 | Three quarters of mountain huts open even in winter
22.12.2015
As many as three quarters of the serviced mountain huts in Slovenia are open even during the winter months, mostly on weekends and holidays. One third are open permanently, mainly lower-lying and more accessible ones, some even in the high mountains, where visitors can find shelter in winter rooms a... |
 | Snow conditions 22.12.2015
22.12.2015
ASSESSMENT OF RISK Avalanche danger is 1st degree. The snowpack is stable. The risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT STATE OF THE SNOWPACK There is very little snow in the mountains. The snowpack is mostly covered with a crust that formed from daytime melting and... |
 | Warmest first half of December on Kredarica
16.12.2015
The first half of December was the warmest on Kredarica since measurements began in 1954. The average air temperature was slightly above zero. Forecast for the mountains Wednesday, 16.12.2015 at 5am: Today it will be partly clear in most of our mountains with occasional moderate cloudiness. The bas... |
 | On the same day two first ascents...
15.12.2015
On the same day two first ascents by Primorska and Ljubljana teams in Patagonia. Slovenian alpinists Dejan Koren (AO PD Vipava), Rok Kurinčič (Soški AO), Boštjan Mikuž (AO PD Ajdovščina), Domen Kastelic and Domen Petrovčič (both Academic Mountaineering Section) on an alpine expedition in Patagonia ... |
 | Poll - view from Koča na Golici
15.12.2015
Can you see Koča na Doliču from Koča na Golici? That was the question in the previous poll. The correct answer is - no. From Koča na Golici, located below the summit of Golica, Koča na Doliču cannot be seen, as it is obscured by higher mountains. Poll results: 81% No 12% Yes 7% I don't know The ... |
 | Snow conditions 14.12.2015
14.12.2015
ASSESSMENT OF RISK Avalanche danger is level 1. The snowpack is stable. The risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT STATE OF THE SNOWPACK There is very little snow in the mountains. The snowpack is mostly covered with a crust formed by daytime melting and nighttime... |
 | SURVEY - AVALANCHE
13.12.2015
Dear visitors of the Hribi.net portal. Before you is the SURVEY - AVALANCHE (http://plazovi.grzs.si), available to everyone who will or has already (in this and future winters) encountered an avalanche. No rescue service intervention was necessary, so we have no data whatsoever on this incident, o... |
 | Snow conditions 11.12.2015
11.12.2015
AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT Avalanche danger is level 1. The snowpack is stable. The risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT SNOWPACK STATE There is very little snow in the mountains. The snowpack is mostly dry in shady aspects, elsewhere covered with a crust formed ... |
 | Ahead of International Mountain Day...
9.12.2015
Ahead of International Mountain Day PZS and GRZS on safer winter mountain visits Ahead of the start of the winter mountaineering season, the Mountain Rescue Association of Slovenia (GRZS) and the Alpine Association of Slovenia (PZS) at a joint press conference on December 9 in Ljubljana presented an... |
 | Slovenian ski-snowboard film Counting days
9.12.2015
Hello, Untouched project production is now well known for its sports films with a winter theme. After the debut Untouched project (2012), last year came Sunny side of the Alps (2014), and this year the short film Counting days arrives. Film author Matej Gostinčar has linked the story of three short... |
 | Poll - Virnikov Grintovec
8.12.2015
In which Alps is Virnikov Grintovec located? That was the question in the previous poll. The correct answer is - in the Karawanks. Virnikov Grintovec is a panoramic mountain in the Karawanks, located north to northwest of Zgornje Jezersko. Poll results: 61 % In the Karawanks 35 % In the Kamnik-Sa... |
 | Snow conditions 7.12.2015
7.12.2015
RISK ASSESSMENT Avalanche danger is level 1. The snowpack is stable. Risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT STATE OF THE SNOWPACK The snowpack is mostly dry in shaded areas, elsewhere covered with crust formed by daytime melting and nighttime freezing. In places s... |
 | Highest awards of the mountaineering association for 2015
5.12.2015
The highest awards of the mountaineering association for 2015 are a tribute to dedicated volunteers The solemn presentation of the highest awards of the Alpine Association of Slovenia for 2015 took place on December 5, right on World Volunteer Day, hosted by Litija, where the local mountaineering so... |
 | Snow conditions 4.12.2015
4.12.2015
AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT Avalanche danger is level 1. The snowpack is stable. Risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT STATE OF THE SNOWPACK The snowpack is dry, on sun-exposed slopes and at lower elevations covered with a thin crust that formed from daytime meltin... |
 | Poll - Rjavina
2.12.2015
Have you ever been to Rjavina? That was the question in the previous poll. Rjavina is a 2532-meter-high mountain located between the alpine valleys of Kot and Krma. Poll results: 52 % No 43 % Yes 5 % I don't know The poll, which ran from 24.11.2015 to 2.12.2015, was participated in by approximate... |
 | Snow conditions 30.11.2015
1.12.2015
AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT Avalanche danger is 1st degree. The snowpack is mostly stable. The risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching is expected. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT STATE OF THE SNOWPACK The snowpack is dry, on sun-exposed slopes and at lower altitudes covered with a thin crust that f... |
 | Snow conditions 27.11.2015
27.11.2015
AVALANCHE RISK ASSESSMENT Avalanche danger is level 1. The snowpack is mostly stable. Risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching expected. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT SNOWPACK STATUS The snowpack is dry. Temperatures have been below zero, air quite dry. Snow has been settling and transforming slo... |
 | Snow conditions 24.11.2015
25.11.2015
ASSESSMENT OF RISK Avalanche danger is level 1. The snowpack is mostly stable. Risk is low. No spontaneous avalanching is expected. An avalanche can exceptionally be triggered only locally on steep slopes in high mountains and with significant additional load. SNOW CONDITIONS and CURRENT STATE ... |
 | Survey - view from Dom na Kališču
24.11.2015
Can Škrlatica be seen from Dom na Kališču? That was the question in the previous survey. The correct answer is - yes. From Dom na Kališču, in nice weather, parts of the Julian Alps can be seen nicely, including Škrlatica among others. Survey results: 55 % Yes 33 % No 12 % Don't know In the surve... |
 | Poll - Triglavska Bistrica
17.11.2015
Triglavska Bistrica flows through the valley... That was the question in the previous poll. The correct answer is - Vrata. Triglavska Bistrica is an approximately 10 km long stream that flows through the Vrata valley. Poll results: 85 % Vrata 4 % I don't know 3 % Krma 3 % Zadnjica 3 % Voje 2 % Ko... |
 | Markovič the winner, Garnbret third...
16.11.2015
Mina Markovič celebrated her fourth victory on Sunday, November 15, at the final World Cup competition in sport climbing in Kranj, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Slovenia's most successful sport climber also secured the World Cup in lead with her win. The home crowd was thrille... |
 | Janja, Mina and Domen in Sunday's final
15.11.2015
After Saturday's qualifiers and semifinals of the jubilee 20th Lead World Cup Kranj 2015, three Slovenian representatives have also qualified for the Sunday final event, which will take place at 18:45 in the Zlato polje hall: Janja Garnbret as the top-ranked in her debut Kranj semifinal, Domen Škofi... |
 | New route Light before wisdom...
13.11.2015
New route Light before wisdom by Kennedy, Novak, Pellissier and Prezelj in the east face of Cerro Kishtwar. The international Kishtwar 2015 expedition, consisting of Slovenians Urban Novak and Marko Prezelj (both from AO PD Kamnik), American Hayden Kennedy and Frenchman Manu Pellissier, succeeded in... |
 | Slovenian sport climbers at the 20th World Cup event...
10.11.2015
Slovenian sport climbers at the 20th World Cup event in Kranj fighting for the highest honours All paths of the best sport climbers this weekend, November 14 and 15, lead to Kranj, which will be the 20th consecutive venue for the World Cup final in sport climbing lead; it will also decide this year'... |
 | Krn Lakes Hut - closed
9.11.2015
Nova Gorica Mountaineering Association announces that the Krn Lakes Hut is CLOSED.... |
 | Poll - Hleviška planina
9.11.2015
Have you ever been to Hleviška planina? That was the question in the previous poll. Hleviška planina is a 908-meter-high mountain located southwest of Idrija. Poll results: 56 % No 43 % Yes 1 % I don't know The poll, which ran from 2.11.2015 to 9.11.2015, was participated in by 635 users of the H... |
 | Poll - Kolovrat
2.11.2015
The highest peak of Kolovrat is... That was the question in the previous poll. The correct answer is - Kuk. Kuk is a 1243 meter high peak located in the northwestern part of Kolovrat. Poll results: 45 % Kuk 23 % Matajur 12 % Don't know 10 % Ježa 10 % Mrzli vrh In the poll that ran from 28.10.201... |
 | Death of a mountaineer on Dleskovska Plateau
1.11.2015
Today at 13:31 on the Dleskovska Plateau, municipality of Luče, a mountaineer was overcome by weakness in the wall. Mountain rescuers from GRS Celje and the helicopter crew with the Slovenian Army helicopter intervened, rescuing the mountaineer and the female climber from the wall using a winch. Des... |
 | Accident of two mountaineers below Rž
1.11.2015
Today at 11:06, two mountaineers slipped on an icy section of the path in the Rž area between Staničeva koča and Kredarica, sliding 150 to 200 meters deep. Mountain rescuers from GRS Mojstrana, Kranjska Gora, and Rateče responded. The mountaineers did not survive the slip. The bodies were transporte... |
 | Poll - Visoki Kanin
28.10.2015
Have you already been to Visoki Kanin? That was the question in the previous poll. Visoki Kanin is a 2587 meters high mountain located on the border between Slovenia and Italy. Poll results: 58 % No 41 % Yes 1 % Don't know The poll, which took place from 21.10.2015 to 28.10.2015, was participated... |
 | Slovenian Fatally Injured on Montaż
27.10.2015
A Slovenian alpinist died on Montaż mountain in the Italian Alps. He most likely slipped on the western wall of the mountain and fell into the depths. The 38-year-old alpinist from the Ljubljana area was reported missing by his family since Monday evening, when he did not return from the mountain. ... |
 | Survey - View from Loška stena
21.10.2015
Is the Kolpa River visible from the top of Loška stena (875 m)? That was the question in the previous survey. The correct answer is - yes. Loška stena rises steeply above the Upper Kolpa Valley, and from the top of the wall, the Kolpa River is clearly visible. Survey results: 45 % Yes 35 % No 20 ... |
 | Snow has blanketed Pohorje too
20.10.2015
In the high mountains some snow had already fallen in previous deteriorations of weather, yesterday however the snow line was even somewhat lower, so that it snowed in places even below 1200 m. On Kredarica there were 30 cm yesterday, on Pohorje up to about 10 cm fell. In the mid-mountains the snow ... |
 | Poll - Lašček
14.10.2015
Have you ever been to the highest peak of the Banjška Plateau? That was the question in the previous poll. The highest peak of the Banjška Plateau or Banjšice is the 1071-meter-high Lašček. Poll results: 75 % No 15 % Yes 7 % I don't know The poll, which ran from 8.10.2015 to 13.10.2015, was parti... |
 | 25 cm of snow at Kredarica
12.10.2015
Yesterday it snowed in the high mountains of our ranges. At Kredarica, up to yesterday afternoon when the precipitation mostly ceased, 25 cm of snow fell. In the Julian Alps the snow line was around 2000 meters, in the eastern Karavanks about 200 to 300 meters lower. Forecast for the mountain world... |
 | Three demanding first ascents...
9.10.2015
Three demanding first ascents by Davidova and Jošt in the Indian Himalaya. Slovenian alpinists Nastja Davidova and Matic Jošt have made the first ascents on three six-thousanders in the almost alpinistically untouched Raru range in the Indian Himalaya: Khumchu Ri (6068 m), Kun Long Ri (6058 m) via ... |
 | Poll - Raduha
8.10.2015
Which of the listed mountains is not located in the Karawanks? That was the question in the previous poll. The correct answer is - Raduha. Raduha is the only one of the listed mountains located in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, all other listed mountains are located in the Karawanks. Poll results: 53 %... |
 | 40 years since the ascent of Makalu, the first Slovenian...
5.10.2015
40 years since the ascent of Makalu, the first Slovenian eight-thousander. These days mark 40 years since the first Slovenian ascent of an eight-thousander. The Mountaineering Association of Slovenia expedition led by Aleš Kunaver climbed the south face of the 8463-meter-high Makalu via the first as... |
 | Poll - View from Krn
3.10.2015
Can Lake Bohinj be seen from Krn? That was the question in the recent poll. The correct answer is - no. Krn is a panoramic peak, but Lake Bohinj cannot be seen from it. Poll results: 84 % No 12 % Yes 4 % I don't know The poll, which ran from 26.9.2015 to 3.10.2015, was participated in by just un... |
 | Gomiščkovo Shelter on Krn CLOSED
2.10.2015
The Nova Gorica Mountaineering Association announces that Gomiščkovo Shelter on Krn is CLOSED. A winter bivouac is accessible for hikers, which also contains the transversal stamp.... |
 | Crown of the excellent summer mountaineering season on Kum
29.09.2015
This year's summer mountaineering season already peaked in mid-August, showing it would be among the better ones in recent years, thanks to weather favorable for mountain visits, widely open doors of mountain huts, and numerous domestic and foreign visitors who decided to spend part of the summer qu... |
 | Škofic with first World Cup victory
28.09.2015
Škofic with first World Cup victory, Markovičeva second in Puurs. Sports climber Domen Škofic crowned the fifth World Cup lead competition of this year on Sunday, September 27, 2015, in Belgian Puurs with his premier World Cup victory. Slovenia's most successful sport climber Mina Markovič consolid... |
 | Poll - Mali Stol
26.09.2015
The highest peak in the Karawanks that is entirely on the Slovenian side is? That was the question in the previous poll. The correct answer is - Mali Stol. Mali Stol (2198 m) is the highest peak in the Karawanks that is entirely on the Slovenian side. Poll results: 48 % Veliki vrh (Begunjščica) -... |
 | More than 30 cm of snow has fallen in the mountains
24.09.2015
Overnight, it snowed in the high mountains, and in the Upper Sava Valley area, the snow line temporarily dropped below 1500 m. In the high mountains of the Julian Alps, more than 30 cm of snow fell in some places by morning, and at the official meteorological station on Kredarica, there were 28 cm a... |
 | Survey - View from Trstelj
21.09.2015
Can Krn (2244 m) be seen from Trstelj (643 m)? That was the question in the previous survey. The correct answer is - yes. From Trstelj, the highest peak of the Black Hills, Krn can be seen beautifully on a clear day. Survey results: 72% Yes 15% No 13% I don't know The survey, which ran from 15.9... |
 | Opening of the Via Ferrata Spodnji Plot - Zelenica
19.09.2015
In August 2015, a new very difficult secured climbing route (via ferrata) was installed, running through the south face of Spodnji Plot in the immediate vicinity of the mountain hut at Zelenica. The via ferrata splits after the first 35 meters at the intersection and in the upper part follows two va... |
 | 8th Hiking Days in Bohinj
16.09.2015
8th Hiking Days Hiking in various forms (excursionism, mountaineering) was one of the first incentives for tourist visits to Bohinj. The first visitors walked around the lake and admired the beauties of the Bohinj glacial valleys and gazed at the wreath of mountains. In Bohinj, more than twenty year... |
 | Poll - Žigartov vrh
15.09.2015
Where is Žigartov vrh (1346 m) located? That was the question in the previous poll. The correct answer is - on Pohorje. Žigartov vrh is located in the eastern part of Pohorje, and an observation tower stands on the summit. Poll results: 76 % On Pohorje 15 % I don't know 4 % In the Kamnik-Savinja ... |
 | Dr. Klement Jug Hut in Lepena closed
14.09.2015
The Nova Gorica Mountaineering Association announces that the Dr. Klement Jug Hut is CLOSED. ... |
 | Hiker dies on the way to Krn Lakes
13.09.2015
Yesterday at 19:45 on the path from Lepena to Krn Lake, municipality of Bovec, a female hiker was overcome by weakness and fell unconscious. Relatives resuscitated her on site, followed by rescuers from GRS Bovec. Despite assistance, the hiker died. Members of GRS Bovec carried her to the valley, wh... |