Ski Season on Jahorina, Bjelašnica and Igman

The ski season has begun up on the Olympic Mountains around Sarajevo. Here we offer some important information which can help you fully enjoy the magic of winter in Sarajevo!

2014/01/02

JAHORINA

Mount Jahorina is 28 kilometers from the center of Sarajevo and the highest peak of this snowy beauty, Ogorjelica, reaches a height of 1,916 meters above sea level. During the winter season you can enjoy skiing, sledding, snowboarding.... You'll find more than 20 kilometers of ski lanes for alpine skiing at the Jahorina Olympic Center, complete with five cable cars (two modern six-seaters and three two-seaters), three ski lifts and two baby lifts, all of which allow for a total lift capacity of around 12,000 skiers per hour.

Starting in 2015, there will be night skiing on the Poljice lanes, every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. During these times, the Poljice ski lift will also be available for use.

PRICES
Prices for adult ski passes
• Single run pass - 7 KM
• Half-day pass (4 hours) - 27 KM
• All-day pass (weekdays) - 33 KM
• All-day pass (Saturdays and Sundays) - 37 KM
• 2 days - 64 KM
• 3 days - 98 KM
• 4 days - 120 KM
• 5 days - 145 KM
• 6 days - 168 KM
• 7 days - 187 KM
• 8 days - 202 KM
• 9 days - 215 KM
• 10 days - 230 KM
• Night skiing - 15 KM
• Season pass with photographs - 450 KM
• Transferable season pass - 2500 KM

Prices for youth ski passes (ages 5 to 15)
• Single run pass - 7 KM
• Half-day pass (4 hours) - 19 KM
• All-day pass (weekdays) - 26 KM
• All-day pass (Saturdays and Sundays) - 29 KM
• 2 days - 46 KM
• 3 days - 65 KM
• 4 days - 85 KM
• 5 days - 105 KM
• 6 days - 125 KM
• 7 days - 135 KM
• 8 days - 148 KM
• 9 days - 162 KM
• 10 days - 172 KM
• Season pass with photographs - 270 KM
• Transferable season pass - 1600 KM

Prices for ski passes (by points collected)
100 points
• Price for adults - 115 KM
• Price for children (ages 5 to 15) - 80 KM

Point system:
• One ride on a six-seater = 4 points
• One ride on a two-seater = 2 points
• One ride on the ski lift = 1 point

Prices for baby lifts
• Half-day pass (4 hours) - 5 KM
• All-day pass (weekdays) - 10 KM
• All-day pass (Saturdays and Sundays) - 10 KM

How to reach Jahorina

Line: Centrotrans Eurolines

The bus will leave the stop at Dom Zdravlja in Ilidža at 8:30 a.m. and will pick up passengers at Stup, Nedžarići, Alipašino Polje, Otoka, Socijalno, Pofalići, the National Museum, Skenderija, Drvenija, Vijećnica and in Pale. The bus will then return from Jahorina at 4:00 p.m.

The cost of an adult single ticket is 5KM and 7KM for a return. A single ticket for children costs 3KM and a return ticket costs 5KM.

For more information on Jahorina’s ski season, you can call the following numbers: 057/270-090 and 057/272-200, or visit the website: www.oc-jahorina.com.

BJELAŠNICA AND IGMAN

The Igman-Bjelašnica Ski Center takes in three ski areas: Babin Do on Mount Bjelašnica and Veliko Polje and Malo Polje on Mount Igman.

The lanes on Babin Do are among some of the best ski lanes in Europe. There are seven ski lifts which will take you right to the very top of Bjelašnica (2,067 meters above sea level) and you can enjoy night skiing every day from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Youngsters are also sure to have plenty of fun at the Baby Ski Park (at Štinji Do), where they can have their first ski lessons with professional trainers.

The Veliko Polje ski area is nestled among pine forests which contribute to the exceptional quality of the air, a feature that is known throughout Central Europe. The lanes are also open for both daytime and nighttime skiing.

Malo Polje is situated in a quiet valley, making it the ideal location for a ski school for youngsters. There are four baby ski lifts and a two-seater ski lift for older and more experienced skiers.

All three ski areas are about 32 km from the center of town and 23 km from the Sarajevo International Airport.

PRICES
Prices for adult ski passes
• Single run pass - 5 KM
• All-day pass (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - 25 KM
• Two-hour pass - 12 KM
• Three-hour pass - 15 KM
• Four-hour pass - 20 KM
• Two-day pass - 40 KM
• 7-day pass - 130 KM
• 10-day pass - 170 KM
• 100 points collected - 90 KM
• Season pass with photographs - 350 KM
• Transferable season pass - 700 KM
• Special day pass and season pass (upon approval) - 20 KM
• Night skiing - 20 KM

Prices for youth ski passes (ages 5 to 15)
• Youth day pass (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - 17 KM
• Two-hour youth pass - 6 KM
• Three-hour youth pass - 8 KM
• Four-hour youth pass - 10 KM

Prices for baby lifts
• Single run pass - 1 KM
• Half-day pass (9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - 5 KM
• All-day pass - 8 KM
• All-day pass for the ski school - 5 KM

Prices for biathlon course on Veliko Polje
• Season pass - 60 KM
• All-day pass - 3KM

How to reach Bjelašnica and Igman
There will be daily buses running between Sarajevo and Bjelašnica and Igman.

Line # 1: Sarajevo-Bjelašnica
The bus will depart from the stop in front of the National Museum (Franje Račkog St.) at 9:00 a.m. and then return from Bjelašnica at 3:30 p.m. Single tickets for adults cost 4.30 KM and return tickets cost 7.40 KM. Single tickets for children cost 3.20 KM and return tickets cost 5.30 KM.

Line #2: Sarajevo-Bjelašnica
The bus will depart from the stop at Vijećnica (Telali St.) at 8:30 a.m. and will return from Bjelašnica at 4:00 p.m. Single tickets for adults cost 5.00 KM and return tickets cost 7.00 KM. Single tickets for children cost 3.00 KM and return tickets cost 5.00 KM.

For more information about the ski season up on Bjelašnica and Igman, contact the ZOI '84-Bjelašnica Ski Center at 033/579-006, or visit their webpage, www.zoi84.ba.