Bansko Ski Resort Guide
Bansko is 170km south of Sofia and about an hour's drive beyond Borovets. It is in the shadow of the 2,915m peak of Vihren mountain, in the spectacularly beautiful Pirin range. Bansko features 75km of mainly wide, tree-lined slopes in three nearby areas: Shiligarnika, Chalin Valog and Banderishka Poliana. Plentiful off-piste skiing.
Resorts close to Bansko include:
Malyovitsa (43 km),
Borovets (50 km),
Lailias (59 km),
Falakro Oros (70 km),
Vitosha (90 km),
Select Bansko Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Bansko, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 20 |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 2600 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 20% Int: 70% Adv: 10% |
Terrain Parks: - |
| Vertical Drop: 1000 m |
X-Country: 5 km |
| Lifts: 14 (1 gondola, 7 chair, 6 surface) |
Snowmaking: 80% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 |
Slopeside accommodation: - |
| Restaurants: 100 |
Acres of ski: - |
| Bars: 50 |
Nearest Airport: Sofia |
| Nearest Train: Bansko Blagoevgrad |
Tourist Info Phone:: -,
Bansko Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Bansko
Richard Galkowski from United Kingdom writes:
We have just returned from a glorious week's skiing in Bansko. We own an apartment in Paradiso Verde and this has improved immensely since last year with the opening of the hotel and associated facilities. Because of our apartment, we have been going to Bansko for the past 4 years and last week was by far the best we have had there. The heavy snow fall just as we arrived allowed us to enjoy all types of conditions and the clear skies and sunshine at the beginning of this week were just fabulous. As for the resort, it has become more expensive over the last few years especially up the mountain (white coffee 5 Levs, sausage & chips 16 Levs). That said, there are some excellent restaurants away from the town square where a 3-course dinner & drinks for 4 people can be as little 100 Levs. The gondola queues continue to be a problem but getting there by 0830hrs or later than 1030hrs should see you getting to the top of the mountain within 30-40mins (as long as it is not Christmas or half-term!). Overall, it is an excellent resort that is improving every year but it will need more ski runs soon if its popularity continues to grow as it has done over the past 5 years. Highly recommended.
2012-02-03 |
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- Season opens: 1 Dec 2011
- Season closes: 15 Apr 2012
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