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Pamporovo Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Pamporovo Ski Resort

Pamporovo Ratings

Overall: 4.0. Based on 80 votes and 108 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.1

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Pamporovo is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.1

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Pamporovo has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.4

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.4

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.7

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Pamporovo

Public Transport: 3.7

  • There are no buses or taxis to Pamporovo
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.7

  • No places to stay in/near Pamporovo
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.3

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Pamporovo

Ski in/Ski out: 4.2

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 3.9

  • There are no child care facilities at Pamporovo
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.2

  • Pamporovo relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.2

  • There are no snow groomers at Pamporovo
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Pamporovo are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.5

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Pamporovo is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.3

  • If snow conditions are poor at Pamporovo, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.3

  • Pamporovo usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.2

  • The staff at Pamporovo are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Pamporovo are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.9

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.5

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.3

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.7

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.5

  • No intermediate terrain at Pamporovo
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.7

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.3

  • Not even a kicker at Pamporovo
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.7

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Pamporovo
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 2.7

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Pamporovo has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.4

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.3

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.9

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.9

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.6

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.6

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.0

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.3

  • Overall, Pamporovo is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.5

  • Overall, Pamporovo is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 22, 2012
Kevin Clarke from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
My family and I have skied all over the world so we have lots of experience when it comes to piste bashing the slopes. Pamporovo hits an all time low. It's the worst place EVER. You get what you pay for.
February 16, 2012
Dawn Leak from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We are here for a week staying with friends about 45mins from Pamporovo. We have had 2 days at the resort at Stoundentz. The lift prices are great value, 11 slopes to choose from, plenty of ski schools available as I was a beginner. Lessons not expensive about £12 for an hour. Ski hire is £7 for all day. Plenty of places to get food and drink. My teenage son has skied before and he went on all of the runs and loved it. We are going back for 2 more days before we leave but a fantastic family resort, good value for money, fantastic scenery and we love it and will definitely come back.
January 23, 2012
Stephen Uggles from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned from a weeks skiing. Conditions just fantastic, snow everywhere, with even more forecast to fall. All pistes open, and Stoykite is just out of this world. Stayed at the Snezhanka this time round, friendly staff and tasty food, and lots of beer round the fire in the evening. Really didn't want it to end. Roll on next year!!
January 09, 2012
Will P from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
The conditions out there right now are probably the best they have been for 10 years - get out there! The resort isn't massive, but it kept me entertained for 5 days of skiing. I would say it is a perfect resort for families and especially beginners. It is probably the most beautiful resort I have been to (Alpine) - especially after it has snowed. Apres-ski is a little lacking compared to other resorts I have been to (but the nightlife is great,..from about 11:30 onwards!)
December 30, 2011
Derek Wilkinson from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned from our Xmas holiday skiing in Pamporovo. Lots of snow on the 23rd Dec lasted until we left on the 27th. Excellent skiing in all sorts of conditions from fresh powder to good pisted slopes. Not all the pistes were opened after the snow dump as the resort seemed to want to preserve some of them for the post Xmas influx of visitors. The resort was still getting itself into gear for the main season but there was enough open to enjoy the uncrowded runs almost to ourselves. Slopes good enough variety to occupy our intermediate group and we will probably have at least one more trip here. The resort needs another good fall of snow now to complete all the runs properly, it was a bit patchy on a few of the runs as the snow cannons leave them pretty icy which can be daunting for some. Stayed at an apartment in Snezjanka, good hotel with great staff. Overall, good value ski holiday.
February 21, 2011
Karl Singleton from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Well, we said we would return soon (after our Xmas trip) and we arrived home from our 7 night stay on Saturday night. We stayed at the Hotel Orlovetz again and had a superb time. Snow conditions were 1000% better than we had over the Xmas period and as we had the same ski instructor our skiing, came on leaps and bounds. The resort was much busier than on our first visit and I feel helmets should be compulsory when skiing in this resort, we have to say that this resort will be our first choice next season and if you drop in when the snow conditions are good, Pamporovo takes some beating on value for money.. Big hello to all those we met and skied with throughout the week and those we partied with at the presentation night.. we both agree with Graham.. we too would go back tomorrow.. Karl and Janet.
February 20, 2011
Graham Smith from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We stayed at the Orlovets hotel at Pamporovo - superb Skiing was great, suited better to beginners and intermediates and as we went with our two children aged 4 and 8 this was ideal. After 6 hours tuition our 4 yr old could ski from the top of the mountain down a 5k green run 100% independently! Food and drinks were cheap, tasty and always served with a smile... Would we go back? - yes, tomorrow!
February 03, 2011
Alex Trusan from Ski Romania Romania
Just returned from Pamporovo. Pro: excellent hotel: Perelik Palace & Spa with perfect accommodation, restaurant and else. Very good ski resort for beginner-medium level skiers. Friendly people, perfect slopes, excellent cable transportation (especially the new 6 one from Stoichite). Very important : all for the fair price. Cons: hard to find the hotel after sunset. Will go again for sure!
January 27, 2011
Gill from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Great Hotel Merryan at Pamporovo. All the staff were good. The ski instructors have a great sense of humour and our instructor (The General) was the tops. Skiing was good in the early part of the week but got worse towards the end. Would I go again? Yes.
December 30, 2010
Karl Singleton from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
My wife and I spent a week in Pamporovo from 19/12/2010-26/12/2010. We had a great time, the snow conditions were good at the start of the week but got worse as the week progressed, we are both intermediate skiers and found the ski school to be excellent. We stayed at the Olovetz hotel which was superb, we will be staying here again on our next visit. There's isn't much to do if the snow conditions are poor so our recommendation would be to choose your weeks carefully, good nightlife in the resort with plenty of bars/ clubs..... So.. If your looking for a great ski resort that is value for money then you won't go wrong if you choose Pamporovo.