Snow on branches.
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Trees in snow.
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On the way to Bohinj we passed Mt. Stol shrouded in clouds. While the valley was still clad in fall colors, the slopes were covered in snow.
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The view from the glass dome of the Reichstag: a snowy sunset.
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Snowy lake shore.
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Snow.
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There was at least one meter of snow.
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The woods have practically no undergrowth (or is it maybe hidden under all this snow?).
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At the very end of the valley there was still quite a bit of snow.
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First snow glittering in the sun.
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Bllue skies and fresh air and snow - what more can you possibly want? :)
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Snowy dirt road.
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A path in the snow.
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A path in the snow.
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Snowy backcountry road.
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The church and snow.
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The church and snow.
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The church and snow.
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Snow falling from trees.
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Footprints in the snow.
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Almost no snow left in the Ljubljana Basin.
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There was some snow in patches.
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Storžič, the Košuta range and Kočna.
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Storžič.
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Kočna.
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Kočna, Kalški greben and Grintovec hiding behind Zvoh.
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The view from the highest point, Zvoh.
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From Zvoh: Velika planina to the left, Kamniški vrh right below me and Kamnik to the far right.
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Kamniški vrh up close.
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Two skiers.
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Going up with a T-bar on Rogla.
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Krvavec TV tower.
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Krvavec hotel.
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Zvoh.
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Velika planina.
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Velika planina.
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Velika planina.
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Kranj.
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One last photo before heading home.
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Sunny slopes of Rogla.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Planina Jezerca
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Krvavec as seen from the car in the morning.
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Views from Kriška planina across to the Julian Alps and Triglav.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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No more snow below Mt. Krvavec.
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Kočna, Grintovec and Kalški greben.
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The sea of fog in the valley and hugging the slopes of Storžič.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mists in the hills above Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Higher up the slope was still covered with snow.
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Ski trails in the snow.
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The fog stopped at Kamniški vrh.
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A smoking volcano? ;)
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Fresh air, yay!
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Blue skies in the east.
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Views from Zvoh.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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T-bar lifts.
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My skis against the blue snow.
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Kriška planina from Zvoh.
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Clouds.
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Mt. Kočna and Mt. Grintovec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mt. Krvavec.
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Krvavec.
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Zvoh.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Kamnik in the distance.
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Zvoh.
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Ski lift.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Smog in the valley.
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Glorious blue skies above Zvoh.
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Zvoh.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Layers.
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Velika planina.
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Zvoh in the morning. Place the mouse over the photo to see the same scene two hours later.
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Aco Sitar, coach, and Rok Marguč, snowboarder with two medals from the last world championship.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mt. Krvavec hut and Mt. Storžič in the background.
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Zvoh.
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Kriška planina and Krvavec from Zvoh.
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Slopes covered in hellebores.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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St. Primož chapel.
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TV tower.
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The Julian Alps and Storžič in the background.
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Slopes covered in hellebores.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Kamniški vrh.
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Krvavec hotel.
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Krvavec.
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Hellebores.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Soon the light turned warm orange.
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Looking up from the bottom of Kriška planina.
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Finally the sun prevailed.
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Spring in the valley.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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We hurried back toward the car.
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Later on the fog was gone.
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Zvoh.
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Spring in the valley.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Crystals in the snow.
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Zvoh and Jež from Kriška planina.
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Shadows.
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Spring in the valley.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Sun going down.
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Footsteps in the snow.
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Storžič.
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Snow.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Almost sunset time.
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Kočna and Grintovec and Kalški greben.
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Zvoh.
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Rabelj Lake (Rabeljsko jezero).
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The Julian Alps in the distance.
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Zvoh, Jež and Košutna.
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Zvoh.
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Rabelj Lake (Rabeljsko jezero).
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Sun rays.
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Patterns the wind makes in the snow.
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Wind.
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Riding a chairlift.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Sun rays.
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Storžič and the Košuta range.
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Njivice.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Mt. Storžič in sweet light.
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Minimalism.
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15
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Mt. Triglav.
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At the reservoir.
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Zvoh.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Sunset.
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From Zvoh.
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At 1 p.m. when the ski lifts stopped working the snow was already quite heavy but not as much as one would expect in April.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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After sunset.
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Krvavec.
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Krvavec TV tower.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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After a warm and sunny day, we were met by a snowstorm on the way back home!
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Silhouettes.
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Storžič again.
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I returned to Kriška planina where I had left my car.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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After a warm and sunny day, we were met by a snowstorm on the way back home!
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Mt. Triglav and a paraglider.
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The sky had started to get overcast by the time we left.
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Krvavec from the road leading down to the valley.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Stari vrh ski slopes.
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Kamniški vrh and Velika planina.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Right after sunset it was peaceful for a minute or two.
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Green meadows with Storžič and the Julian Alps.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Then the sky exploded into fiery pink and red.
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Krvavec in the late afternoon that same day.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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It was magnificent.
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Krvavec in the late afternoon that same day.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Crazy sunset colors.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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The show only lasted a few minutes.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Then the colors faded.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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And soon everything was bluish and dark.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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You can actually see the snow groomers on Mt. Krvavec preparing the slopes for the following day.
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The trail from Planina Javorniki was well-trodden.
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The cars made it out of their parking spots without their owners having to shovel the snow.
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Soon I reached the Lipanca hut with my destination, Mt. Mrežce, looming over it.
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The ground was barely covered with snow that had fallen a few days before.
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Looking back towards the valley.
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Some of the cars were enveloped in heaps of snow.
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Blue skies and puffy clouds.
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From here on there was no defined trail and I had to trudge through the heavy snow.
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Larches along the trail.
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This was the good part of the trail. ;)
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Karavanke range in the distance.
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