The Alps.1374 views
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This mountain hut was closed.964 views
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The winners at the press conference: Andrea Fischbacher, Katrin Zettel and Tanja Poutiainen.872 views
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A classic Bohinj view.796 views
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There is also a road leading all the way from the valley.509 views
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We started hiking at about 7.30. Low sun and backlit trees - a photographer's dream! ;)410 views
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Snow-capped mountains in the distance.402 views
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One of many bunkers from the period between WWI and WWII.356 views
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Mt. Lajnar (1549 m) with a bunker.355 views
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Grass.339 views
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The view towards the south.337 views
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Towards the east.336 views
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Only the six-seat ski lift was working.336 views
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Lake Bohinj.335 views
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A couple of small lakes.332 views
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Looking back on the way to the top of Lajnar.330 views
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At the cable car station.325 views
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The ski slopes of Soriška planina.318 views
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Under a tree.311 views
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A sunlit slope.305 views
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There weren't too many skiers.292 views
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The only ski slope that was open.292 views
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The other lake.289 views
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Play of the sun and clouds.287 views
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The view from the top of the ski lift over the surrounding Alps.285 views
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A small lake.281 views
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On the way down I took a few photos from the cable car.273 views
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Looking up from the valley.271 views
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Dark mountains and dark clouds.270 views
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Fall colors in Bohinj.269 views
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Mountains and forests and villages in the distance.261 views
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The view towards the Julian Alps in the north.261 views
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Fall colors are definitely here.259 views
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It got dark very quickly and we could already see snow falling around the nearby Mt. Črna prst.257 views
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In a matter of seconds the scenery turned gray and ominous.255 views
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Last rays of sun before it disappeared again.253 views
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A path leading to Mt. Možic (1602 m).252 views
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After 15 minutes the sun was out again.251 views
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From Slatnik towards the north - many paths and bunkers.250 views
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Mt. Slatnik (1600 m) on the left was our next destination. Dark clouds from the west started to approach.249 views
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The path up a grassy slope.245 views
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A hiker and layers of hills.245 views
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Glorious sun and Mt. Črna prst in the background.245 views
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Sun and dark clouds even appeared at the same time!241 views
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Mt. Slatnik and dark clouds.236 views
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Anja Paersson.226 views
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Anja Paersson.225 views
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A road.224 views
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Looking down the valley.214 views
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From that other side you can ski around the mountain all the way back to the race track.212 views
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Katrin Zettel, the winner.210 views
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There are yellow snowmaking guns in the middle of ski slopes. And do you see cable cars against the mountain face on the right-hand side? :)208 views
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Andrea Fischbacher.207 views
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At the top.205 views
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The panoramic view from the top cable car station.205 views
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Clouds, cable car and a skier.205 views
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Looking up from the finish arena.204 views
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I didn't really take many photos of the racers as the fence was in the way.204 views
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The winners: Didier Cuche (2nd), Daniel Albrecht (1st) and Ted Ligety (3rd).204 views
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There is a tunnel to the other side of the mountain with another glacier and more ski slopes.203 views
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Vast slopes.203 views
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Tanja Poutiainen.203 views
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I returned to the race just in time for the best skiers of the second run.203 views
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Ligety started the second run.203 views
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The slopes still radiated fall colors.202 views
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Ted Ligety making a turn.202 views
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No snow under the chairlift.201 views
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Spectators lined the track.200 views
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One of the many skilift rides I took that day.200 views
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Vast slopes and blue skies.200 views
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Skiers were waiting to ski down the slope.200 views
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Ted Ligety was the only one of the top three racers who appeared at the press conference.200 views
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A tower and sheep.199 views
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This is the steepest part of the slope.199 views
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Bird's eye view.199 views
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One of the Slovenian skiers.199 views
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Driving through Italy offered wonderful views of the fall-colored slopes.198 views
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Another view from the top a bit later when the clouds had already gone.198 views
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The steep slope proved to be a challenge for many skiers as it was full of bumps and ruts quite soon.198 views
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In the afternoon, the valley was full of fog.198 views
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Ligety in the finish arena.198 views
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At the finish line.197 views
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Then we went for a quick ride around town to capture some more pictures.197 views
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On Sunday, I took some more photos at the other glacier where there is a viewing bridge suspended from a mountain.197 views
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Last sun rays from behind the mountain.197 views
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Early Saturday morning we took the skibus up to the Rettenbach glacier, and we could already see the race track.196 views
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From the top of the slope you could see the last part of the track.196 views
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Balloons.196 views
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Later that afternoon, upon returning from the glacier, I took a few photos from our apartment.196 views
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The first few runs were splendid, although I stopped every two minutes to take photos. :)195 views
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Backlit.195 views
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This is the view to the other side - you can see a green lake in the middle of the opposite mountain.195 views
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Even the clouds cooperated. :)194 views
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Weird sky. :)194 views
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Pastures.194 views
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One of the many smaller glaciers.194 views
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There wasn't much natural snow outside the ski slopes.193 views
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Another snowmaking gun, a parking lot and a reservoir.193 views
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The arena at the bottom.192 views
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People were gathering along the WC race track to see women compete in GS.191 views
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The connecting ski track.191 views
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Along the town road.191 views
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Along the river.191 views
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The view of Soelden after sunset.189 views
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View from the bridge.187 views
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