skiing

Interview: Sandi Murovec, skiing guru

Sandi Murovec - Muri is a name that appears on various occasions. Laymen most often associate him with Tina Maze and the sports clothes in which he dressed the Slovenian Olympic team. But he is not only a co-author of Tina Maze's success story, he also signs the book (Na kanta!) and is one of the best ski demonstrators in the world with turns on white slopes. Did we mention he also makes movies? He is currently fully engaged in the promotion of the documentary 7doUspeha, in which he and the best Slovenian alpine skier of all time reveal the technical details of top skiing.

Events

Opening of the 2016/2017 ski season: when do Slovenian ski resorts open?

Some Slovenian ski resorts are already ready for the 2016/2017 ski season, some will be soon. All of them invite you to prepare your ski equipment and make your first ski turns this season with them. Let the winter joys begin!

Events

Citypark is organizing the 1st used ski equipment fair

Are you ready for the ski season? Not yet? No worries. For ski equipment, go to the used ski equipment fair in BTC. Citypark is organizing it for the first time in cooperation with Hervis and it is not to be missed.

Events Film & Tv

Movie premiere / trailer: 7doUSPEHA (2016)

The most successful Slovenian athlete of all time, Tina Maze, has indeed ended her sports career, and with the technical sports film 7doUSPEHA, we will be able to continue enjoying her turns on the white slopes. 7doUSPEHA is a sequel to The Edge from two years ago, in which Maze and her success story co-writer, Sandi Murovec, also an alpine ski demonstrator, reveal the seven technical details of top alpine skiing. The film, which features a special guest Andrea Massi, Team to Amaze's engine, opens in theaters on November 25, 2016.

Destinations

Slovenian ski resorts - ski pass prices 2016/2017

Many Slovenian ski resorts have already been covered in snow and although skiing is not yet possible anywhere, ski passes for individual Slovenian ski resorts are already on sale. Below we publish the prices of ski passes 2016/2017. Check where in Slovenia you will be able to ski at the best price this season.

Events

Snežinka Ski Fair 2016 - get ready for snow

Ski Fair Snežinka 2016 invites all winter sports fans to prepare for the coming winter in time. Despite the increasingly accurate weather forecasts, all of us who have ever confidently set off to work by bike due to a good forecast, preferably without a raincoat and in the best shoes, know very well that snow can come unsuspectingly, regardless of the forecast. suddenly surprised. The Snežinka Ski Fair, which will take place from December 1 to 4, 2016 at the Economic Exhibition Center, will equip you with high-quality and affordable ski equipment. "Brace yourself, winter is coming."

Recreation

French skiers came to training in swimsuits!

As we all know, alpine skiing is an expensive sport. But it is not only the Slovenian national team that has problems with money, the French national team also faces a lack of financial resources. That's why the French alpine skiers - Speed Frenchies, as they call themselves, which could be translated as Flying French women - pulled an interesting marketing move. At training, instead of ski jerseys, they appeared in swimsuits in order to attract the attention of the public and collect money on the crowdfunding platform for training in Ushuaia, which is the summer training base for many national teams, including the Slovenian national team.

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Grelka fest 2016: the end of the ski season in swimwear

Every year at the end of the ski season, the Grelka fest is held in the Russian winter sports center Šeregeš. It's a bathing suit skiing festival, which this year saw a record breaking number of people skiing in beachwear. Once a rich iron deposit, today it is a skiing and snowboarding paradise (it is said to boast the best snow in Russia), where winter lasts for half a year (from November to May) due to low temperatures.

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Candide Thovex – One of those days 3: an epic ski ride

Skiing outlaw Candide Thovex has released the highly-anticipated final installment in his jaw-dropping ski trilogy, One of Those Days. Daring maneuvers (driving through a tunnel, jumping on a gondola, etc.), even more daring jumps (parachute, helicopter, etc.); definitely don't try this on the ski slopes yourself!

Cycling Recreation

Hillstrike Snowtrike: Slovenian tricycle on Kickstarter

Adrenaline enthusiasts from Trbovelj sent the Hillstrike Snowtrike to Kickstarter, which is supported by mountain bikers Matic Hribar, Janez Forte, Jaša Kofol and Rok Prašnikar. With the tricycle, they want to bring the mountain bike experience to white fields and extend the mountain biker season into winter. The Hillstrike Snowtrike is lightweight and durable and has no real competition in the world.

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Centriphone: a skier's smartphone twirled like a cowboy's lasso

Professional skier Nicolas Vuignier attached his iPhone smartphone to the lasso and twirled it over his head like a cowboy lasso while skiing. Using a device he named the Centriphone, he captured stunning 360-degree footage of his ride that will take your breath away.

Architecture & Interior

Nœux-les-Mines - they don't need snow at this ski resort

France has many interesting ski resorts due to the Alps, but the most interesting is their lowest lying ski resort in the ski center of Nœux-les-Mines, 600 kilometers from the first hills, which lies at an altitude of 129 meters above sea level and winds its way down a hill of waste ore (located in a former mining area ). It is the first ski resort of its kind in Europe, but it has another special feature. It does not need snow, as it is skied on a plastic carpet.

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