Rogla Ski Resort

Rogla
Surface lift from Mašinžaga to Jurgovo
Rogla is located in Slovenia
Rogla
Rogla
Location in Slovenia
Rogla is located in Alps
Rogla
Rogla
Rogla (Alps)
Rogla is located in Europe
Rogla
Rogla
Rogla (Europe)
LocationRogla, Zreče, Slovenia
(Zreče Pohorje)
Nearest major cityMaribor (52 km)
Graz (117 km)
Ljubljana (119 km)
Trieste (212 km)
Vienna (307 km)
Venice (358 km)
Budapest (385 km)
Munich (481 km)
Coordinates46°27′05″N 15°19′43″E / 46.4514°N 15.3287°E / 46.4514; 15.3287
Vertical467 m (1,532 ft)
Top elevation1,517 m (4,977 ft)
Base elevation1,050 m (3,445 ft)
Skiable area100 hectares (250 acres)
Trails13.5 km (8.4 mi):
  5.7 km (3.5 mi)
  5.3 km (3.3 mi)
  2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Longest run1.32 km (0.82 mi) - Jurgovo I
Lift system11 (2 chairlifts, 9 surface lifts)
Lift capacity13,500 / h
Terrain parksRogla Fun Park
Snowfall550 cm (220 in)
Snowmaking100% of area
Night skiingKošuta, Jasa I
Websiterogla.eu

Rogla Ski Resort is a Slovenian ski resort opened in 1975 at Rogla, Zreče, located at the top of the Zreče Pohorje range and regularly the most or second most visited Slovenian ski resort, with over 200,000 skiers per season and capacity of 13,500/h. It is the seventh-largest Slovenian ski resort by ski area, with a total 13.5 km (8.4 mi) of ski slopes and 24 km (15 mi) of cross-country tracks.[1][2]

Two outdoor stadiums and a multipurpose indoor sports hall, are one of the highest elevation stadiums/indoor arenas in Europe. Resort offers many activities, such as alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, squash, snowboarding, hiking, climbing wall, soccer, handball, basketball, athletics, mountain bike downhill, horseback riding, swimming, fitness, tennis, dog sledding, a forest canopy trail, and an alpine coaster.

The Rogla Olympic Center (Olimpijski športni center Rogla), used as high-elevation training camp, has hosted many prominent sports teams and athletes, such as Monica Seles, Goran Ivanišević, Petra Majdič, Goran Dragić, Paris Saint-Germain, Panathinaikos F.C., the Spain men's national handball team, and the France men's national handball team.

They are firmly a part of FIS Snowboard World Cup calendar hosting parallel giant slalom events since 2013; and FIS Cross-Country World Cup (2009, 2011).

  1. ^ "The grand finale of the ski season in Slovenia". I Feel Slovenia. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Smučarska sezona 2017/2018: Pripravljeni na snežne užitke in nove rekorde". Dnevnik. Retrieved 29 November 2017.