Been going to Krvavec for the last 10 years now, and yes, although the skiing is limited, in comparison to French, Austrian, Italian and American resorts, it is ideal for kids, which is the main reason we went in the 1st place.The big bonus is that, from the airport to our self catering accommodation in Cerkle(?), it takes 7 minutes by car, and 5 minutes from our accommodation to the gondola, so no 4 or 5 hour transfers!! We have always found the rental ski equipment and the ski school 1st class. In fact, one of the ski instructors is the ladies national team instructor and he is superb!! Brilliant value for money and the tobogganing on the Saturday and Sunday nights (1630 onwards) is hilarious, watching the kids having a ball with a gluhwein in hand!!
We went to Krvavec ski resort on 26th / 27th December 09 and had a fabulous 2 days of skiing. Vogel had suffered the worst floods in years, (135mm of rain at 1550m resort height) so our planned week holiday was all but washed out! Luckily Krvavec was only a 1 hour taxi ride away, so we were able to salvage two days of enjoyable Intermediate skiing at the end of the holiday.
The resort is pretty much as described in the Snow-Forecast resort review, the only vital piece of information that is missing is that Krvavec is only a 15 minute taxi ride away from Ljlbjana airport, so with a 3.30pm Easyjet flight home on the 27th we were able to enjoy 4 hours skiing before heading off!... A holiday saver.... So if you plan a holiday in the various Slovenian resorts, it is worth trying out in the morning before you head off home!!
The ski-hire shop (Intersport at the top of the gondola) were very helpful, with good equipment - infact during our stay in Vogel and Krvavec we found all the locals were absolutely charming and very eager to help whenever they could.
In summary, Krvavec ski resort is well worth a visit, it enjoys almost full piste cover with snow canons, so is pretty much guaranteed skiing from 20th December to late March.
Enjoy! Guy
Went to try out Krvavec for a day and went straight back for a second. It's limited by many resort standards but is a good size for Slovenia. I reckon it's a great place for the kids to learn (much better than Kranjska Gora) with some good long easy blues for them to progress to. My five year old had no problems. There is enough for the whole family to get something out of it. Krvavec is just that bit higher than other resorts (Kanin excepted) so snow conditions are likely to be pretty good. Still plenty of snow when we were there in early April 09. Krvavec suits beginners and intermediates. It also has a good atmosphere. There are several bars on the pistes. All in all I was very impressed. I went on a weekday and am told it can get pretty busy at weekends as locals from the capital flock to it. TC
February 01, 2008
Graham Meigh
from
United Kingdom
Good, if limited, skiing. Worth hanging around at the end of the day to watch the sun set with a hot wine in hand.
If you hire skis, be careful. The staff in the hire shop get a little flustered and we have had several sets with poorly adjusted bindings.
January 17, 2007
Simon Philpott
from
United Kingdom
As an absolute beginner I found the ski-school at Krvavec a gentle introduction and enjoyed it immenseley. Stayed in Ljubljana which is only 30 minutes from the slopes. Just wish they could have had more snow!