Ski Bulgaria

Bulgaria in south Eastern Europe is home to 10 ski areas and originally built a reputation as a budget destination for British schools and package tours. Borovets, established in 1930 and for many years the country’s top resort and with 40km of piste Eastern Europe’s largest, was best known.

However since 2000 its image has been largely transformed by the development of Bansko in to one of Eastern Europe’s leading resorts thanks to investment in modern lifts and accommodation that includes a five star Kempinski hotels – one of the first chain hotels in a European ski resort.

Other top resorts include capital Sofia’s local ski area of Vitosha and the purpose-built, communist-era development Pamporovo.

Unfortunately over the past decade the development of Bulgaria’s ski areas has been increasingly controversial and placed the resorts in the front line between developers, which in Bulgaria’s case are reported to be off-shore investment companies, and environmentalists.

Parts of Bansko was built illegally on national park land recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Many years of environmental campaigning right up to European Union level finally proved this but the Bulgarian government opted to change laws to retrospectively allow development rather than enforce dismantling lifts.
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Bulgaria: latest snow conditions round-up


BULGARIA / ROMANIA REPORT Bulgarian and Romanian ski areas have been posting snowy images after fresh snowfall on their higher slopes. Bansko's base (10/125cm / 4/50") is back up over the metre mark, and 80% of its terrain is open, the best stats since February. Borovets (95/100cm / 38/40") has also seen its base increase, with about two-thirds of its terrain, mostly on the upper mountain, still open.

Summary of forecast snowfall and ski conditions for resorts in Bulgaria.

Fresh snow is forecast at 3 resorts. Powder is reported at 0 resorts and 1 are reporting good piste conditions.

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Recent Eyeball Snow Reports for Bulgaria

All resorts

Best piste conditions (1)

Ski resorts of Bulgaria, alphabetically

Resort
snow depth
top and bottom

on-piste

off-piste

Last Snow

Next 9 Days
0–3 | 3–6 | 6–9
snow (cm)
Next 5 days weather forecast.
Freezing level (m)
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

(1600m — 2600m)

snow report today

Bansko webcam
125
40

Good

Fresh
8 cm
7 days ago
3.0
6.0
11.0
light snow part cloud part cloud light snow snow showers
Mid station 2100 m
1100m 750m 1250m 1150m 700m

(1487m — 2226m)

snow report 6 days ago

6 cm
7 days ago
3.0
4.0
10.0
light snow part cloud part cloud light snow snow showers
Mid station 1856 m
1150m 800m 1200m 1150m 700m

(1300m — 2560m)

snow report yesterday

Borovets webcam
100
95
Spring snow 2.0 cm
5 days ago
6.0
18.0
11.0
light snow clear part cloud heavy snow snow showers
Mid station 1930 m
950m 500m 1200m 1050m 350m

(1150m — 1870m)

snow report 4 days ago

1.0 cm
4 days ago
12.0
17.0
12.0
light snow part cloud clear light snow light snow
Mid station 1510 m
1100m 750m 1450m 950m 700m

(1445m — 2249m)

snow report 5 days ago

2.0 cm
5 days ago
2.0
13.0
8.0
light snow part cloud clear mod snow snow showers
Mid station 1847 m
1050m 700m 1350m 1000m 600m

(1509m — 1966m)

snow report 5 days ago

2.0 cm
5 days ago
3.0
14.0
7.0
light snow clear part cloud mod snow snow showers
Mid station 1738 m
950m 600m 1300m 1050m 500m

(1553m — 1832m)

snow report 11 days ago

4 cm
12 days ago
2.0
2.0
5.0
light snow clear part cloud light snow clear
Mid station 1692 m
950m 800m 1700m 1200m 1000m

(1446m — 1926m)

snow report yesterday

80
61
Spring snow 3.0 cm
4 days ago
17.0
16.0
19.0
light snow light snow rain showers mod snow snow showers
Mid station 1686 m
1150m 800m 1500m 1000m 650m

(1649m — 2289m)

snow report yesterday

50
30
Spring snow 2.0 cm
5 days ago
2.0
16.0
8.0
light snow clear part cloud heavy snow snow showers
Mid station 1969 m
900m 800m 1450m 1100m 650m