Ski Center Kopaonik — Attraction in Brus Municipality

The Good: Nice sized ski hill with alot of runs and alot of lifts. Very open on where you can ski on the side of runs, it didn't feel like there was alot of restriction and you could cut through trees wherever you wanted. For the most paet the runs were very simple and fee really posed a challenge. The time to go wheb its busy is at night. They groomed the open runs for night skiing before they opened it up for use. Every lift I sat on had heated seats! And most had music playing. The view from the top of the mountain is breathtaking and you should spend a few minutes up top taking it all in. Alot of accommodations and restaurants near by, some restaurants even on the hill at the base and in the middle of the runs. It made it easy to avoid the crazy crowd at the bottom and not have to walk back out when you were done taking a break.

The not so good: Staff needs to step in more and help organize the crowds and lines. The place was absolutely crowded and the lift lines were craziest I've even seen in 30 years of sking. There was no sence of a line at all and if you weren't aggressive about moving up you got pushed the the back of the crowd. People were so pushy about the line I was popped out of my skis twice and jammed into the pass reader gate. Once you're off the lift nobody keeps other people out of the unloading zone and unloading is like sking into a concert crowd. Forget about parking and take a taxi or the bus from your hotel if you're far away. There is no Day Lodge that I could find so changing, going to the bathroom, and storing gear or bags becomes a hassle. The only bathrooms we could find were to just walk into a restaurant.

If I was here agian I would totally come back to ski now that I have the area figured out. I really enjoyed the runs and the...

A fairly typical story. A great idea and a place that could bring joy ruined by people’s greed and stupidity. In Kopaonik, they completely forgot about sidewalks—there’s nowhere to just take a walk. If you want to get to a restaurant, you’ll have to walk along the road, jumping into a slushy mix of snow and mud on the side when cars drive by.

The ski bus? It’s the first time I’ve seen one that isn’t free. 600 dinars for a round trip. What a joke.

Parking? Who even needs proper parking, right? After 10 a.m., finding a spot is nearly impossible. Everywhere you look, there are drunk guys from breakfast with beer bottles stuffed in their pockets, offering parking spaces for 1,500–2,000 dinars. If you drive a nice car, they’ll start bargaining at 3,000 dinars. If you do manage to find a spot and squeeze your car into a snowbank, you’ll still have to pay 700 dinars. And if you ask to leave the car for just an hour, they’ll tell you that’s not allowed—they only offer a daily rate.

Construction is everywhere: a house built on a hotel, a hotel on a villa, a villa on a restaurant. Public spaces, other than restaurants and spas, are basically nonexistent.

I’ve made my decision: I’ll come here for skiing with just one overnight stay. But as for a family vacation? Absolutely not. Skiing here gets a 3+, which is fine overall, but the infrastructure...

The service left a highly negative impression. The cashiers do not speak English well and are unable to explain what is operational. The skiing time is extremely limited, and if you purchase equipment for half a day, they do not inform you that the slopes will soon close. Additionally, you are required to purchase a single-use ticket when buying a ski pass, which seems quite odd. Overall, the lack of communication and poor service significantly impacted...