Rogla Ski Resort Explained

Rogla
Location:Rogla, Zreče, Slovenia
(Zreče Pohorje)
Nearest City:Maribor (52 km)
Graz (117 km)
Ljubljana (119 km)
Trieste (212 km)
Vienna (307 km)
Venice (358 km)
Budapest (385 km)
Munich (481 km)
Coordinates:46.4514°N 15.3287°W
Pushpin Map:Slovenia#Alps#Europe
Pushpin Relief:1
Vertical:467m (1,532feet)
Top Elevation:1517m (4,977feet)
Base Elevation:1050m (3,450feet)
Skiable Area:100ha
Number Trails:13.5km (08.4miles)


5.7km (03.5miles)
5.3km (03.3miles)
2.5km (01.6miles)

Longest Run:1.32km (00.82miles) - Jurgovo I
Liftsystem:11 (2 chairlifts, 9 surface lifts)
Lift Capacity:13,500 / h
Snowfall:550cm (220inches)
Snowmaking:100% of area
Nightskiing:Košuta, Jasa I
Terrainparks:Rogla Fun Park
External Link:rogla.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 13.5km (08.4miles) of ski slopes and 24km (15miles) 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).

History

Early years

Early tourism dates back to 1928, when the Pesek cabin was opened. The first 10-meter high wooden watchtower was opened in 1934 at the highest point of Rogla, which was destroyed during World War II and replaced with a steel 30-meter high watchtower at the same place in 1956 and which is still standing. As of 2015 this was the highest watchtower in Slovenia.

In 1952 the old cabin was opened for herders only and since 1956 has also been open for tourism. It was the main gathering point at Rogla for many years, where modern tourism started and around which hotels were built is still very popular nowadays. Unior, a blacksmith company from valley lower in Zreče took over the cabin in 1972.

1975: Start of mass tourism

In 1974 Unior's management commissioned studies for the development of Rogla as a ski resort. The road leading to the peak was widened and the first ski lifts were built.

The main hotel and sports area with the Zlodejevo ski slope (the first slope) below an old cabin and Uniorček opened in late 1975 at an elevation of 1517m (4,977feet).

1980: Huge investments

In 1978 construction began on the Hotel Dobrava in Zreče and the Hotel Planja on Rogla. Around Old Cabin they opened Hotel Planja in 1980, with the new ski lifts Mašinžaga and Ostruščica, and by 1981 the Hotel Dobrava had opened, along with a new swimming pool and an athletics and football stadium. In 1983 Hotel Rogla was opened next to Old Cabin.

1985: Jurgovo opened

In 1985 the Jurgovo black ski slopes were opened.

1987: Indor hall and chairlift Planja opened

On 12 December 1987, they opened multipurpose sports indoor hall with first ever squash court in Slovenia and 2-chair lift Planja-Mašinžaga at the same time.[3]

By the 1990s, Rogla had a capacity of over 1,200 beds and ski lifts handling 12,200 skiers per hour. In 1993 the Košuta ski lift was opened.

Between 2000 and 2004, a new Hotel Dobrava was opened, and two four-seat chairlifts were constructed to replaced old and outdated two-seated chairlifts. The artificial snow system was extended and upgraded to make Rogla one of the best ski resorts in Slovenia and the first alpine mountain coaster in Slovenia.

In December 2007 Rogla Fun Park was opened along the Mašinžaga ski slope for skiers and snowboarders.

2009: World Cup debut

In 2009 FIS Cross-country skiing World Cup events were organized for the first time, repeated two years later.

In October 2010 a new Catholic church was built a top of the mountain. In December 2012 the Jasa II ski lift and slope were opened, intended for snowboard and ski cross.

In June 2014 the new four-star Hotel Natura was opened next to Cross-Country World Cup stadium.

2019: Second watch tower opened

In September 2019 a new 37m (121feet) high wooden watch tower and trails called the Canopy Trail (Pot med krošnjami) was opened. It has a total walking distance of 1km (01miles). It is only the ninth structure in the world of this kind.

In June 2020, first of this kind in Slovenia, 60 metres long spiral dry slide around outside of 37 meter high wooden Canopy Trail watch tower (Pot med krošnjami).

Ski area

Slopes

SlopeLengthDropLevel
Uniorček 1align=center width=50300 malign=center width=5043 malign=center width=50
Uniorček 2310 m42 malign=center width=50
Košuta730 m122 malign=center width=50
Jasa 1 (ex Ostruščica 3)500 m140 malign=center width=50
Jasa 2550 m140 malign=center width=50
Mašinžaga1100 m171 malign=center width=50
Ostruščica 1600 m142 malign=center width=50
Ostruščica 2620 m142 malign=center width=50
Planja 1294 m153 malign=center width=50
Planja (left sleeve)475 m100 malign=center width=50
Jurgovo 11320 m359 malign=center width=50
Jurgovo 1 (right sleeve)760 m100 malign=center width=50
Jurgovo 2753 m100 malign=center width=50
Jurgovo 3683 m235 malign=center width=50
Jurgovo 3 (black)683 m235 malign=center width=50
Jurgovo 3 to 1 (connection)620 m15 malign=center width=50

Lifts

LiftType
Planja4 chairlift
Uniorček covered belt lift
Uniorček 1button lift
Uniorček 2button lift
Mašinžaga 1T-bar lift
Mašinžaga 2T-bar lift
Ostruščica 1T-bar lift
Ostruščica 2T-bar lift
Jasa T-bar lift
KošutaT-bar lift
Jurgovo 14 chairlift
Jurgovo 2T-bar lift
Jurgovo 3button lift

Winter tourism

SeasonNo. of skiersSkiing
days
Rank (visitors)
2009/10185,000111
2012/13173,000122
2013/14151,0001271
2014/15177,0001181
2015/16186,9681321
2016/17188,5281201
2017/18202,2301232
2018/19209,6171262
2019/20150,000121N/A

Accommodation

Outdoor activities

Road access

World Cup

Cross-country skiing

DateGEventWinnerSecondThird
19 December 2009  MSprint C   Petter Northug Tobias Angerer Jesper Modin
20 December 2009  M30 km C Mass   Petter Northug Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin
17 December 2011  MSprint F   Petter Northug Dario Cologna Alexey Poltoranin
18 December 2011  M15 km C Mass   Petter Northug Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin
DateGEventWinnerSecondThird
19 December 2009  LSprint C   Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Petra Majdič
20 December 2009  L15 km C Mass   Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Anna Haag
17 December 2011  LSprint C   Justyna Kowalczyk Therese Johaug Vibeke Skofterud
18 December 2011  L15 km C Mass   M. Caspersen Falla Chandra Crawford Ida Ingemarsdotter

Snowboard

DateGEventWinnerSecondThird
8 February 2013  MParallel GS   Roland Fischnaller Žan Košir Sylvain Dufour
18 January 2014  MParallel GS   Lukas Mathies Žan Košir Sylvain Dufour
31 January 2015  MParallel GS   Vic Wild Mirko Felicetti Žan Košir
23 January 2016  MParallel GS   Andrey Sobolev Radoslav Yankov Vic Wild
28 January 2017  MParallel GS   Nevin Galmarini Radoslav Yankov Žan Košir
20 January 2018  MParallel GS   A. Prommegger Edwin Coratti Benjamin Karl
21 January 2018  MParallel GS   Benjamin Karl Radoslav Yankov Roland Fischnaller
19 January 2019  MParallel GS   Edwin Coratti Daniele Bagozza Rok Marguč
18 January 2020  MParallel GS   Edwin Coratti Roland Fischnaller Vic Wild
DateGEventWinnerSecondThird
8 February 2013  LParallel GS   Y. Tudegesheva Nicolien Sauerbreij Claudia Riegler
18 January 2014  LParallel GS   Ester Ledecká Tomoka Takeuchi Julia Dujmovits
31 January 2015  LParallel GS   Marion Kreiner Ina Meschik Selina Jörg
23 January 2016  LParallel GS   Ester Ledecká Marion Kreiner Y. Tudegesheva
28 January 2017  LParallel GS   Ester Ledecká Carolin Langenhorst Ina Meschik
20 January 2018  LParallel GS   Ester Ledecká Claudia Riegler Julia Dujmovits
21 January 2018  LParallel GS   R. T. Hofmeister Sabine Schöffmann Alena Zavarzina
19 January 2019  LParallel GS   Selina Jörg Natalia Soboleva Cheyenne Loch
18 January 2020  LParallel GS   Ester Ledecká R. T. Hofmeister Natalia Soboleva

See also

External links

rogla.eu official

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The grand finale of the ski season in Slovenia. I Feel Slovenia. 1 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Smučarska sezona 2017/2018: Pripravljeni na snežne užitke in nove rekorde. Dnevnik. 29 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Rogla zanimiva za šport in rekreacijo vse leto. Delo. sl. 1. 14 December 1987.