Planica

This article is about a valley in Slovenia. For other uses, see Planica (disambiguation).
View of Planica from Mt. Ridge Point (Slemenova špica)
During a World Cup competition
View of the ski jumping centre from Mt. Ciprnik (July 2016)

Planica (Slovene pronunciation: [plaˈnìːtsa])[1] is an alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking destination in Triglav National Park.

Planica is famous for ski jumping. The first ski jumping hill was constructed before 1930 at the slope of Mount Ponca. In 1934, Stanko Bloudek built a larger hill, known as the "Bloudek Giant." The first ski jump over 100 m was achieved here in 1936 by the Austrian Sepp Bradl. At the time, this was the biggest jumping hill in the world, sometimes called "the mother of all jumping hills."

In 1969, a new K-185 hill, the Letalnica bratov Gorišek was built by Vlado and Janez Gorišek.

References

  1. ↑ "Slovenski pravopis 2001". Retrieved 21 March 2015.

Coordinates: 46°28′37″N 13°43′20″E / 46.47694°N 13.72222°E / 46.47694; 13.72222

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