Skiing in Montenegro, from Kolašin to Durmitor

Montenegro doesn’t spring to mind as a ski destination, and I can see why, but it has mountains to spare and resorts that work. The national tourist board reckons its slopes have snow on the ground for about 120 days a year, and the country’s biggest area, at Kolašin, opened a new resort in 2019 and linked it to its neighbour in 2022. Nobody is claiming it’s the Alps. It’s mid-mountain skiing at a low price, and to my mind it makes sense if you already know the country in summer or want a week on the snow without spending a fortune.

Kolašin 1600 and Kolašin 1450, the big area

The largest ski area is on Bjelasica, above Kolašin. It’s two resorts 2.3 km apart. Kolašin 1600 opened on 16 February 2019 and its six-seater K8 detachable chairlift climbs to 2,035 metres. Kolašin 1450, 9 km from town, has 17 km of pistes. Since February 2022 the K7 chairlift has linked them, and together they add up to about 45 km, according to the national tourist board and the operator, Ski Resorts of Montenegro.

Kolašin 1600 has a ski school, equipment hire at the base station and a 400-seat restaurant, Troglava. The national tourist board adds that the resorts run a daily bus from the centre of Kolašin, and the town has a station on the Bar to Belgrade railway. Everything you need on this area is in the guide to skiing in Kolašin.

Savin Kuk, skiing in Durmitor

The second resort is 6 km from Žabljak, on the edge of Durmitor National Park. Savin Kuk has 4.6 km of pistes, with three blue runs, one red, one black and a nursery slope, two double chairlifts and three drag lifts, one of them floodlit for night skiing. The national tourist board pitches it at experienced skiers because of its steep slopes, and also offers cross-country skiing, ski touring and snowshoeing in the park. The details are in the guide to skiing in Žabljak.

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The small resorts

For a one-off day or for families with young beginners, the national tourist board lists three small resorts. Vučje, 20 km from Nikšić on the way to Žabljak, with a 1,200-metre recreational run, two short runs and a snow park. Hajla, 8 km from Rožaje, with a 1,019-metre run and, according to the same source, the cheapest lift pass in the region. And Lokve, on Mount Cmiljevica 14 km from Berane, with 5 km of piste and 280 metres of vertical.

When to go and what it costs

The season starts in December if the snow plays ball. The 2025-26 season was officially opened at Kolašin on 12 to 14 December 2025, but in mid-January 2026 the operator announced that enough snow had finally fallen to open part of the pistes. Worth bearing in mind if you’re thinking of an early-season trip. For a sense of the climate, in 2024 the Kolašin weather station recorded 71 days with snow on the ground and a maximum of 30 cm.

On prices, the most recent figures the operator publishes are for 2025-26. A SportsCover Direct study it shared on its website put a Kolašin day pass at €25 for adults and €16.50 for children. On top of that, an agreement with the resorts at Jahorina, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kopaonik, in Serbia, means a pass bought at Kolašin is valid there from that season. Dates and prices for 2026-27 hadn’t been published by 11 October 2026.

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