Montenegro's largest ski area is on Bjelasica, where Kolašin 1450 and Kolašin 1600 are linked by a lift and together have about 45 kilometres of pistes, with a chairlift reaching over 2,000 metres. On Durmitor, a few kilometres from Žabljak, Savin Kuk has blue, red and black runs. The smaller Vučje near Nikšić, Hajla near Rožaje and Lokve near Berane suit families and beginners. The season usually runs from December to March, depending on snow.
Where to ski in Montenegro: the linked Kolašin 1450 and 1600 centres, Savin Kuk near Žabljak, Vučje, Hajla and Lokve, plus ski touring and snowshoeing off the pistes.
Kolašin: the largest ski area
On Bjelasica, above Kolašin, two ski centres have been linked by the K7 lift into one ski area with about 45 kilometres of pistes. The K7 chairlift was out of service for the whole 2025/26 season, so check skijalista.me before you go. Kolašin 1600, twelve kilometres from town, has the six-seat K8 chairlift, whose top station is at 2,035 metres, serving eight pistes: two blue, four red and two black. It also has a beginners' conveyor, a children's ski lift and a ski school. Kolašin 1450 is nine kilometres from town.
Kolašin is reached by car, by bus or by train on the Bar - Belgrade line, and a bus runs daily from the town centre to the ski centres. Equipment can be hired in town or on the slopes. In December Kolašin opens the season with three days of bazaars and concerts on Trg boraca and on the slopes of Kolašin 1600.
Savin Kuk on Durmitor
A few kilometres from Žabljak, in Durmitor National Park, lies the Savin Kuk ski centre. Two double chairlifts climb to about 2,200 metres, and the pistes total about 4.6 kilometres: the blue Snowboard, Derneci and Panalj, the red Korito, the black Vukova staza and a run for small children. Experienced skiers also descend off-piste from the top, with a guide and avalanche kit. Žabljak also has a marked cross-country track by the Sports Centre, where skis can be hired and licensed instructors found.
Did you know?
Kolašin 1450 and Kolašin 1600 were two separate ski areas until the K7 lift joined them into one, with about 45 kilometres of pistes.
Smaller centres: Vučje, Hajla and Lokve
Vučje, twenty kilometres from Nikšić towards Žabljak, has a 1,200-metre recreational piste, two small runs and a snowboard park, and suits families and beginners. Hajla, eight kilometres from Rožaje, has a piste just over a kilometre long, a baby lift and a drag lift, an equipment service and, according to the national tourist board, the cheapest ski pass in the region. On Mount Cmiljevica near Berane is the Lokve ski centre, with a double chairlift and drag lifts.
Off the pistes
Bjelasica, whose highest peak Crna glava stands at 2,139 metres, and Durmitor, with Bobotov kuk at 2,523 metres, offer ski touring and freeride, and heli-ski tours are also run. If you prefer walking, a marked snowshoe trail of 6.7 kilometres leads from the Black Lake to Savin Kuk in about two hours. Leave the groomed pistes only with a guide, and check the avalanche risk.
