Mountain Posts

Easter Skiing Snow And Après Ski Forecast

Bansko for Western Easter (rather than Eastern Orthodox Easter (see this wikipedia linkis nearly upon us. But before I talk about the forecast, I can report that the last two weeks snow conditions have been tremendous. Fresh snowfalls meant great of piste days and cooler temperature and sunshine lead to especially enjoyable days on the […]

Mar 22nd 2016

End of Season 2015/16 Lift Pass Prices

New Bansko lift pass prices announced by Bansko lift company, Ulen, valid from today until end of the ski 2015/16 season. A surprise announcement. Adults Students Children 7-12 years Children <7 years 1 day 46 BGN 42 BGN 32 BGN […]

Mar 15th 2016

Snow And Après Ski Round Up

Bansko snow has hit a high point this week. The snow fell and we’re all happy. I enjoyed some very nice turns in the fresh powder. Watch the video below — as it’s the best way to get a feel for the powder conditions. The snow road is shut. The super wide Dynastars, part of […]

Mar 14th 2016

The Snow Continues To Fall

Another great morning on the slopes above Bansko. Lots of nice off piste sections and whilst visibility was compromised, the joy of making turns in soft snow made up for it. The snow is a little heavy due to temperature that are only just at zero degrees. Here’s my video report from run number 10. […]

Mar 10th 2016

Getting Colder Snow Arriving Soon

Weather, oh weather. It is so complex and changeable and difficult to predict reliably that it can frustrate. Here’s the thing, weather can only be forecast with 85% probability of being correct for THREE days ahead, yes 3 days! All these apps, including my own in-app weather widget, are based off algorithms that and computers […]

Mar 7th 2016

Snow Forecast. It’s Snowing Now!

The warm weather spell is, finally, coming to an end. It’s even snowing at 180 bar level as I type this, on Wednesday 2nd March. Some snow/rain during Thursday 3rd will turn to snow, I think a snow rather than rain in town on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th. Oh my gosh, I can’t believe […]

Mar 2nd 2016

The Snow Forecast Until 7th March 2016

The snow on Saturday was welcome, but more warm temperatures return. Thankfully there will be a little snow higher up on Wednesday. But the real excitement is snow for Saturday. I am expecting around 50cm then. Snow forecast After seven days the probability of the forecast being correct drops, but it looks like lower temperatures […]

Feb 22nd 2016

Bansko Skiing and Snowboarding Film Fest 25th to 27th February 2016

Skiing and Snowboarding film fest is being held in Bansko from the 25th to the 27th February 2016. As I love watching these type of films, made even better with the use of drones, I’ll be there in the town square checking these out. The organisers from Bansko Municipality and the Bansko Mountain Film Fest […]

Feb 18th 2016

When Will The Warm Weather End?

The weather Bansko is unseasonably warm. See my video snow forecast below. Temperatures will drop on Sunday and thereafter I suspect winter will return. but it’s too early to be certain. Weather is weather and there’s nothing we can do about it. I’ve never known it like this in mid February. Nonetheless, skiing continues and […]

Feb 15th 2016

May The Force Be With You; Snow Falling

A fun snow and apres ski report from the Star Wars gang. Phil and his friends feel the Bansko force and mess around as only a group of lads on a ski trip can. Just one way to enjoy Bansko this winter. Click play to watch the video snow report: And it’s days like these […]

Feb 4th 2016

banskoblog.com

The complete guide for Bansko.