This weekend, 25.02-27.02.2011, Bulgaria is to host the start of the FIS Alpine World Cup for the third time ever, after the competitions in the ski resort Borovetz back in 1981 and 1984. This time Bulgaria's most modern ski resort has become the host of the prestigious event.....
The winter capital of the Balkans Bansko will host the super combined (26th February) and slalom (27th February) races.
This month Bansko will host 2011 FIS starts for a second time. In 2009 the resort hosted three starts of the Women's World Cup. This year it will welcome....
Legends of the World Ski opened today at the track "Alberto Tomba" in Bansko the new ski season.
On the track with artificial snow over "Bunderishka polyana" rushed Marc Ghirardelli, Peter Popangelov, Andreas Wenzel, Maria Walliser, Joseph Straub, Leonard Stock, Luc....
Bulgaria Ski Resorts
Over 30 percent of the territory of Bulgaria is occupied by high terrain. Quantity of snow and ice cover, retentioning to late spring, give great development of mountain and ski tourism in Bulgaria. The snow winter is mild and healthy climate become Bulgaria, a desirable place for recreation and sport.
In recent years, Bulgarian ski resorts turn rapid development and modernization, and now offer premium services. In the mountains of Rila, Pirin, Stara Planina, Phodopes, Vitosha were constructed and developed wonderful winter resorts with superbly maintained tracks and facilities suitable for all types of winter sports, great hotels, rest houses, restaurants and nightclubs.
We arrange holidays in the best winter ski resorts, Bansko, Borovetz and Pampoporvo. Here you will find your desired winter vacation.
Bansko Bansko is the newest and most rapidly developing Bulgarian winter resort. Famous resort town situated at the foot of one of the most beautiful Bulgarian mountains Pirin, is called "The pearl" of Bulgarian tourism because offers a unique combination of excellent conditions for winter sports, stored Bulgarian traditions and customs, and rich cultural and historical heritage. Resort Bansko offers many hotels, cozy and small neatly taverns with traditional style and all this combined with enchanting nature of Pirin. Bansko is not only beautiful landscape, it is peculiar part of the Bulgarian spirit. Bansko is a winter resort with the most modern ski equipment and snowboard slopes. Targets 65 km professionally trained and reliably safeguarded tracks are available to skiers and snowboarders. Despite the Alpine nature of Pirin, there are wonderful tracks of varying difficulty - from easy for beginners to hard for professional skiers. In the area of lawn Banderishka over Bansko have 5 km track for cross-country.
Borovets In the northern slopes of the beautiful Rila Mountains, 1350 meters above sea level is located Quality winter resort - Borovets, which is the oldest winter resort in Bulgaria. It is easily accessible, which makes it popular resort not only during winter months. Borovets is one of the most attractive resorts when it comes to nightlife, nightclubs, discotheques, bars, taverns. In Borovets has a wide choice of many hotels. They can organize tours, including ski trails, with chance to seen picturesque places in Rila. Borovets is a type of alpine resort, offering wonderful opportunities for all winter sports - Alpine skiing, cross-country, ski jumping and Biathlon, as the runway for Biathlon is one of the best in the world. Ski slopes have varying degrees of difficulty, suitable for beginners, skiers and snowboarders of intermediate level and advanced. too. They are marked with international markings and signs in different languages. Their maintenance is done according to international standards. Ski school in Borovets is of international renown and has more than 200 ski instructors speaking different languages.
Pamporovo Pamporovo - "Jewel" of the Rhodope Mountains. It is located at 253 km. southeast of Sofia, 82 km. south of Plovdiv and 12 km. north of Smolyan. Altitude of the complex is 1650 meters and is situated at the foot of "Snejanka" Peak - 1926 meters. Pamporovo is the most popular and biggest ski resort in Bulgaria. Winter resorts - Pamporovo and many ski slopes are surrounded by centuries-old fir-tree, which makes it extremely beautiful and attractive. With all its unique scenery and many options for entertainment and recreation Pamporovo is one of the most attractive places in Bulgaria. If you love Ski and winter sports Pamporovo will take care to provide you unforgettable moments on snow tracks.
Pamporovo has many and varied ski slopes of different length and degree of difficulty. Part of them start from television tower and reach to resort and to the Smolyan lakes. The total length of the ski slopes is 19 km. Lifts which serving runs are with capacity around 7000 people per hour. For beginner skiers and students have built several green slopes, but for advanced skiers there are several very steep black slopes. For lovers of cross-country skiing and Biathlon have built suitable slopes around the peak "Snejanka" and sport shooting in the area called "Dams".
There are in Pamporovo several ski schools with highly qualified teachers. Around the Runs and hotels work ski-lockers with modern ski and snowboard equipment.
No matter from where you come from and where iyou will rest, we will provide transportation, hotel reservation and transfer to and from your desired resort to make your winter holiday an unforgettable experience.