Bansko Resort Guide

The Bansko resort summary is: Bansko has 13 lifts within its terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 1000m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 20 trail at Bansko.


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Bansko Resort Guide

The Bansko resort summary is: Bansko has 13 lifts within its terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 1000m of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 20 trail at Bansko.

Vertical:

Top: 2600m
Arrow
1000m
Bot: 1600m

Best for:

Beginners level skier
Beginners/
Intermediates

Trails:

20
20%
70%
10%

Hectares of Ski:

Snowmaking: 80%

Bansko Lifts:

  • drag lift icon3
  • ski lift icon9
  • cablecar icon1
Total lifts = 13
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Photo credit: Skynite

Visiting Bansko

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Bansko.

  • Season opens
    17 Dec 2022
  • Season closes
    17 Apr 2023
  • Accommodation
  • Restaurants | Bars
    100 | 50
  • Nearest Airport
    Sofia
  • Nearest Train Station
    Bansko Blagoevgrad
  • Tourist Office Website
  • Tourist Office Phone
    +359 / 749 / 88911

Bansko Features

The terrain at Bansko includes::


What's it like at Bansko resort?

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.


Explore Bansko Location Map

Interactive Bansko trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

Bansko Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 0.7m
-4
10
clear
Middle Lift: 
-1
5
clear
Bottom Lift: 0.05m
2
5
clear
Latest webcam

When's the snowiest month to visit Bansko?

MarchAverage: 4.1 snow days per week
The snowiest week in Bansko is week 2 of March. There are typically 4.1 snowy days during this week with 28cm of snowfall. Check out the Bansko Snow History graphs below.


Visitor Reviews of Bansko

Overall: 3.7 Based on 198 votes and 347 reviews

  • Snowsure 3.9
  • Variety of pistes 3.9
  • Off-piste 3.5
  • Scenery 4.1
  • Apres-Ski 4.1
  • Vote

Branka Nikolic from United Kingdom writes:

1. My 7 days ski pass was blocked on a third day as I gave it to my husband to take our 1.5 year old baby to gondola while I had to work for one hour. We honestly did not know he cannot use mine. He offered to buy new one for himself, but he was treated like a criminal with baby in hands, and they just blocked 7 days ski pass. I went there to explain what happened and asked to speak with supervisor, but security was very rude and just fiscally attacked me and pushed me away no matter I was holding a baby. Police was standing next to us and was laughing at us. Super rude security! Thiefs, they have stolen from me 5 days worth ski pass, and just said to buy a new one.
Ski Bansko is not EU standard or culture!
Terrible service, so disrespectful!
2. I was feeling insecure and unprotected in Bansko as a human being, felt like they can do anything to me and my family, with no-one responsible for anything. Experience gives impression of country with no law and human protection, plus I was mistreated as a woman, when I spoke with security they treated me as I do not count, not wanting to hear me or look at me just pushing me around and being rude!
3. Gondola waiting line is 2-3 hours.
4. Ski slopes are not marked and maintained well.

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