Bansko reviews (Page 2)

Ski resorts in Bulgaria
What do you think about Bansko?
sundberg84
09/02/2006
Sitting in Helsingborg, just showered and packed up the ski clothes. The body is tender, the skin has a slightly browner tone than a week ago and the memories from a week's skiing holiday in Bulgaria irradiate rounds in the head.

The first thoughts of Bulgaria are "bratislava" from the film eurotrip. The dirty island complexes are as close as they slaughtered the cars and residents of their horses and carts. The roads must probably be the worst maintenance in Europe and the sign "No money allowed" in passport control says a lot. In the air there is a constant smell of wood burning and contamination.

As you approach Bansko, all this changes quite a lot. The fleet (but cheap) hotels are close, the bars are increasing in quantity and one sees approaching a little bit more money. Lots of begun houses are in fate during the winter and building workers have been well protected from the Bulgarian cold. Investments made on all new houses reveal that hopes are on an increase of tourists and that you may be able to compete with the alps in a few years.

Once upon a time at the gondola lift that takes one up on the mountain, the tourists increase. The majority are Bulgarians, Russians and Britons, but one and another Scandinavians hears talking in the queue. The gondola lift was built in 2005 and the entire sketch system does not seem to be much older. The whole system is very fresh and the pistons go every night. The backs consist of red and blue as well as a black back with total fall height of 1700m (200m less than whistler!). However, the number of pistons is far from the great systems of the alps, but those who talk to believe in an expansion soon. The offpiste was hard and was good.

It is not possible to get away with the alps and the size of the system draws the rating on bansko. However, we had no difficulty at all to kill one week in the system. Generally, there were less people so you have more space for yourself, which increases the score. Since 0.5l of beer costs around ten crowns, it is not wrong at all.

Bansko - Bulgaria is an undiscovered gem! Go!

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