Ski Jumping in September?! Planica & Vsric Pass, Slovenia 🇸🇮
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- We leave Bled, Slovenia, and start a loop/circle drive that will take us over Vsric Pass...but first, we stumble upon some downhill skiers practicing their ski jumping in September at Planica! Are they practicing for the 2022 Winter Olympics?? PART 1 OF 2!
Leaving Bled isn't easy after the incredible hiking and rainbows! We head northwest from Bled to access Vršič Pass in Slovenia, but first we stop at Planica Nordic Center. Planica is famous for its ski jumps! The Ski Jumping World Cup finals is usually here, as is the Ski Flying World Cup. We completely luck out as there are skiers practicing their jumps in September, landing on a plastic grass that's kept wet by sprinklers. It's incredible to have the area almost to ourselves and to hear the whistle of the skiers as they soar past us (the thumbnail is NOT photoshopped at all!).
After spending a significant amount of time at Planica, we start our windy ascent to Vsric Pass. There are 24 hairpin turns that lead you up to the mountain pass, and then 26 that continue down the other side. Thankfully there are a lot of things to see along the way, including a Russian memorial, some cows, and some World War I buildings. The September weather was a beautiful sunny day, and the roads were uncrowded in 2021.
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Chapters
00:00 Leaving Bled
01:24 Planica Ski Center
02:22 Planica Ski Jumping Practice
05:54 Driving up to Vršič Pass
06:41 Russian Chapel, Vsric Pass
08:28 Vršič Pass map
09:20 26 Hairpin turns, Vršič
10:43 Soca River
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Great balance on those rocks in the stream! My wife was a pro at driving the hairpin turns in Tuscany. She will have to drive this loop! Nice video as usual. Slovenia seems to be very clean and well-organized. I'm waiting for Bill to be the narrator for a whole video.
Bill attacked the hairpin turns with vigor! Too much vigor, sometimes. 😂 He also was very nervous about my balance on the rocks since I had a few cameras on me. 😉
when a minnesotan says the water is cold, i’ll take their word for it. enjoying these vids very much!
Hahaha, ubetcha! 😉
First, who jump over 100 meters, was from Norvay in 1936. The Slovene was first, who jump over 250 meters.
Ah, I see where we misspoke. It was the first ski *flyer* who jumped / flew over 100 meters who was from Slovenia. 😊
The first man to jump 100m was the Austrian Sepp Bradl with a flight of 101.5 meters in Planica in 1936. Greetings from Slovenia.
Thanks! Also, your country is beautiful and welcoming!!
@@robertokovac Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Seveda, nisem preveril.....
No, first who jumped in 1936 100,5m was Sepp Bradl and he was German guy. Sory Norsk guys.
You were lucky because in time of ski jumps competition you couldn`t even aproch to the place with car. Nice video. I hope you enjoy a lot.
Seeing a competition there would be incredible!!
@@TalesFromOurPocket Yes of course. It is nastional holyday. On this place where you were , about 20.000 people are every year. It is crazy! 🙂
I once attended the competition in Planica, it was foggy, so it was actually scary when you saw them through the fog as they were really high up in the air. It was amazing none the less.
We are traveling to Slovenia in May. Both of us have acrophobia and dread drop-offs along the road. The Furka Pass almost did us in! Could you advise on Vsric Pass if it's sufficiently tree-lined along road that drop offs aren't apparent? Or if its a no-go for acrophobes. Thanks!
Hi! It's been 2 years since we did this drive - but - we've talked about it and neither of us recall drop-offs. Our recollection is that views were outward, without sheer cliffs. A lot of the up part was protected by trees. The top had views outward. The down part had gradual downward slope but not a sudden drop off. At least that's how we remember it! Good for you for not letting the fear get the best of you and getting out there in ways that work for you!!
Are you in Slovenia? Thank you for the new video and Happy New Year.
We were in Slovenia but not anymore. Happy new year to you!
what an amazing video I have a hiking channel myself I love the travel type videos you do hope to learn from you just subscribed!!
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biggest skijump is vikersund in norway
We haven't been there yet! 😊
but to became the biggest, it was redesigned by Slovene Janez Gorišek ... 🙂