Mariborsko Pohorje Ski Resort

Mariborsko Pohorje Ski Resort
Location	Maribor, Mariborsko & Areško Pohorje  Slovenia
Nearest city	Maribor
Coordinates	46.5339°N 15.6001°E / 46.5339°N 15.6001°E / 46.5339; 15.6001 (Mariborsko Pohorje Ski Resort)
Vertical	1002 m - (3,286 ft) total
Top elevation	1327 m - (4,352 ft) Žigart
Base elevation	325 m - (1,066 ft) Bottom station Pohorska vzpenjača
Skiable area	550 acres (2.2 km2)
Runs	25
Longest run	4 km - (1,6 miles)
Lift system	22 total 1 gondola 16 surface 3 doublechair 1 fourchair 1 sixchair
Snowmaking	yes
Web site	mariborsko-pohorje.org/winter

Mariborsko Pohorje Ski Resort is the largest Slovenian ski resort located in literary next to municipality of Maribor at mountain ranges of Mariborsko & Areško Pohorje.

Ski resort consist of three sections: lower section "Snow Stadium, middle section "Bolfenk" and upper section called "Areh". But the whole resort is known as Mariborsko pohorje. Resort offers 40 km of ski slopes, 27 km of cross-country skiing and 10 km of night skiing. The resort is most famous for traditional and one of the oldest FIS Alpine Ski World Cup ladies "Golden Fox" competition.

Resort statistics

Elevation
Summit - 1327 m / (4,352 ft)
Base - 325 m / (1,066 ft)

Ski Terrain
2,2 km² (550 acres) - Sections Snow Stadium, Bolfenk and Areh are covering 415 km (258 mi) of ski slopes on one mountain.

Slope Difficulty
-expert (5 km)
-intermediate (13 km)
-beninner (23,5 km)

Vertical Drop
- 1002 m - (3,286 ft) in total

Longest Run: "Pohorska vzpenjača"

Average Winter Daytime Temperature:

Average Annual Snowfall:

Lift Capacity: 22,300 skiers per hour (all together)

Ski Season Opens: December

Ski Season Ends: April

Snow Conditions Phone Line: [phone]

Other activities

view on Maribosko Pohorje from Maribor

• mountain biking (world cup)
• hiking
• Alpine Roller Coaster (only in summer)
• Adrenalin park
• differen events (Snow Stadium)
• sledding track (1 km, winter)
• wellnes, spa, golf

Ski lifts

view tower-Bolfenk section

Hotel Areh (at section Areh)

view on Maribor from cable-car "Pohorska vzpenjača"

Bolfenk church

Snow Stadium

• Lower section (325m - 1050m)

Name	Length
Pohorska vzpenjača	2505m
Radvanje	770m
Poštela	1187m
Sleme	1061m
Mojca	830m
Kekec	100m
Cicibanček	187m
Bellvue	250m
Bolfenk	653m
Habakuk	260m

Bolfenk

• Middle section (937m - 1150m)

Name	Length
Stolp	945m
Videc	957m
Partizanka 1	879m
Partizanka 2	879m

Areh

• Upper section (927m - 1327m)

Name	Length
Pisker 2	1672m
Ruška	1285m
Orel	1285m
Areh	408m
Cojzerica 1	710m
Cojzerica 2	710m
Žigart	386m
Vali	126m

External links

• mariborsko-pohorje.org/winter - official site