Jahorina
| Jahorina | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,916 m (6,286 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Parent range | Dinaric Alps |
Coordinates: 43°43′36″N 18°34′37″E / 43.72667°N 18.57694°E Jahorina (Cyrillic: Јахорина pronounced [jâxɔrina]) is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located near Pale in the Dinaric Alps. It borders Mount Trebević, another Olympic mountain. Jahorina's highest peak, Ogorjelica, has a summit elevation of 1,916 metres (6,286 ft), making it the second-highest of Sarajevo's mountains, after Bjelašnica at 2,067 m (6,781 ft).
Mount Jahorina hosted the women's alpine skiing events of the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]
Jahorina is located 15 km (9.3 mi) from Pale and 30 km (19 mi) from Sarajevo. The international airport in Sarajevo is located 33 km (21 mi) from Jahorina, connected with the ski resort by a new motorway.
Ski-resort
Jahorina Olympic Ski Resort is the biggest and most popular ski resort in Bosnia and Herzegovina and offers a variety of outdoor sports and activities. It is primarily a destination for alpine skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and sledding, with over 40 km (25 mi) of ski slopes and modern facilities. The average snow depth on ski runs during February is 106 cm (42 in) (ten-year average).
The Jahorina ski lift system was upgraded in 2012 and 2013 with new Leitner chairlifts. Together with a gondola lift (under construction), Jahorina has one of the most modern lift systems in the region. An 8-passenger gondola will connect the town of Pale and the ski resort, and open up 15 km (9 mi) of new ski runs.
Winter Olympics
| Jahorina Olympic Ski Resort | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nearest city | Pale |
| Vertical | 616 m (2,021 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,916 m (6,286 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,300 m (4,265 ft) |
| Skiable area |
30 km (19 mi) of groomed runs |
| Runs | 10 (easy 2, intermediate 6, difficult 2) |
| Longest run |
2 km (1.2 mi) Olympic Downhill |
| Lift system |
10 total (8-passenger gondola (u/c), 3 high-speed 6-passenger Superchairs, 2 double chairs, 3 Surface lifts 1 kid-surface lift) |
| Lift capacity | 10,000/hour |
| Snowmaking | 46 cannons |
| Website | oc-jahorina.com |
Jahorina chair lift
Transportation
Jahorina is well-connected with the main transport routes in Bosnia and the region.
Ski resort is 15 km (9 mi) away from the town of Pale and 30 km (19 mi) away from the capital Sarajevo an International airport Sarajevo.
Jahorina is reached by a 4 to 6 hour drive from all major cities in the region: Belgrade, Zagreb, Split, Podgorica, and Ljubljana.
Mine risk
Jahorina was an area of major strategic importance during the Bosnian war. Some parts areas of the mountain, including areas near the resort, still contain land mines.[2] Extensive de-mining activities have taken place after the war. Skiing in borders of Jahorina ski resort is safe from mines[3] and out-of-bounds areas are marked by skull-and-crossbones signs.[4] Some off-course slopes were mined during the war and many remain risky.[5] On October 30, 2011 a Slovenian paraglider was critically injured on Mount Jahorina when he landed in a minefield by mistake.[6][7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1984 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 24-7, 107.
- ↑ Vorhees, Mara. 2009. Eastern Europe. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, p. 119.
- ↑ Dydyński, Krzysztof, & Steve Fallon. 1999. Eastern Europe. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, p. 130.
- ↑ Frick-Wright, Peter. 2008. "Bosnia's Back in the Snow Biz." Los Angeles Times, 14 December.
- ↑ "Olympics-Sarajevo Winter Games Venues Crumble into Oblivion." Chicago Tribune, 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Slovenian paragliders land in mine field (Slovene)
- ↑ EUFOR rescued four Slovenian paragliders from mine field
- ↑ Lambergar, Vesna. 2015. "Simon Vogrinec, ki je zaradi mine izgubil obe nogi: Živim celostno in kakovostno življenje." 24ur.com (4 April). (Slovene)
External links
Media related to Jahorina at Wikimedia Commons
