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Upper Carniola, Slovenia · cross-border (Slovenia, Italy)

Kranjska Gora ski resort

The short answer

Kranjska Gora has about 22 km of mapped runs and 15 lifts, with skiing from about 785 m up to 1,568 m (5,144 ft), a vertical drop of 783 m. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Klagenfurt (KLU), about 49 km away in a straight line.

Kranjska Gora: runs from 785 m to 1,568 m, a vertical drop of 783 m8001,0001,2001,400Top of the highest mapped run: 1,568 m (5,144 ft)Top 1,568 m · 5,144 ftBase 785 m · 2,575 ft783 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,568 m5,144 ft
Vertical drop
783 m2,569 ft
Mapped runs
22 km62 runs
Lifts
15mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 44% (9.7 km), Intermediate 46% (10 km), Advanced 10% (2.2 km)Easy: 9.7 km, 29 runs (44%)44%EasyIntermediate: 10 km, 25 runs (46%)46%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.2 km, 6 runs (10%)10%Advanced

About 44% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 46% intermediate and 10% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20 km
Easy299.7 km
Intermediate2510 km
Advanced62.2 km

Lifts

15 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts7
Chairlifts6
Magic carpets2

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Klagenfurt (KLU)Klagenfurt am Wörthersee49 km
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik (LJU)Zgornji Brnik62 km
Trieste (TRS)Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste76 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Kranjska Gora?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,568 m (5,144 ft) and the lowest ends at about 785 m (2,575 ft), a vertical of 783 m (2,569 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Kranjska Gora have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 22 km of downhill runs and 15 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Kranjska Gora?

Klagenfurt (KLU) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 49 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Kranjska Gora piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.