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. [2] The first ski jumping hill was constructed before 1930 at the slope of Mount Ponca. In 1933, Ivan Rožman constructed a larger hill, known as the Bloudek Giant ( Bloudkova velikanka) after Stanko Bloudek, which later gave rise to ski flying. The venue was completed in 1934. [3] The first ski jump over 100 metres (330 ft) in history was achieved at the hill in 1936 by Sepp Bradl. [4] At the time, it was the biggest jumping hill in the world.
In 1969, a new K185 hill, the Gorišek Brothers Flying Hill ( Letalnica bratov Gorišek) was built by Vlado and Janez Gorišek. [5] The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 were held in Planica.
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. [2] The first ski jumping hill was constructed before 1930 at the slope of Mount Ponca. In 1933, Ivan Rožman constructed a larger hill, known as the Bloudek Giant ( Bloudkova velikanka) after Stanko Bloudek, which later gave rise to ski flying. The venue was completed in 1934. [3] The first ski jump over 100 metres (330 ft) in history was achieved at the hill in 1936 by Sepp Bradl. [4] At the time, it was the biggest jumping hill in the world.
In 1969, a new K185 hill, the Gorišek Brothers Flying Hill ( Letalnica bratov Gorišek) was built by Vlado and Janez Gorišek. [5] The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 were held in Planica.