It has been snowing a lot at the mountain the last two days, bringing a snow depth of almost 40cm and it has improved the overall situation on the mountain.
          If we talk about the snow, now we can finally all relax, because we will have enough snow for quality skiing during the next week's.
          According to forecasts, it will be cold during the next few days with more snowfall. Roads are passable, it is recommended to use winter equipment, for trucks access is closed at Kopaonik.

          Spectacular cultural tours, winter sports, music festivals and cities such as Belgrade and Novi Sad, which are ideal for a weekend break, are the main attractions on show at the Serbia stand at FITUR’09.
          The country will also promote its cultural tours, such as /Remains of the Roman Empire/, which explores Serbia’s many fortresses, palaces and cities and /Castles of the Danube/.
          Serbia will also promote winter sports and outdoor activities at FITUR/09, highlighting the possibilities offered by Kopaonik, one of the country’s top ski resorts which, along with other less well-known areas, are a paradise for lovers of hiking, fishing, rafting and outdoor activities during the summer months, thanks to their mountains, lakes and spectacular natural environment.

          Goran Petkovic, State Secretary for Tourism talks about the third master plan for Kopaonik for daily newspapers"Blic".
          There are currently analysis of existing accommodation and entertainment capacity and ski resorts, access roads for parking, and all about what we know that is a problem, as well as the proposal for the next phase of development. Kopaonik has great potential and we have identified some of his two possibilities in its further development. Furthermore, we have several evident problems that we need to be solved. Traffic jam is crucial, too many private cars in the insufficient capacity for parking, water supply and waste water, as well as inadequate structure of the existing ski resorts. Namely, according to the old system when the ski lifts were to be disposed, tender was placed for each ski lift and manufacturers applied for it, who then built ski lift at a certain place, that were for them, in a certain period of time, economic optimum, and not in the way that suited best for the skiers.
          Foreigners disapprove because ski lifts are not placed on the optimal way. So, when we know which of the two options will be approved, then we will know new reschedule of ski lifts. This is a long-term plan that will work for a few years. Some of the ski lifts will be taken off and moved to another tracks, perhaps even to other mountains and ski resorts will be optimized from the aspect of winter, but also from the aspect of summer sports.

          During the last few days in Kopaonik was expressed phenomenon called temperature inversion. It is a condition caused by increasing atmospheric temperature with altitude, the resulting layer of hot air prevents rising of cooled air that is below. To our great sorrow it resulted with rain that was falling during day (January 13). Also, for two days a strong southern wind was blowing and makes ski conditions even harder it leads to faster melting this scarce snow cover. Less snow precipitation can be expected at the end of this week.

          In order to disburden ski lift "Marine vode" Public Company "Ski resorts of Serbia," set the baby ski lift between Mali karaman and the top of Karaman. This is one of the old baby ski lifts that are replaced by conveyor lift at the central plateau in front of hotels at Kopaonik.

          Ski resorts of Serbia is notifying that teaching skiing in the ski resort in Kopaonik can be performed  only by ski instructors that are engaged by the ski school, which has approval and signed  contract with JP "Ski resorts of Serbia."
          All persons who made unauthorized services teaching skiing in the ski resort, managed by JP "Ski resorts of Serbia", ski pass will be temporarily or permanently subducted.
          Persons who are using services training skiing by unauthorized persons are doing that on their own responsibility.

Source: Ski resorts of Serbia