Kamnik-Savinja Alps

Velika in Mala Vetrnica (1590 m n.v.)

virtual excursion

Velika and Mala Vetrnica are sinkholes and a karst abyss on Velika planina. The two sinkholdes are interconnected and continue unconnected to the east in a series of unconnected sinkholes. The vault of both landslides is subject to intense periglacial weathering, which is reflected in numerous rock fragments. Both karst phenomena are characteristic of the karst plateau of Velika planina. At the bottom of Mala Vetrnica, which is a karst abyss, there is a permanent snowfield.