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
Mike from Cyprus writes:
Been there for 5 nights/4 days in January.
Skiing was awesome, queues were non existent if you were there between 8am-8:30am like we were. Had 2 skiing days of heavy snow/fog (which I like) and 2 skiing days which were clear and sunny, snow was nicely packed the last 2 days while heavy and powdery the first 2. All the lifts were operational all 4 days we were there. My friend even lost his bag (left it on the lift) and the staff found and kept it. One friend got injured and they snowmobiled him down and he had x rays and medical check for free!
Brilliant.
The place is cheap, we ate at a place called Yanitsa (small hotel and restaurant) almost every day, cheap food and homely made. Starter, main dish, desert and a glass of wine and water about 10 Euro, what else can you ask for.
We stayed in Lucky Bansko Hotel, amazing hotel and spa, a bit far from the gondola but bus every 30 minutes.
Place is also good for buying skiing clothing and even skis and boots at amazing prices (if you find a way to bring them back home).
2012-02-08 |
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- Season opens: 1 Dec 2011
- Season closes: 15 Apr 2012
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