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Bansko Ski Resort Guide

Bansko Ski Resort Guide

BANSKO (BG). Never again... photo

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freeride 2010, Bansko photo

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Todorka peak, Bansko photo

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Chalin Valog, Bansko photo

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Issued: 30 Apr

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Today’s Weather (2100 m)

AM
clear
15 W15
11 °C F-Level
3600m
PM
clear
10 W10
13 °C F-Level
3700m
night
clear
5 WNW5
12 °C F-Level
3700m

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),


Bansko Location Maps

Bansko Location Map

All Bansko Resort Stats

Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 20
  • Beginner: 20%
  • Intermediate: 70%
  • Advanced: 10%
  • Cross-country: 5 km
  • Snowmaking: 80%
  • Acres of ski: -
  • Terrain Parks: -
  • Halfpipes: -

Social

  • Restaurants: 100
  • Bars: 50
  • Slopeside accommodation: -

Mountain info

  • Summit: 2600 m
  • Vertical Drop: 1000 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1
  • Toplift: m

Travel

  • Season opens: 9 Dec 2012
  • Season closes: 7 Apr 2013

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Visitor Reviews of Bansko


Jacob from United Kingdom writes:

Nice to see so many snobs giving the place a bad review because you have all 'skied all over the world' and expect to pay less than half the price for the same standard of resort you would see in Canada/The Alps.

So there are big queues. If the solution is to get to the gondola for 8am then it's a solution. If you can't be bothered to drag yourself out of bed to do that then that's your decision. You can't expect to roll up mid morning during a public holiday and not have to queue. I skied in Austria over Christmas this year and it was exactly the same situation. Why? Because people have all gone on holiday to celebrate Christmas and enjoy their ski trip as you have so of course there will be queues at peak time!

If your ski rep has told you how to get round it then either do it and enjoy your skiing or don't do it and be miserable. But if your choice is the latter, don't come on here moaning about it.

I've been to Bansko several times, the snow is usually great, the food and prices are very reasonable if you go to the right places and don't expect a 3 course meal for £5. Lets face it, you might be in Bulgaria but you are still in 2013.

I agree with the others regarding where you stay and eat etc. Make use of the traditional accommodation and restaurants Bulgaria has to offer and you will have a great time. Those big 5* hotels shooting up everywhere are lovely but they have no atmosphere and are catering for hundreds of people so the food is nowhere near as good.

Bankso is good value for money, has some great skiing and a brilliant atmosphere. If you go over there with an open mind and treat the place and its people with respect you will want to return.

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city forecasts
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Surf Breaks
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surf forecast
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Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding Bansko

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Mountain Peaks
Closest to Bansko

mountain forecasts
Todorka, Bulgaria 3 km
Banski Suhodol, Bulgaria 4 km
Kutelo, Bulgaria 4 km
Vihren, Bulgaria 6 km
Gazey, Bulgaria 7 km