Jezersko is
the cradle of Slovenian ski moutaineering and alpinistic skiing, the family
Karničar started that tradition in the 1980s. The voice of Jezersko ski
mountaineering was carried into the world by Davo Karničar, the first human
ever skiing from Mt. Everest in 2000. His brother Drejc, Polona's husband, was
written in the ski moutaineering history by being the first to ski from more than 8000
metres high Anapurna with his brother Davo. Since pioneers of that sport are and were from Jezersko, it is no surprise, that the most difficult alpinistic ski route
in Slovenia is also in Jezersko. That is Fritsch-Lindenbach, which is
graded as VII.
Davo and
Drejc's late brother Luka was also an enthusiastic touring skier and participant in
ski touring competitions. In 1996, he organised the first ski touring rally on
Jezersko, which has been organised each year since then on the last January weekend
(from 1997, it is also a memorial to Luka Karničar and Rado Markič, who passed
away tragically) and is the ski mountaineering competition with the longest
tradition in Slovenia. Also now, many Jezersko ski mountaineers are
successful at a professional and amateur level.
Jezersko is
a village surrounded by hills and mountains, up to 2500 metres high. When winters
are rich with snow, there is a lot of terrain for beginners and also for advance ski
mountaineers. In wintertime, safe after heavy snowfall, there are some peaks
under the forest border like Goli vrh, Mali vrh, Pristovški Storžič, Visoki vrh
and Pečovnik. Longer and more demanding (more suitable for late winter and
spring time, when the avalanche risk is lower), is the descent from Ledinski
vrh. That tour can also be connected with a descent to Okrešelj and Belska
kočna. For experienced ski moutaineerers, a beautiful, but also exposed option is
skiing down the Grintovec roof. For alpinistic skiers there are some routes
that demand good knowledge of technique, terrain and weather conditions. You can find more information about ski tours on link.
In winter,
Jezersko is also interesting to ice climbers. Most of them are chasing Vikijeva
sveča and Sinji slap. The most popular ravine which is adequate for winter
climbing is Teranova.
If you
would like to try ski mountaineering, you can borrow equipment in Park Jezersko and ask for some advice there or at our farm.
We are a member of Cross Country Ski Holidays from 2022. In 2023 we also became a member of "ski touring" family.