Sljeme (Medvednica)
Zagreb's city-mountain ski area — the cheapest way to ski in Croatia, a short cable car up from the capital.
Terrain
A small, snowmaking-reliant ski area on the Sljeme peak of Medvednica; mostly beginner and easy intermediate runs.
Best suited to: Beginner, Intermediate
Live mountain conditions
Forecast from Open-Meteo · updated 03:48 AM
Live forecast shows expected new snow, not snow depth on the ground. For current base depth and open runs, check the official report here
Costs & logistics
Illustrative sample estimates. A 2-person, 5-day trip with budget-hotel lodging and rental gear works out at about $890 per person excluding flights.
Transport options
Nearest gateway: Zagreb (ZAG) · 20 km (ZAG)
Fly into Zagreb (ZAG) · 20 km; a cable car or drive reaches the ski area above the city.
Airport transfer estimate: $18 per person return. Airfare is estimated by region, not by a live fare quote.
Accommodation & on-mountain costs
- · 6 nights of budget hotel accommodation.
- · Accommodation is costed per person, assuming sharing.
- · Food and nightlife allowance scaled to your balanced travel style.
- · Airfare is a regional estimate — real fares vary by date and how early you book.
Nightlife rating 1/5 · Budget hotel selected
Eating, drinking and après
Restaurants
- · Planinarski dom
Bars & nightlife
- · Tomislavov dom
Après-ski
A single mountain lodge bar; the city is where the evening goes.
Nightlife
Almost none on the mountain; Zagreb's nightlife is a short cable-car ride below.
Traveller reviews
No reviews yet — be the first to share your experience of Sljeme (Medvednica).
Official resort pages
Booking & travel links
These are plain search and official links today. Partner tracking can be dropped into the same slots later without changing anything you see. We are never paid to change a recommendation.
Data & confidence
Illustrative estimateLast reviewed 2026-10-13Terrain facts, coordinates and season drawn from public sources; prices are illustrative sample estimates, not live rates.
- · Live snow depth and lift status
- · Weather forecasts
- · Flight and lodging availability
- · Interactive piste maps
We would rather link you to the resort’s own numbers than invent a snow depth. Weather, snowfall history, flight search, lodging search and live maps are planned integrations — the resort records already carry the fields they will fill.