Skiers competed at the Winter Olympics in 1984 at Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest ski resort. For many years, this ski resort has been attracting tourists from other countries. The largest ski resort in Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes guests this winter with even more slopes and new gondolas.
Jahorina is located in the Republika Srpska canton, 15 kilometers from the administrative center of Pale, 30 kilometers from Sarajevo and 480 kilometers from Ljubljana. As a ski resort, it became most famous during the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo in 1984. The favorable climate and a lot of snow is the reason for the long ski season, as Jahorina is covered with snow for as many as 175 days a year, from October to May, the ten-year average of snow in February is 106 cm. In recent years, Jahorina has modernized the lifts, gondolas, lighting, and snowmaking, thus becoming one of the most modern ski resorts in the Balkans.
Ski slope
Jahorina, whose peak Ogorjelica is 1,916 meters high, has 11 ski slopes, with different difficulty levels and lengths, with a total length of 47 kilometers and a capacity of 28,800 skiers per hour. More and more pistes are equipped with artificial snowmaking equipment. Night skiing is also possible. There are also three ski kindergartens on the ski resort. The height difference between the ski areas is 5,840 meters, and the tracks are connected to each other by cable cars and ordinary lifts. Jahorina also has a special track for snowmobiles.
The prices of ski passes are almost half the price of the nearby ski resorts in Italy and Austria. So you can ski during the winter school holidays for 31 euros per day (adult). You can find a detailed price list of ski tickets for the 2021/2022 season HERE.
Excellent food offer
You can find good local beers and Herzegovinian wines and excellent brandy in every inn, while the dishes in the restaurants on the ski resort offer kebabs and burgers, as well as various Bosnian specialties. Jahorina offers a lot for relatively little money. The ski slopes are well groomed, the atmosphere is great, the lifts are getting better and few people will complain about the food and entertainment.
Accommodations
You can stay on the ski slope or in the surrounding area. Jahorina offers various apartments, luxury villas, and you can also spend the night in various hotels located just a stone's throw from the ski resort.
Termag Hotel Jahorina
Termag Hotel Jahorina is located next to the ski slopes of Jahorina at 1,550 m above sea level, and offers 2 restaurants and a wellness center with an indoor pool, sauna and Turkish bath.
Groodvy house
Offering ski-to-door access, Groodvy house is located in Jahorina, 28 km from Sarajevo. Each unit includes a fully equipped kitchen with a fridge, a seating area with a sofa, a TV and a private bathroom with a shower. You can enjoy skiing in the nearby area.
