Jugoslovenski Rotar

TRIGLAVSKO POGORJE Z RIBČEVE PLANINE. (Fot. prof. Janko Ravnik. Planinski Vestnik.)

banovini, na zapadnoj medji naše Kraljevine. Povodom silnih vetrova ima onde opsežnih ı visokih snežnih zameta. Budući da leži Bločka ravan od zoo do 900m nad morem, snežne su prilike, kako je historijski dokazano, već najmanje pred 6oo do zoo godina prisilile tamošnje stanovništvo da uporablja na svojim prepotrebnim putevima smučke kao prometno sretstvo, da njima dodju po velikom snegu u svet. U Blokama smuča se staro ı mlado. Smučkama dolazi narod u crkvu, na smučkama voze mrtvace na njihovom poslednjem putovanju. Bločani imaju ı svoju smučarsku svetkovinu zadnji dan poklada. Tamošnja smučarska oprema starinska je 1 primitivna kako je primitivan i sam narod u onom kraju. Siroke bukove daS¢ice, za stremene Zica, eto ti smu¢aka. Najstarije blocke smucke broje nad 200 godina. Dva para bila su poslana u muzej za smucke u Frognesaeternu pri Oslu i par u Deutsches Museum u Miinchen. Nije još ustanovljeno ·da-li je bločko smučarstvo domaćeg izvora ali je presadjeno sa severa. Švedski profesor Wiklund tyrdi da su k nama donesli smučke Švedi za tridesetgodišnjeg rata. Po svoj prilici biće pravilnije mišljenje da su bločke smučke domaći narodni izum. Tu misao potvrdjuje prava domaća terminologija, koja je

From olden times this sport has been practised in the surroundings of Bloke, this District comprising about 35 villages in the Drava Banate on the Western frontier of our Kingdom. On account of violent storms large and powerful snowdrifts accumulate here in winter time. The High Plateau of Bloke being situated about 700 to 900 metres above the sea level, the snow conditions have compelled the people there, as is proved by history, as far back as 600 to 700 years ago to use in heavy snow the skis as a means of communication on their most. necessary errands in keeping up their connections with the outside world. At Bloke young and old people go out on skis. On skis people come to church, and on skis is also placed the coffin of the deceased, to start on same for his last journey. The people there also have their ski-ing festival, known of old, which is celebrated on the Shrove Tuesday. The ski-ing outfit is as old and primitive as are primitive the people themselves. Broad boards, made of beech wood, rigged up with wire, and the skis are ready. The oldest skis from Bloke are over 200 years old. Two pairs were sent to the Ski Museum at Frognesaetern near Oslo, and one pair to the Deutsches Museum at Mu-

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