Skiing in Vogel

Vogel: a cable car from Lake Bohinj to natural-snow pistes at 1,535–1,800 m

Vogel ski guide: 13 official runs with lengths, the only cable car up from Ukanc, natural snow above Lake Bohinj, 2026–27 pass status and the best snow months.

Kilometres of slopes in good snow (operator total)

22

Highest ski-lift station, metres

1800

Vertical of the cable car from Ukanc (569 m) to the upper station (1,535 m), metres

956

Numbered ski trails in the official list (7 blue, 6 red, no black)

13

Žagarjev graben, longest run in the official list, metres

6800

Distance from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport to Bohinj, km

50

Skiing & terrain in Vogel

Every numbered ski trail on Žičnice Vogel Bohinj's official “Ski Lifts and Slopes at Vogel Ski Centre” list, checked 18 October 2026: 13 trails with the operator's own length and blue/red colour, plus the snow park and children's park, which the list numbers as areas. All rows carry the single label “Vogel” because the list gives no sectors.

Numbered ski trails in the list (plus the snow park and children's park areas)

13

Kilometres of the 13 listed trails added up

18.58

Kilometres of slopes, operator total (9.5 km easy, 12.5 km intermediate)

22

Lifts including the cable car, the new Zadnji Vogel circular cable car and the magic carpet

9

Ski area, hectares

78

• Blue (easy) trails in this table: 7
• Red (medium) trails in this table: 6

Colours come from the official list (blue = easy, red = medium; the legend says there are no black runs on Vogel). The 13 listed trails add up to 18.58 km, while the operator quotes 22 km of slopes in good snow (9,500 m easy and 12,500 m intermediate), so the totals use a different count. The operator's ski-centre page describes Žagarjev graben as Slovenia's longest slope, about 7.5 km from the top of the Šija chairlift to the cable car's valley station; the list gives 6,800 m for the trail itself. Lift lengths are not used as run lengths. The snow park and children's park are areas with no length.

Vogel pistes: the cable car, Orlove glave, Šija and Žagarjev graben

Vogel is run by Žičnice Vogel Bohinj and is reached only by the cable car (aerial tramway) from Ukanc at the western end of Lake Bohinj: 1,663 m long, from 569 m to 1,535 m, 80 passengers per cabin and about four minutes up. The ski area spreads over 78 ha up to 1,800 m, the highest lift station, with four-seater chairlifts at Brunarica and Orlove glave, the single-seater Šija chair, the Storeč, Konta and Kratki plaz T-bars and, new on the Orlove glave – Zadnji Vogel slope, a panoramic circular cable car. The pistes rely only on natural snow.

The official trail list has 13 numbered runs — 7 blue and 6 red, with no black runs on Vogel — plus the snow park and children's park. The longest blues are Brunarica - Zadnji Vogel (2.2 km) and Orlove glave (1.3 km); the reds include Orlove glave - Zadnji Vogel (2.1 km) and Šija - Zadnji Vogel (1.38 km). The operator quotes up to 22 km of slopes in good snow.

The run everyone asks about is Žagarjev graben, 6,800 m in the list and described by the operator as Slovenia's longest slope (about 7.5 km from the top of the Šija chair to the valley cable car station). It opens only when there is enough snow down to the valley; the rest of the time, you ride the cable car back down to Ukanc.

Vogel for beginners: the children's park and the long blues

First turns happen in the children's park right by the upper cable car station: a 60 m magic carpet, a sledding track and a carousel. The operator says it suits adult beginners too, and you need no ski pass there — only a cable car ticket if you come up from the valley. If your instructor decides you are ready for the slopes, you pay only the difference at the upper ticket office.

Next steps are the blues: Orlove glave (1.3 km) beside the chairlift of the same name, Šija - Konta (1.25 km) and the 2.2 km Brunarica - Zadnji Vogel. The “obvoznica” runs are easy bypasses around the steeper Storeč, Konta and Kratki plaz pitches, so you can follow the same lifts as stronger friends.

Getting to Vogel: Ljubljana airport, the Bohinj railway and the bus to Ukanc

Bohinj has no airport. Tourism Bohinj lists Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (50 km) as the nearest, then a rental car, taxi or bus; Klagenfurt (70 km) and Trieste Ronchi (200 km) also work, with a rental car, taxi or (from Klagenfurt) train. By car you come past Bled and through the Soteska gorge, or over Pokljuka; from the Primorska side, the car train through the Bohinj tunnel runs daily from Nova Gorica and Most na Soči to Bohinjska Bistrica.

By train, the Bohinj railway runs from Jesenice or Nova Gorica to Bohinjska Bistrica, the nearest station to Vogel; from there you continue by bus or taxi. A bus from Ljubljana's main bus station runs via Bled, Bohinjska Bistrica and Ribčev Laz to Ukanc every hour, and the nearest stop to the lift is “Vogel križišče”. In winter the operator and Tourism Bohinj also run a BohinjSKI Train package with Slovenian Railways and the SKI BUS, free with the Julian Alps: Bohinj card and expected from late December to late March.

At the bottom station, parking under the cable car is free, and the P5 Naklova glava, P6 Ukanc križišče and P19 car parks cost €3 an hour; parking anywhere else, including along the road, is fined. Check promet.bohinj.si for live car park occupancy on busy days.

Vogel with kids: the free children's park, ski schools and the Viharnik terrace

The children's park next to the upper cable car station is free, with a magic carpet, sledding track and carousel watched over by lift staff, and parents can keep an eye on it from the terrace of the Viharnik restaurant at the top station. Under the 2025/26 conditions — still the ones published on 18 October 2026 — children under 6 skied free with their parents and the child rate covered ages 6 to 14; check whether the same rules apply for 2026–27.

Two ski schools work on the mountain. Ski Finžgar (ski and snowboard school, Elan rental and service) is at the upper station: follow the blue signs and go down the stairs on the right. Alpinsport, a member of the Slovenian ski teachers' association, teaches in English, German and Croatian and rents Fischer skis and Goltes snowboards both on Vogel and at its office in Ribčev Laz, opposite Hotel Jezero.

With small children, remember the whole day depends on the cable car: plan lunch at the top and leave time for queues at the bottom station in the morning. Non-skiers can ride up for the views and sit on a restaurant terrace.

Where to stay for Vogel: Ukanc, Ribčev Laz, Stara Fužina or Bohinjska Bistrica

Ukanc, at the western end of the lake, is the closest base: the cable car's valley station is here, so you can walk or drive a short way to the lift. It is quiet, with little going on in the evening. For true ski-in, ski-out, the operator rents rooms on the mountain itself — Hostel Murka next to the slopes, Chalet Ruša a few steps from the upper station and Apartment Merjasec — where you stay after the last cable car has gone down.

Ribčev Laz, at the eastern end of the lake, and nearby Stara Fužina are the classic lakeside bases, with more choice of places to stay and eat and the Alpinsport rental office in Ribčev Laz, but you need the bus or SKI BUS to reach Ukanc. Bohinjska Bistrica, further down the valley, has the railway station, which suits train travellers and day trips to other areas, but it is the furthest from the lift — take the hourly bus towards Ukanc.

Wherever you stay, ask whether your host gives you the Julian Alps: Bohinj card, which makes the SKI BUS free.

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Vogel ski pass 2026–27: what is published and what it covers

Vogel's ski pass includes the cable car ride and all the lifts. On 18 October 2026, the official winter price list still showed the 2025/26 tables, so 2026–27 prices are not published yet and we do not quote last season's prices as current. Day and half-day tickets can be bought online; the half-day options were 8:30–13:00 and 11:30–16:00 in 2025/26.

Under the 2025/26 conditions, children were 6 to 14, youth 15 to 23 and seniors over 60 (with ID); children under 6 skied free with their parents, and a family day ticket was available for two adults with at least one child. Multi-day and season tickets carry a €3 card deposit. The season pass was the only ticket also valid at Kranjska Gora. If you only use the children's park, you need just a cable car ticket.

Best time to ski at Vogel: snow history, the 2026–27 season and forecasts

The best snow window at Vogel is February to March, with early April often still deep; January is good and December is the shoulder month. In a SkiPair calculation from ARSO's official monthly records for the Vogel climatological station (1,535 m, at the upper cable car level, 1991–2020), the average monthly maximum snow depth is about 94 cm in December, 129 cm in January, 172 cm in February, 203 cm in March and 169 cm in April, dropping to 68 cm in May; there is snow on the ground on almost every day from December to April. Since Vogel has no snowmaking, early December depends on the first storms. In the valley, the ARSO station at Bohinjska Češnjica (596 m) had snow cover on only about 21 days in February and 15 in March (2002–2020), so Žagarjev graben is a mid-winter bonus. Historical averages do not guarantee any season.

For 2026–27, no opening date has been published. The cable car is closed for maintenance from 21 September to about 30 November 2026, the SKI BUS is expected from late December to late March, and the 2025/26 season ended on 6 April 2026. All dates depend on natural snow.

Before you go, check the operator's current conditions page for open lifts, slopes and snow height, and the webcams. The cable car does not run during storms, and the snow park closes for a day or two after heavy snowfall.

Find ski partners at Vogel: Bohinj weekends, snow park days and Žagarjev graben

Vogel is easy to do solo: one cable car, a compact area and all the lifts within sight of the upper station. On SkiPair, add your dates, where you are staying in Bohinj and your level to find someone skiing the same days — for a run down Žagarjev graben when it is open, a session in the snow park or a relaxed day on the blues.

Agree on the basics first: which cable car you are taking up (it runs every half hour), where you meet at the top — for example by the Viharnik restaurant at the upper station — and the last cable car down. If Žagarjev graben is open, ski it together and check the operator's conditions page first.

Ski pass prices for Vogel

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Weather and snow

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