Mountain Posts

New Year Fireworks: Video & Pictures

Bansko New Year 2010 fireworks across Bansko. The view of Bansko from the private jacuzzi tower at Grand Montana was perfect for witnessing the blaze of colour and noise. Happy New Year. My thank you to the contributors to this blog over 2009, especially Tina, Ivanka, Vanya, Frank, Nikola and those who have sent stories […]

Jan 1st 2010

Ski Report and Video: Windy & Warm

Today was again remarkably enjoyable. Ivanka and I took the first gondola up and with this early start, the best of the sonw. However runs were very limited, the Plato lifts and runs were shut and the warm “Foehn” wind has really done its best to make this a very challenging time for the many […]

Dec 31st 2009

Ski Conditions From Ivanka

Ivanka hits Bansko with her firstÂ snow report. Ivanka, our snow blogger ski chic, enjoys her skiing as much she enjoys her partying in Bansko. I also found conditions surprisingly good today…BUT get there early and, as she says, sort a pass out the previous day (after 4pm). There are some exposed rocks in places […]

Dec 30th 2009

JJ Murphy’s Night: 6.00pm Tuesday

Bansko Blog night out… hits JJ Murphy’s on Tuesday 29th December! And I’ve just had some good news from Shelly, Murphy’s manager, and from the well known Bavarian long time local, Frank Nadler…Â that â€œStar Merakâ€ (â€œOld Zestâ€) perform in Murphyâ€™s on Tuesday, around 6 p.m. Please come, enjoy and say hello… Traditional Bansko Choir […]

Dec 28th 2009

Merry Christmas: the Bansko Way

Merry Christmas or Vesela Koleda to all Bansko blog readers! All the best to you and your loved ones. And thank you for being with Banskoblog on this wonderful holiday! Christmas Weather Report For Bansko If youâ€™re not in Bansko for Christmas, you may be curious to learn what the town is like these days […]

Dec 25th 2009

Twitter and Bansko

Twitter, everyone has heard of it. It’s been the single biggest technology story of 2009. In fact a quick search revealed, according to Global Language Monitor (GLM), a Texas-based company which analyzes and tracks language trends, that â€˜Twitter was the â€˜Top Word of 2009. GLM president Paul Payack said “In a year dominated by world-shaking […]

Dec 24th 2009

Snow, Sun and Snow Time To Lose

Bansko snow report comes from Nick Chongorov. Nick is a member of the Bulgarian Ski Team, today he took his camera. ‘Nuff said. “…Hello again from Nick. Today was a great sunny day in Bansko. We had Super G training early in morning from 7:30 until 10 oâ€™clock. The temperatures were around -12Âº C but […]

Dec 21st 2009

Bansko Weather

Bansko weather. Clear blue skies and over 90cm of snow on upper runs and 70cm on lower. The current very cold weather should mean excellent Christmas skiing, although temperatures look as if they will rise. Most runs are open. No lift queues — and excellent snow conditions already reported. Thanks to Frank Nadler for these […]

Dec 21st 2009

Snow Conditions

Bansko snow conditions: Web cams tell the story…with over 80 cm of snow at Todorka and 60cm at Bunderitsa. But I’ll leave it to the first of our resident snow bloggers, Nikolai Chongarov, a member of the Bulgaria Ski Team, to sum up the conditions. “Hello, dear blog readers. My name is Nikola Chongarov, I […]

Dec 19th 2009

Snow And More Snow To Come: Bansko Opens In Style

The snow forecast is… more snow. What a fabulous start to the ski season. There’ is over 70cm of snow on Todorka. All liftS are open. The snow arrived just in time for the Saturday’s opening ceremony that Mark Girardelli win the ski legends slalom. Whilst we wait for pistes to be fully groomed, the […]

Dec 15th 2009

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