Kopaonik, got its name by the centuries long activity carried out there - excavating of gold, silver, lead and zinc ore. That's why the name in the local slang remained Kopanik. At the height of 1,700 - 2,000 meters above sea level, there are 11 peaks and the slopes of most of them are ski paths in the winter. The most attractive ones are Suvo Rudište, Karaman, Greben, Gobelja, Krst, Bećirevac, Lednica, Markove Stene, the Jarak saddle, Srebrnac, Duboka and others. The highest Kopaonik point (2,017 m), the Pančić Peak, got its name by Mr. Josif Pančić, a doctor by profession, a botanic by determination, the first President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences.
Kopaonik is 275 km far from Belgrade and it may be reached in two ways:
* From the west side - By the Ibarska main road there are two ways to the Ravni (Flat) Kopaonik, one from Biljanovac and Jošanička Banja, up the Jošanička River, and the other one from Rudnica
* From the east side - From Kruševac and Toplica, via Brzeća.
From spring to winter, Kopaonik is the place of many congresses, seminars and excursions. Since the climate on this mountain is curing and, as such, it is convenient not only for sportsmen, children and those having asthma, but also for all those fond of the rest in a healthy nature, various walks and excursions to the Pančić Peak, the highest point on Kopaonik, 'Marko's Rocks', 'The Sky Chairs', an archaeological site with restored remnants of an Orthodox Church at the greatest height above the sea level in the Balkans.
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Kopaonik grounds are convenient for all classes of skiers, from the beginners to the top ones. The Ski Resort has got more than 55 km lines arranged for the alpine skiing and 12 km lines for the Nordic one. The nigh skiing fans have got at their disposal the illuminated lines The Small Lake. More than 70% of the Ski Resort is covered by the artificial snow production system. All lines are connected by the system of Gondola and ski lifts, having the capacity of more than 32,000 skiers per hour. The system includes a six seats Gondola, with the capacity of 3,000 skiers per hour, 4 folding high speed four seats cable railways, with the capacity of 10,000 skiers per hour, 3 fixed four seats cable railways with the running band for the skiers boarding, with the capacity of 6,200 skiers per hour, 3 two seat cable railways, with the capacity of 3,600 skiers per hour, 2 Anchor pulling ski lifts, with the capacity of 2,400 skiers per hour, 8 Plate ski lifts and three connecting ski lifts.
The four seat Gondola 'Pančić Peak' transports, in addition to the skiers and snowboarders, also the resort visitors not taking the winter sports, but take a panorama look at the resort and do many other activities throughout the winter season, but also in summer.
In addition to the alpine and Nordic skiing lines, the Kopaonik Ski Resort has got an arranged snow boarding park, as well.
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For the Winter Season 2010/2011, the Public Company Serbian Ski Grounds - Ski Center Kopaonik also published their ski pass prices and, depending upon the season, type pf the pass and the age, they vary from RSD.300 to 60,600.
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For the accommodation on the Kopaonik, we recommend the JAT APARTMENTS on Kopaonik, located in the middle of the tourist center.
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