Almost no snow left in the Ljubljana Basin.
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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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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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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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Higher up the slope was still covered with 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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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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T-bar lifts.
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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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Mt. Krvavec.
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Krvavec.
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Zvoh.
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.
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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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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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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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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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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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Kamniški vrh.
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Krvavec hotel.
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Krvavec.
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Hellebores.
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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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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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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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Sun going down.
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Storžič.
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Snow.
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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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The Julian Alps in the distance.
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Zvoh, Jež and Košutna.
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Zvoh.
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Sun rays.
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Wind.
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Riding a chairlift.
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Sun rays.
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Storžič and the Košuta range.
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Njivice.
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Mt. Storžič in sweet light.
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Minimalism.
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15
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Mt. Triglav.
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At the reservoir.
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Zvoh.
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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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After sunset.
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Krvavec.
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Krvavec TV tower.
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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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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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Stari vrh ski slopes.
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Kamniški vrh and Velika planina.
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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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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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It was magnificent.
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Krvavec in the late afternoon that same day.
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Crazy sunset colors.
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The show only lasted a few minutes.
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Then the colors faded.
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And soon everything was bluish and dark.
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Skiing on Pokljuka.
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The trees were snow-clad.
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Struggling uphill.
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Looking down from the top of the course.
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Winter fairy-tale.
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Fog started to fight the sun.
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The fog stayed above the trees.
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Riding the ski lift.
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Trees.
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Skiing.
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Afterwards we drove and hiked around Pokljuka a bit.
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Javorniki.
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Javorniki.
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The road was passable.
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The car was dwarfed by the gigantic trees.
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On the road.
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One of the cabins at Pokljuka.
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One of the cabins at Pokljuka.
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Šijec peat bog at Pokljuka.
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The surrounding hills were illuminated by the setting sun.
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Sweet light.
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Somebody was bored and made a snowman! :)
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The snowman watching over the peat bog.
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After sunset.
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After sunset at Šijec peat bog.
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Red clouds.
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Fresh snow.
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Driving back home we stopped at Gorjuše to take a few more photos before it got completely dark.
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Gorjuše.
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A trail.
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Snow-capped mountains above Jesenice.
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Snowy trees.
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The view down the ski course from the top of Mt. Španov vrh.
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Enjoying the sun at the top.
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Slopes of Mt. Vajnež and Mt. Potoški Stol.
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Mt. Golica.
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What a location for a mountain hut!
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Slopes.
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I sank into the snow up to my waist for this photo.
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Winter landscape.
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Clouds started to roll in.
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On the way down at the edge of the ski piste.
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Mt. Golica shrouded in clouds.
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Going down was easy!
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More snowy slopes in clouds.
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Mt. Dovški Križ in dramatic clouds.
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Emerging from the woods we saw this lonely trail across the plain.
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Going up with a chairlift.
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Gojška planina.
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In the morning, the fog still persevered in the valley.
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Mt. Ojstrica.
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Looking over the edge into the Ljubljana basin.
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Orange fog in the valley.
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A few centimeters of snow fell over night.
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Layers.
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The Kamnik Alps.
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View to the south.
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A typical Velika planina cottage.
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Mala planina.
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More fog.
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Mala planina.
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Winter fairy tale.
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A typical cabin.
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Frozen sculpture.
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Icicles.
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Frozen sculpture II.
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Mala planina.
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Kamniški vrh on the right hand side.
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Snow-covered cabin.
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Planjava and Ojstrica.
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Climbing towards Črnuški dom (Črnuče hut).
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Velika planina village.
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Snow-clad trees at Črnuški dom.
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Velika planina village.
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Winter fairy tale.
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The ski piste #8 where I skied for the most of the day.
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