Knee-deep in glittering powder and surrounded by white-capped firs, with the silence weighing heavy as the fresh snow, I feel as if I have stumbled through the back of my wardrobe into Narnia. I'm half expecting a fawn in a jolly red scarf to trot out from among the trees.

I’m standing on the edge of the steel-blue Lake Bohinj, the largest lake in Slovenia. (For those not quite up on their European geography, it’s the country that's sandwiched between Croatia, Hungary, Austria and Italy.)

The lake lies in the Triglav National Park which, I’ve been told rather proudly by several locals, Agatha Christie once visited. When asked if she would ever set one of her books here, she replied that it was “too beautiful for murder”. And while probably her polite way of saying “thanks, but no thanks”, the compliment still stands. With no one else in sight other than the rest of our party, without so much as a footprint to mar the unblemished snow, Lake Bohinj has an extraordinarily ethereal, other-worldly feel to it.

However, delightful as the scenery is, it’s not primarily what I’ve come for. Lake Bohinj is simply a quick stop on our way to nearby Vogel ski resort, also set in the national park and the destination for our afternoon’s skiing.

After a very dry start to Slovenia’s season, there’s been a miraculous half a metre dump just in time for our arrival at the end of January – very courteous of the weather gods. This, combined with glorious hazy winter sunshine, means I can barely contain my excitement for the delights that await.

With local guide Matej by our side, we’re ready to explore the 13 gentle blue and red runs of this family-orientated resort. After warming up on Orlove Glave, a wide, easy blue, we head over to the Kratki Plaz red. With its thick, soft snow, the run is so enjoyable that we do it a few times in a row; but it’s frustratingly short, providing a couple of minutes’ downhill at best. Sensing our disappointment, Matej leads us to the number 10 piste, a long, undulating red that proves far more satisfying. Merging into the 14 piste, it runs from the highest point of the ski area (1,800m) right the way down to the bottom of the Vogel cable car (569m) – an impressive 1,231m of vertical.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/articles/why-you-should-choose-slovenia-for-your-next-ski-holiday/