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Slovenia: Backcountry Skiing from Storžič

Another day in nearby mountains, but it wasn't just backcountry skiing as title says, it was also a joint climbing tour of young alpinist learners, international tour with participants from Serbia and BiH and skiing from the top of the mountain. For the tip of the iceberg some of us also joined the skiing competition from Škarjev rob to Dom pod Storžičem mountain hut, 1123 m, that had a start somewhere on our way down. All that for another great day.

We started with the hike in the fog with almost no sign of the snow

Some said that my skis would also be good for the water skiing

At the entrance of the Kramarjeva ravine (IV / I-III, 615 m) we put on crampons and replaced hiking poles with ice axes.

Waiting line over first "jump"

Soon we were rewarded with a view

 

Half way up

I quit. No no, just a short break.

  

2nd part of the ravine

View to Košuta ridge

AO Tržič organised another great trip

Start of the skiing competition, where only half of the track was covered with snow and the other half you have to carry your skis. This skiing competition was organised to celebrate 80 years of organised mountain rescue service in Tržič - GRS Tržič and also to remember all the 9 victims of an avalanche that took place here on 29. march 1937, also on a skiing competition.

 

Me at the start and finish line.

Hiking, climbing, skiing - Garmin Connect - 

Times of skiing. But you should know, that the winner of the race was the one with the average time, that was 49 minutes and 30 seconds.

Links:

• GRS Tržič invitation to competition - Click
• GRS Tržič photo gallery - Click
• Gore Ljudje - Avalanche article - Click
• AO Tržič - Article - Click