 Poster: A snowHead
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I find myself with a free week in late Jan 2016. So... it seems like a good opportunity to squeeze in an uber cheap ski holiday. I was looking at http://www.fall-line.co.uk/five-of-our-favourite-journeys-to-the-slopes/ (the Slovenia bit). Cheap flight & short taxi ride seems encouraging.
I thought it might be workable if I could base myself somewhere and ski a different area each day. I've tried Googling, but I'm finding information surprisingly short on the ground! What I would really like is a suggestion for a base that gives good access to a few areas- preferably by cheap/ free/ quick transport each day. From the article, I understand I can get from Ljubljiana to Krvavec by a free bus (included with ski pass), but that's as much as I know. I found very affordable accommodation near Bled, but I'm not sure of the transport options.
Does anyone have experience/ knowledge of what I'm looking for? Would really appreciate some guidance peeps 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@faithsdaddy, if you are after an uber cheap week in Jan I would be inclined to book last minute.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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NickyJ- I'm going on my own and from my limited experience of late booking, prices are for 2 people for a week. I'm looking at 3-5 days on my Jack Jones 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ah - when you said week it fooled me  . Last minute bargains are definitely better for a whole week.
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A week would be fine, but Slovenia looks a bit limited for a week. Checking out Bourg for week long possibilities.
Doing all this research is a mixture of fun and hassle.
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@faithsdaddy, probably fine for 3-5 days. I mean, I grew up skiing the Scottish stations and they're probably even smaller...
Flight prices are a big marginal cost...
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@faithsdaddy, Depends on your budget £399 for a week in a catered chalet (wine and free bar included) is on offer (no single supplement) in LaPlagne. We have booked for the week but we only wanted/will use a few nights, was still the best deal around! Its a Sunday to Sunday deal with IceandFire so flights should be cheaper!
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@faithsdaddy, The airport is actually much closer to Krvavec than to Ljubljana. But I would definitely recommend staying in Ljubljana or another town. Krvavec is a slope on the mountain, only accessible with a 10 min cable car ride. So there is no village or similar on the slope, and almost nothing to do there at night.
I think there are bus and shuttle connections from Ljubljana or Bled to Krvavec. With a car takes some 30 minutes from Ljubljana, a little more from Bled.
Krvavec is a nice ski slope, small, but not miniature. If you get bored there are other nice (also small) ones, all within one hour from Ljubljana, eg Kranjska gora and Vogel.
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Krvavec sounds like a decent cheap option for a few days.
You can get a return flight from Luton for about £30 (no luggage), transfers would be virtually nothing. Basic accommodation around £125 for a week. Lift pass £90 for 6 days.
That's £250 for a week. Even if you added luggage and ski hire, you'd be looking at only £350.
Main drawback being that the resort has only 30km's of piste, so it's unlikely to keep you entertained for an entire week.
Also, it appears that the free bus only stops/picks up from car parks, so it's very much geared up as a park and ride resort. This could be problematic if your accommodation isn't within short walking distance from one of the pick up points.
There's a bus from Ljubljana which will take you to the resort, but i'm not sure i'd want to be adding a 30 minute bus journey to the start and end of my day's skiing (certainly not every day for a week).
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