The sun is shining and I was keen to be amongst the first up on the first day of the decade. The gondola opening earlier than expected sat 09:25 and I was soon enjoying 9/10 on piste conditions on the Plato. My vlog is below: I was very happy with this one as the sun […]

It’s been a challenging start to the season with some poor days, like Monday and some better days like yesterday and today. But the cold temperatures have kicked in. This enables snow cannon  to to do their job and get that snow on the pistes. Tomorrow I expect all of piste 10 to open with piste […]

What is the price of a Bansko Lift Pass? That is the question we are asked the most at Bansko Blog in this pre season period. The answer is not known for the 2019/20 ski season as this goes to press, but the answer will be on the follow link as soon as the process […]

Getting ski hire right is part of proper due diligence when planning your ski holiday. Bansko Blog was started in 2008 because I realised it was easy  for people new to Bansko to end up with useless skis. That is what happened to us. 7 year old skis, not properly waxed, noe edges — truly […]

With the Bansko ski season officially starting on the 14th December 2019, you’ll see that we have a big refresh of the ski hire shop. Much more space, new easy sliding doors and direct access to toilets. Moving walls and the reception area has already meant that there’s a more comfortable ski fitting space for […]