 | Poll - Suhi vrh
28.02.2012
What is the name of the highest peak of Nanos? That was the question in the recent poll. The correct answer is - Suhi vrh 1313 m. Poll results: 45% Suhi vrh 38% Pleša 8% Grmada 6% Mali Golak 4% Gradiška Tura... |
 | Snow conditions 27.2.2012
27.02.2012
On Friday and also on Saturday it was sunny and very warm in the mountains. The snow cover therefore consolidated, especially on sunny slopes it became quite unstable in the middle of the day and early afternoon. Small avalanches of southern, partially cohesive snow released from steep slopes. In sh... |
 | Snow conditions 24.2.2012
24.02.2012
Since Wednesday, the weather has mostly been sunny. It has gradually warmed up, and today the freezing level is already around 2700 m above sea level. In the morning, the snow cover froze, during the day it crusted mainly on sun-exposed slopes. The new snow from the beginning of the week has settled... |
 | Snow conditions 22.2.2012
22.02.2012
On Monday the snowfall ceased, on Tuesday it cleared up. It has gradually warmed up somewhat already. The wind was relatively weak, mostly from northern and eastern directions. The snow cover is soft, in places blown into drifts. On sun-exposed slopes a crust is forming that breaks through. On shade... |
 | Snow conditions 20.2.2012
20.02.2012
Last Saturday dry weather continued, the zero isotherm rose to around 1500 m above sea level. On Sunday afternoon it started snowing, it cooled down, temperature was below freezing everywhere. By Monday morning, 30 to 50 cm fell in the high mountains of the Julian Alps, 20 to 30 cm of new dry snow i... |
 | Accident below Brana
18.02.2012
At 10:46, on the path from Kamniško Sedlo towards Brana in the municipality of Solčava, one of the two hikers slipped and slid about 300 meters. He sustained such injuries that he died at the scene. Mountain rescuers from the Celje and Kamnik GRS Stations and the Slovenian Army helicopter responded.... |
 | Snow conditions 18.2.2012
17.02.2012
Dry weather continues. It has gradually warmed up. Temperatures in the mountains were mostly below zero, only on Thursday did it temporarily rise to around 900 m above sea level. The air was relatively dry, so the snow transformed mainly on sun-exposed slopes, where a crust formed. On Wednesday, a s... |
| Opening Hours of Dom na Kofcah during Holidays
15.02.2012
Dom na Kofcah will be open every day of the week from 20.2 to 27.2. if the weather is nice, otherwise normally OSNP! Welcome!... |
 | Snow conditions 15.2.2012
15.02.2012
Since Monday, it has been dry and mostly sunny weather. Temperature has been below zero all the time. On sun-exposed slopes, the snow has transformed somewhat faster, while in shady slopes it remained dry and almost unchanged. The wind has weakened, so it no longer forms larger drifts. The snow cove... |
 | Piolet d'Or 2012
15.02.2012
Two Slovenian first ascents nominated! The 20th Piolet d'Or award ceremony for the best and most important mountaineering ascent in the world in 2011 will take place from March 21 to 24, 2012, in Chamonix, France, and Courmayeur, Italy. Among the six nominated mountaineering ascents for the 2012 mou... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 13.2.2012
13.02.2012
At the end of the week there was occasional light snowfall in the mountains. From about 5 to around 20 cm of snow fell, more especially in the eastern part of our mountains. The new snow was very dry and fell on a soft, partly wind-drifted and hard base. Mostly moderate northeast to east wind blew, ... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 10.2.2012
10.02.2012
On Wednesday and Thursday the weather was dry, with isolated snow showers overnight into Friday. It was cold, with no strong wind. The new snow hardly transformed and remained light and dry, only on sun-exposed slopes at lower altitudes did it crust slightly on the surface during the day. The snowpa... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 8.2.2012
8.02.2012
In the past week, there has been occasional light snowfall in the mountains, with a total accumulation of 10 to about 20 cm of powdery snow. The new snow has not bonded with the old, crusty base. A moderate, occasionally strong east to northeast wind has blown, drifting the new snow into wind slabs.... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 3.2.2012
3.02.2012
From Monday, the weather was dry and cold. There was little sun. A moderate easterly wind was blowing. Snow conditions have hardly changed. The snow remained dry and frozen. The snow cover is mostly covered with a crust, on which there can be a few centimetres of fresh snow especially in sheltered s... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 30.1.2012
30.01.2012
Dry and cold weather continues. Snow conditions have hardly changed. The snow remains dry and frozen. The snowpack is mostly covered with a crust, on which there can be a few centimeters of powder especially in sheltered spots. The crust bears human weight in places. Only in sheltered gullies is the... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 27.1.2012
27.01.2012
Sunny and cold weather continues. Snow conditions have not changed since mid-week. The snow remains dry and frozen, only in lower altitudes has it crusted on the surface during the day and frozen at night. The snow cover is mostly covered with a crust, on which there are a few centimetres of powder ... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 25.1.2012
25.01.2012
In the night to Tuesday and on Tuesday morning up to 5 cm of snow fell in the mountains. It cooled down, the freezing level dropped to around 600 m above sea level. The new snow bonded poorly to the mostly crusty or hard base. The snow cover has been slowly transforming in the past days, especially ... |
 | Survey - Kepa
24.01.2012
The northernmost two-thousander on the territory of Slovenia is... That was the question in the recent survey. The correct answer is - Kepa, which is located at 46.50667 degrees north. Survey results: 29% Kepa 25% Stol 25% Kordeževa glava 9% Velika Raduha 8% Visoki Kanin 3% Velika glava... |
| Call for work in mountain huts
23.01.2012
Mountaineering Society Nova Gorica invites catering staff (caretakers-m/f, cooks-m/f, auxiliary staff-m/f) for servicing mountain huts in the 2012 season: Planinski dom pri Krnskih jezerih, Dom dr. Klementa Juga v Lepeni, Gomiščkovo zavetišče na Krnu. We expect from candidates experience in working... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 23.1.2012
23.01.2012
Since Friday there have been no significant precipitations. The temperature has fluctuated considerably, the freezing level has risen to an elevation of about 1700 m by today, but at the end of the week it was at about 1100 m above sea level. The snow cover continues to metamorphose, on sun-exposed ... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 20.1.2012
20.01.2012
Dry weather continues. There was occasionally more cloud cover than in the first half of the week. In higher elevations there were layers of warmer air, but by today the freezing level has dropped to around 1100 m. The snowpack has been transforming and slowly settling. The snowpack is very variable... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 18.1.2012
18.01.2012
In recent days, it has been dry and cold in the mountains with mostly sunny weather. The air was very dry. The snow cover remained mostly dry and frozen, only in lower altitudes on sun-exposed slopes did it soften slightly during the day. The transformation was slow. The snow cover is very varied. I... |
 | National Competition Youth and Mountains
16.01.2012
PLANŠARJI FROM VRANSKO WINNERS OF THE 23RD NATIONAL COMPETITION YOUTH AND MOUNTAINS On Saturday, January 14, 2012, the 23rd National Competition Youth and Mountains took place at OŠ Janka Glazerja in Ruše. The competitors from the Planšarji team from Vransko (OŠ Vransko Tabor, PD Vransko) demonstra... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 13.1.2012
13.01.2012
Since midweek, the weather in the mountains has been dry and fairly sunny. The snow line was at about 1600 m above sea level. The air was dry, so during the day the snow cover softened only on sun-exposed slopes and froze at night. In gullies, the snow remained dry. The condition of the snow cover v... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 11.1.2012
11.01.2012
Dry and mostly sunny weather continues, only yesterday there were isolated snow showers. The snow cover has been slowly settling and transforming. Occasionally, a strengthened north to northwesterly wind blew, which especially in the high mountains still transported snow into drifts. The snowpack co... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 9.1.2012
9.01.2012
In dry and relatively sunny weather, the snow cover has slowly settled and transformed. Occasionally, a strengthened north to northwesterly wind blew, which especially in the high mountains still carried snow into drifts. The condition of the snow cover is very varied. In sheltered locations, the sn... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 6.1.2012
6.01.2012
Mostly dry in the mountains since Tuesday. Here and there only a few centimetres of snow fell. Strong, sometimes stormy north and north-westerly wind blowing today transports snow and creates wind slabs on the southern sides of ridges and passes. The snow cover has been settling and transforming slo... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 3.1.2012
3.01.2012
At the end of the week, it was dry in the mountains with mostly sunny weather at first. Due to the temperature change, the freezing level was relatively high, occasionally above 2500 m. The snow cover therefore became wetter and settled somewhat faster, freezing at night, but mainly on plateaus and ... |
 | Rescue operation below Kredarica
30.12.2011
Yesterday at 19:19, the Regional CO Kranj received a report of a missing hiker who did not return from the path to Kredarica. Rescuers from the GRS Mojstrana station checked the path to Kredarica, but until 6:00 on 30.12.2011 they had not yet found the missing person. According to currently unoffic... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 29.12.2011
29.12.2011
Dry weather continues. Due to the temperature rise, temperatures in higher elevations were above freezing, often even at night. But since the air was dry, the snow transformed only slowly, faster only on sun-exposed slopes, where a surface crust formed and the snow froze on the surface at night. The... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 27.12.2011
27.12.2011
In the last few days it has mostly been dry weather. Locally, a few centimeters of snow fell occasionally. The weather was variable and the freezing level fluctuated considerably. The snow cover settled and transformed, but transformation was slow in shaded areas. There is relatively little snow in ... |
 | Poll - obrh
27.12.2011
What is obrh? That was the question in the recent poll. The correct answer is - strong karst spring. Poll results: 59% Strong karst spring 17% Path that bypasses the summit 13% Wind-blown snow over the ridge 4% Larger grassy plain 3% Cave with vertical entrance 3% Artificially carved ledge in the ... |
 | Merry Christmas and Happy 2012
23.12.2011
The Hribi.net editorial team wishes you a peaceful and blessed Christmas, and for the year ahead, we wish you plenty of luck, health, hope, love, and as many safely hiked mountain trails and off-trails as possible. Best regards, Hribi.net editorial team... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 23.12.2011
23.12.2011
Cold and dry weather continues. In the mountains, a strong north wind was blowing, which is slowly weakening today. It was drifting snow into wind slabs on the southern sides of ridges and passes. The snowpack has transformed and settled only slightly. There is relatively little snow in the mountain... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 21.12.2011
22.12.2011
Since Monday it has been cold and mostly dry weather, only on Monday during the day it snowed lightly in places, the amount of precipitation was negligible. The northwesterly wind has mainly in the high mountains carried snow into drifts. The snow cover has hardly transformed and has only slowly set... |
 | Victory of Slovenian Alpinism
19.12.2011
On Friday, December 16, 2011, a ceremony took place in the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum, where we marked the conclusion of the Nepalese tourism year 2011 and the International Mountain Day, which was the previous Sunday. On the occasion of the conclusion of the Nepalese tourism year 2011, Nepal and... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 19.12.2011
19.12.2011
On Friday and overnight into Saturday, it snowed in the mountains. On Friday, the snow line was between 1000 and 1300 m, overnight into Saturday it lowered, in places to the lowlands. In the mountains, from 5 to almost 50 cm of snow fell, depending on elevation and also location. The most new snow f... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 16.12.2011
16.12.2011
Yesterday it snowed in the mountains, the snow line dropped to an altitude of around 700 m. 5 to almost 20 cm of snow fell. A strengthened southwest wind blew, creating drifts. At night it cleared up, today it is clouding over again and in the west smaller precipitations are already appearing, the s... |
 | Poll - Bohinj Tunnel
15.12.2011
Which year was the Bohinj Tunnel officially opened? That was the question in the recent poll. The correct answer is 1906. At its opening in 1906, the tunnel was 6339 m long, but after the demolition in 1945, it is 12 m shorter. Poll results: 63% 1906 12% 1917 11% 1895 7% 1876 5% 1812 3% 1788... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 14.12.2011
14.12.2011
On Monday and in the night to Tuesday it snowed in the mountains above about 1300 m. In the Julian Alps and partly in the western Karawanks 10 to 15 cm of snow fell, elsewhere much less, towards the east almost nothing. On Tuesday it was dry weather. The snowline was at about 1400 m above sea level.... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 12.12.2011
12.12.2011
Until today, the weather has mostly been dry. Despite the relatively warm and humid southwesterly wind, the snow cover situation in the high mountains has not changed much. The snowline was at an altitude of around 2100 m and fluctuated only slightly from day to day. Small precipitation began to app... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 9.12.2011
9.12.2011
At the beginning of the week, with the passage of a cold front, the snow line briefly dropped to an altitude of about 600 m. In the mountains, about 5 cm of snow fell. Where it snowed lower, it just whitened. In the Julian Alps, at 2500 m there is up to about 70 cm of snow, but the consolidated blan... |
 | Living in the Alps
9.12.2011
(Message from the Alpine Association of Slovenia on December 11, International Mountain Day) Hill and mountain areas cover more than 72% of Slovenia's territory. In the alpine world, approximately half of Slovenia's population lives. The population on the plains is steadily increasing, while higher ... |
 | Awarding of the Highest PZS Awards for 2011
5.12.2011
On Saturday, December 3, 2011, the solemn awarding of the highest awards of the Alpine Association of Slovenia (PZS) for 2011 took place in the Youth Center Brežice in Brežice. The Alpine Association of Slovenia prepared the awarding in cooperation with the Municipality of Brežice and the Mountainee... |
 | Poll - Veliki Rog
29.11.2011
What is the name of the highest peak of Kočevski Rog? That was the question in the recent poll. The correct answer is Veliki Rog. Poll results: 44% Veliki Rog 23% Goteniški Snežnik 14% Snežnik 9% Trdinov vrh 7% Mirna gora 3% Gače... |
 | Sport climbing elite gathered in Kranj for the weekend
16.11.2011
On November 15, the Mountaineering Association of Slovenia held a press conference in its premises ahead of this year's penultimate World Cup event in lead sport climbing. On Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20, 2011, Kranj will host the World Cup in lead sport climbing for the sixteenth time in... |
 | Survey - Jezerski vrh
12.11.2011
What is the name of the alpine pass over which the road from Preddvor to Železna Kapla / Bad Eisenkappel runs? This was the question in the last survey. The correct answer is Jezerski vrh. Survey results: 65% Jezerski vrh 17% Pavličev vrh 7% Korensko sedlo 7% Ljubelj 3% Predel 2% Spodnje Sleme... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 26.10.2011
27.10.2011
Yesterday and today there were again precipitations in the mountains, only the eastern part of the Karawanks and Savinja Alps as well as Pohorje were mostly dry. Elsewhere the snow line rose to around 2500 m above sea level. Snow lower down got soaked and melted. Higher up it first snowed, but the s... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 24.10.2011
24.10.2011
After the last snowfall, it was cold in the mountains with mostly cloudy weather, and light precipitation in some places. The snow line was initially at around 1000 m above sea level, but it gradually rose towards the end of the week and today is at around 1300 m above sea level and continues to ris... |
 | Snow conditions in the mountains 21.10.2011
21.10.2011
On Thursday, with the passage of a cold front, it snowed in the mountains, and the snow line dropped to the lowlands in many places. In the mountains, 30 to 70 cm of snow fell, depending on elevation. There was more precipitation in the west. It snowed onto bare ground. Initially the snow was wet, t... |