are not valid there.

The operator lists six ski schools: Extreme Vital, INTERSPORT Šport Bernik, SkiSchool.si, Ski & sport school Miha Orel and Kekec Ski School, all with addresses in Kranjska Gora, plus Ski school Rossi from Ljubljana. Ask each one about minimum age, group size and teaching language — the operator does not publish them.

For a non-skiing parent, the valley has about 40 km of cross-country tracks along the Sava between Gozd Martuljek and Planica/Tamar, and Planica's ski jumps are worth a visit — especially on the World Cup final weekend, 18–21 March 2027.

Where to stay for skiing: Kranjska Gora village or Podkoren

Kranjska Gora village is the practical base for most skiers. The main ticket office (Borovška cesta 103a), the beginner lifts, the night skiing and most of the ski schools are on or near Borovška cesta, so you can walk to the snow, ski the evening sessions and have the restaurants on the doorstep. The downside: the busiest slopes are right here at weekends.

Podkoren, the next village west, is smaller and quieter, sits at the foot of the World Cup slope with the Podkoren chairlift and a ticket pick-up box, and is the way into Velika dolina. But it is closed or restricted around the Vitranc Cup (2–3 January 2027), and early in the season it may not be linked to Kranjska Gora on skis — in December 2025 the operator warned there was no connection, and Podkoren tickets had to be bought in Kranjska Gora.

Families with small children and anyone after night skiing should pick the village; strong skiers who want the Podkoren pistes first thing, and are happy to drive or walk to the village for evening life, can choose Podkoren.

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Kranjska Gora ski pass 2026–27: day, multi-day, family and Velika dolina prices

RTC Žičnice has published its 2026–27 price list (dated 30 April 2026, checked 18 October 2026): a day pass costs €50 for adults, €45 for seniors (born 1966 or earlier) and youth (born 2003–2011) and €31 for children (born 2012–2020). Six consecutive days cost €240 for an adult, a family day pass (2 adults + 2 children) €140, a night-skiing pass €38 and an adult season pass €580. The youngest children ski on a reduced day pass of €18.

Velika dolina has its own cheaper list for 2026–27 — adults €36 a day — valid only on the Kolovrat and Bedanc drag lifts and the Velika dolina chairlift. Multi-day passes do not include night skiing, day passes are not valid for it, and children, youth and seniors must show ID when buying.

The operator says pre-sale for 2026–27 will be in November, with details at the end of October, and that prices and ticket types can change without notice — check the official price list before you go. Passes can also be bought online and collected from pick-up boxes in Kranjska Gora and Podkoren.

Best time to ski in Kranjska Gora: snow history, season dates and forecasts

For the best snow window, aim for late January and February. At ARSO's Rateče station (863 m, close to Kranjska Gora's base at about 810 m), January had snow cover on 29 days on average in 1981–2010, and in 57 of the 69 winters from 1948 to 2016 snow lay on every day of February — versus only 31 Marches. December is the shoulder month (full-month cover in 29 winters since 1947), and March depends on the year, with the low slopes melting first. Snow-cover days have fallen: 120 a year on average in 1981–2010, down from 132 in 1961–1990. Historical averages never guarantee a given season.

The 2026–27 opening and closing dates had not been published on 18 October 2026; the operator promised pre-sale details for the end of October. Last winter shows what a low resort means in practice: on 20 December 2025 only Kekec, Mojca 1, Mojca 2 and Podkoren were running, without a link between Podkoren and Kranjska Gora, and from 2 March 2026 Velika dolina opened at weekends only.

Key dates: the Vitranc Cup on 2–3 January 2027 (Podkoren closures around it) and the Planica ski-jumping final on 18–21 March 2027, when the valley is busy. Before you go, check the live slope counter and the tourist board's lift-operation page.

Find ski partners in Kranjska Gora for Podkoren, night skiing and Planica

Kranjska Gora is compact, so solo trips work well: one base, a dozen lifts and an evening session twice a week. On SkiPair, add your dates, whether you're staying in the village or Podkoren and your level, and match with someone skiing the same days — for a morning on the Podkoren reds, a Friday or Saturday night session, or a day at Velika dolina.

Agree the plan before you meet: who wants the black 10 or the red/black 8 and 11, whether you need the Velika dolina pass, and a fallback if Podkoren is closed for races. Around the Vitranc Cup and the Planica final it's easy to find company to watch the racing too.

Ski pass prices for Kranjska Gora

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