It’s been an exciting and historic week at the 2023 Nordic World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. We have had two Lumi Experiences groups at the championships and both have already been trailside to cheer on two US cross country medals!
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The dense fog on top of the pass hung over the border crossing as night settled. A bright spotlight illuminated passengers in the small van as the border control agent matched passport photos with faces. “Whitcomb, Matt. Casey, Pat. Stephen, Liz, …”
Our passports disappeared with the agent into the small hut. A few minutes later,
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We are thrilled to announce two trips to the 2023 Nordic World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. After several years without trips to international competitions, we are back at it this winter.
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With craggy dolomite spires in the Julian Alps, alpine waters of Lake Bled and fresh seafood dishes, Slovenia offers a sampling of the best each of its bordering countries has to offer.
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Finally! We just wrapped up the first Lumi Experiences trip since Covid cancelled the Minneapolis World Cup in March 2020. Our travelers spent the past week touring the Fischer and Salomon ski factories, rollerskiing and hiking in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria, skiing in the ski tunnel in Planica, Slovenia and rowing on beautiful Lake Bled. We’ll be sharing a few highlights over the coming weeks. This week? Skiing in the Planica ski tunnel…
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Planica is a place you want to learn to pronounce. You’ll be hearing it a lot in the lead-up to the 2023 Nordic World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. Planica isn’t a village. Technically, it’s the name of a valley in the northwestern corner of Slovenia, less than 10km from the 3-country border with Italy and Austria. For all intents and purposes, Planica is a Nordic ski venue. Specifically, a ski jumping venue, best known as host of the final ski flying World Cup of the year, the last weekend in March. That’s this weekend.
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As the Ski Flying World Championships kick off in Planica, Slovenia this weekend, we're sharing one of our all time favorite ski flying photos from the 2019 World Cup in Planica.
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