Best Ski Resorts in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 16 ski areas with 80 km of mapped downhill runs and 54 lifts. That puts it #31 of 73 skiing countries by number of resorts and #32 by kilometres of slopes, with 0.2% of all mapped slopes in the world. The average ski area has about 7.2 km of runs.

Biggest ski resorts in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The largest ski areas are Jahorina olimpijski centar (35 km), OC Bjelašnica ZOI '84 (16 km), Ski centar Vlašić (7.1 km), Kupres (7.0 km) and Ski centar "Ravna Planina" (6.5 km). Together these 5 hold 89% of the country's slopes. By size, 2 mid-sized areas have 10–50 km and 14 smaller ski hills have under 10 km — most skiing here happens on local hills close to towns.

Slopes and difficulty

Across all resorts, 47% of the slopes are beginner or easy, 42% intermediate and 11% advanced or expert — a friendly mix for beginners and families. Cross-country skiers will find 11 km of nordic trails.

Where to ski in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The highest skiing is at OC Bjelašnica ZOI '84, up to 2,056 m, followed by Jahorina olimpijski centar (1,886 m). The longest vertical drop — 787 m — is at OC Bjelašnica ZOI '84. Most slopes are in Republic of Srpska (8 areas, 47 km), Sarajevo (3 areas, 18 km) and Central Bosnia (1 areas, 7 km).