Planica Nordic Centre

The Planica Nordic Centre (Slovene: Nordijski center Planica) is a nordic skiing complex located in Planica, Slovenia. It consists of one ski flying hill, seven ski jumping hills, and a cross-country skiing track. It is the only nordic centre in the world with eight ski jumping hills.[3] The complex was officially opened in December 2015.[2]

Planica Nordic Centre
Planica Nordic Centre in 2016
Full nameNordijski center Planica
LocationPlanica, Municipality of Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Coordinates46.4758°N 13.7240°E / 46.4758; 13.7240
OperatorZŠRS Planica[1]
Genre(s)Sporting events
Construction
Built2011–2015
Opened11 December 2015[2]
Construction cost€40 million[2]
Website
www.nc-planica.si

Ski jumping hills

There are a total of eight ski jumping hills at the Planica Nordic Centre.[2] The complex consists of one ski flying hill, one large hill, one normal hill, and five smaller hills intended for youth ski jumpers and children.[4]

Letalnica bratov Gorišek
For details, see Letalnica bratov Gorišek.

Letalnica bratov Gorišek is the biggest of eight hills located at the Planica Nordic Centre, and is used for ski flying events. It was built in 1969 by Vlado and Janez Gorišek.[5] Since its opening, a total of 28 world records were set at the venue. In 1994, Toni Nieminen landed at 203 metres (666 ft) and became the first man in history to jump over 200 metres.[6] The hill hosted the FIS Ski Flying World Championships on seven occasions, most recently in 2020.

The world's steepest zip line with an average incline of 38 degrees opened at the hill in September 2015.[7]

Bloudkova velikanka
For details, see Bloudkova velikanka.

Bloudkova velikanka is a large ski jumping hill. Originally built in 1934 by Ivan Rožman,[8] the hill collapsed in 2001 and was completely renovated in 2012.[9] A total of ten world records were set on the hill during the 1930s and 1940s. Next to the large hill, they also built a new normal hill to replace the old demolished one.[4]

  • Letalnica bratov Gorišek
  • Bloudkova velikanka
  • Five smaller hills

Other facilities

[10][11]

  • Cross-country skiing track
  • Hotel Dom Planica[12]
  • Central building – media centre, wind tunnel, ski jumping simulator, museum[13][14]
  • Čaplja Service facility
  • Skating track
  • Ice curling track
  • Football field

Cross-country skiing events

Red Bull 400
For details, see Red Bull 400.

Red Bull 400 is the world's steepest 400-metre race.[15] Competitors must overcome a distance of 400 metres from the bottom to the top of the inrun of the Letalnica bratov Gorišek. The first two editions at the venue took place in 2012 and 2013. The event was cancelled in 2014 as the hill was under renovation. The competition returned in 2015 on a modernized and even bigger hill with a new concrete inrun.

References
  1. "Zakon o Nordijskem centru Planica (ZNCP)". pisrs.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. S. J.; A. V. (11 December 2015). "40 milijonov evrov in osem let pozneje: center Planica je odprt" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. Tavčar, Borut (29 January 2016). "Planiški center je izložbeno okno". Delo (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. Paveo, Vlado (11 December 2015). "VIDEO: Zaživela prenovljena Planica". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. Weithauser, Dominik (19 March 2015). "Povečana planiška letalnica se podaja v lov za novimi rekordi, po katerih je slovela dolga leta". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. R. K. (2 December 2020). "1994: Prvi poleti prek 200 metrov in Bredesenova poteza za anale" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. Račič, Blaž (29 September 2015). "Spust po jeklenici ali turizem iz ptičje perspektive". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  8. "Bloudkova velikanka". travel-slovenia.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  9. "Planica od skromnih začetkov do doline skakalnih rekordov". metropolitan.si (in Sinhala). 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. "Planica » Building Planica Nordic Centre". nc-planica.si. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. "Planica » Other Activities and Offer". nc-planica.si. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  12. "Planica » Hotel". nc-planica.si. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  13. "Nordic Center Planica". kranjska-gora.si. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  14. "NC Planica – Osrednji objekt". Odprte hiše Slovenije (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  15. Košir, Tomaž (5 May 2020). "Red Bull 400 v Planici spet leta 2021". redbull.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  16. Košir, Tomaž (19 September 2015). "Red Bull 400: 700 parov hitrih nog v Planici". redbull.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  17. Košir, Tomaž (17 September 2016). "V Planici tekači z letalnice pregnali dež". redbull.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  18. Strobl, Katrin (17 September 2017). "Luka Kovačič is the king of the hill in Planica". redbull.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  19. Strobl, Katrin (16 September 2018). "50th Red Bull 400 crowns Slovenia champs Luka Kovačič and Barbara Trunkelj". redbull.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  20. Strobl, Katrin (14 September 2019). "4TITUDE final crowns Mayer and Wernig champions". redbull.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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