The back story
Season 2026/27: Dates to be announced by the operator; the cable car is closed for maintenance from 21 Sep to about 30 Nov 2026. The 2025/26 season closed on 6 Apr 2026 (vogel.si) · Ski area: Up to 22 km of pistes, depending on snow; 9 lifts including the cable car, a gondola, chairlifts, T-bars and a magic carpet (vogel.si) · Cable car: From 569 m on the shore of Lake Bohinj to 1,535 m; 1,663 m long, 950 people an hour, 8am–6pm (vogel.si) · Lift pass: Adult day €45, child (6–14) €23, youth and senior €39; 2025/26 price list (vogel.si) · Top viewpoint: The upper cable-car station at 1,535 m, over Lake Bohinj to Triglav · Nearest airport: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik (LJU), 50 km from Bohinj (Bohinj tourist board)
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The back story
Vogel·In depth
How a cable car from the shore of Lake Bohinj opened a ski area inside Triglav National Park, with one of the finest views in the Alps.
Where to stay, every budget
Who it suits. On a budget: An adult day pass at €45 (2025/26), children under six ski free with their parents, a €2 Bohinj ski bus and family inns such as Štrud’l in Bohinjska Bistrica. Mid-range: Hotel Jezero on the lakeshore at Ribčev Laz, with its indoor pool and saunas, or Bohinj ECO Hotel and its aquapark in Bohinjska Bistrica. Luxury: Hotel Bohinj and the Vila Muhr tasting menu in Ribčev Laz, or the boutique Majer’ca in Stara Fužina, whose restaurant holds a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand (2026).
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In the MICHELIN Guide · In depth
Vogel·Lakeside hotel & spa·€€€€
A design hotel a stone’s throw from Lake Bohinj, with an adults-only spa (Finnish and Turkish saunas, ice fountain, salt room, outdoor massage pool), a private sauna for two and a luxury suite with a marble jacuzzi.
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Bib Gourmand restaurant · In depth
Vogel·Boutique hotel·€€€
A boutique hotel in Stara Fužina above Lake Bohinj, with suites that have their own sauna, terraces with outdoor saunas and a restaurant of seasonal tasting menus open to the public.
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Indoor pool by the lake · In depth
Vogel·Lakeside hotel·€€€
A lakeside hotel in Ribčev Laz with an indoor pool opening onto a garden, two Finnish saunas, 71 rooms and five suites with balconies, and the Vrtovin and Zlatovčica restaurants.
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With its own aquapark · In depth
Vogel·Family hotel & aquapark·€€€
A family eco hotel in Bohinjska Bistrica linked by an underground corridor to its aquapark (indoor and seasonal outdoor pools, saunas), with Restaurant 2864, bowling and family suites.
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250 m from the lake
Vogel·Bed & breakfast hotel·€€
A family garni hotel in Ribčev Laz, 250 m from Lake Bohinj and 5 km from the Vogel ski resort.
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Above a Bohinj inn
Vogel·Inn & apartments·€
Apartments above the Štrud’l inn in Bohinjska Bistrica, by the roundabout next to the local market.
