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| heinz1. 05. 2013 16:31:17 |
Skiing is possible from the saddle to Prižnica, if you're early enough. Today I descended at 10, when it wasn't yet too soft. Walkers also occasionally go down there, so the snow in the lower part is already quite punched through.
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| ZoranV2. 05. 2013 10:25:35 |
Start at Podnarje at six in the morning. Snow is soft from the start, so on less steep with snowshoes, on steep without. Very little snow left, so descent from the top is not possible. Started from the saddle where you drop into the cirque in skins. For board snow is excellent, only slow is it ...
From cirque ascent back to Belščica and descent to Poden.
Some impressions in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0SQiZaJBVU
Panorama from Stol top. For first visitors a test panorama opens where you click test or skip and it shows the view from Stol (visibility not the best ...)
http://pan0.net/upano.php?id=4870
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| Močerad10. 05. 2013 17:27:52 |
Yesterday (9.5.2013) visited Stol. Started at Valvasor hut and at junction continued on Žirovnica path. As mentioned in previous comments snow starts at Prižnica, but very little - path practically dry, passable without problems with summer gear, cross only few snow patches.
No views from top, just before car it also rained on me a bit. 
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| zvone116. 05. 2013 00:01:51 |
I agree with Kokta. Today on Stol from the forest exit - via Žirovnica path - it was blowing nicely too, especially at the top. But it was a real pleasure to ascend this peak. This year I'm a bit behind, so this was my first two-thousander. Recommend return the same way to avoid crossing snowy areas.
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| Kokta16. 05. 2013 00:08:57 |
Yes zvone1, on Monday I returned via the Zabreška path and almost the same happened to me as to you on Snežnik. So the Žirovniška is "safe".
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| zvone116. 05. 2013 00:16:42 |
Kokta, maybe we even met yesterday (15. 5.). You never know.
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| Parkeljc21. 05. 2013 14:43:07 |
Unlike previous days we had no views today. Still clear around 9, but on top unfortunately fog, wind, cold, in short real winter conditions  . New snow non-disturbing, on the contrary, almost no sinking, on top about 10cm fresh. On top as said real winter, I jump to the hut too, then back to saddle and down snowfield to where the path to Prešeren branches. To Prižnica I didn't dare on snowfield, don't know how far the snow goes, from afar looks doable but..
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| klemen12521. 05. 2013 18:40:33 |
My buddy and I also tried towards Stol today but via the climbing path. 100 meters from the top we preferred (too icy and very strong wind + fog) to turn back and went down the scree to the starting point. When we were already at the car we jumped to Železna Kapla and climbed the via ferrata to Božičkov vrh. There was sun and crowds
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| Parkeljc21. 05. 2013 20:17:30 |
"klemen125" interesting that you turned back, since via climbing path (at 10) one Austrian reached the top, dressed in jeans and short-sleeved t-shirt  , couldn't see his shoes due to thick fog. When I asked if he maybe mixed up the seasons he said he just quickened his pace and isn't cold at all  . He descended towards Celovec hut
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| klemen12521. 05. 2013 22:15:03 |
InterestingWe preferred to turn and go down. Stol will wait and so will we
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| heinz21. 05. 2013 23:36:26 |
Alone I went through Kožne and likewise turned at ca 1700 due to fog. No views anyway. Back via Doslovška and Zabreška alpine pasture, and Valvasor, over Koroška Bela to Jesenice.
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| jax11. 06. 2013 16:50:54 |
Hi,
Has anyone gone to Stol via the climbing route recently? Is it dry yet?
Thanks.
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| urskas19. 06. 2013 00:08:43 |
Hi!
Has anyone gone by bike to Valvasor hut-from Žirovnica? How many km & how steep? How angry do they get if you lock bike there to some fence
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| enigma19. 06. 2013 06:38:50 |
Hi,
the road is good, all the biggest
slopes are asphalted, the path is a good 5 km long, on wikipedia it says from Žirovnica via
Završnica is 8 km. Regarding locking to the fence
hard to say anything, everywhere there are weirdos, the gate over the pasture is chained..........Now is not the right time, choose the ascent after the rain by
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| castro3720. 06. 2013 00:35:29 |
Hello urskas. Here I just went to check the app on my phone, Sports Tracker, to tell you firsthand how the path goes.
I went on 4.5 this year from Bled by bike to Valvasor Hut.
As I see, my speed dropped sharply at 13.5 km from Bled, so the ascent starts there somewhere, as I went past Žirovnica to Most and then via Završnica to the hut. In the end, 20.90 km. So about 8 km of uphill cycling as enigma said above. Regarding the asphalt steep parts, they are only at the start, then you go through the forest where cars drive but there were none then because there was still snow on Stol. That forest path is about 5 km out of the total 8 km and there is no asphalt. I needed from Žirovnica about one hour and a bit but I'm not some super trained cyclist and I believe some can do it in a good half hour or 40-45 minutes but don't worry about it. I also spared myself a bit as I had mountaineering shoes in my backpack and continued directly up to Stol... it tempted me but probably I won't go again as it was an honest effort but somehow it went despite a lot of snow on top.
When I arrived at Valvasor Hut, I asked the gentleman working inside if I could leave the bike somewhere safe and he unlocked a big room in the ground floor and I left the bike, helmet etc. there...
In short, if it tempts you, it's worth it, it's nice, but better during the week because on the weekend I believe tons of cars go on the path at this time.
Hope it goes well for you.
Regards
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