Mountains guide · under an hour from Sarajevo
The 1984 Olympic mountains: skiing on Jahorina and Bjelašnica, the ski jumps of Igman and the highland village of Lukomir.
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Ski the 1984 runs in the morning and be back in the bazaar for dinner.
Ski Jahorina or Bjelašnica in winter, walk to the Igman ski jumps, and in summer drive across the plateau to Lukomir, the highest village in the country.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
Jahorina and Bjelašnica hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics and are still Bosnia’s great ski resorts, with Igman’s ski jumps and the highland village of Lukomir close by.
The biggest ski area
The Olympic ski resort south-east of Sarajevo, the largest in the country, with a gondola and runs through the forest.
The men’s Olympic runs
The Olympic ski resort south-west of the city, with steep runs, night skiing and summer hiking.
Ski jumps in the forest
The 1984 Olympic ski jumps and podium on Mount Igman, now quiet in the forest.
The highest village
A traditional shepherds’ village on the edge of the Rakitnica canyon, at about 1,500 metres.
At the foot of the slopes
A hotel at Babin Do, at the foot of the Bjelašnica slopes.
About an hour
Both resorts are 40 minutes to an hour by road; seasonal ski buses run from the city.
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