As we are now half way through the Bansko winter ski season, it’s nice to pause for a second and reflect on how it’s all going. The good news was up until last Sunday that lift queues were way down on the previous season. And my greatest surprise has been how good it’s been for [...]

The Bansko snow forecast after our 1 metre plus dump of snow last week is looking surprisingly good from md next week. The warm air from Africa spoils the snow party  for four days causing melting of the snow in town and some reduction in cover on most slopes. There could be some icy patches in [...]

The snow if falling heavily in Bansko and on the Pirin range of mountains.This five day dump of snow will keep coming tomorrow. It could mean that there will be 1.3 metres of fresh snow on upper slopes by Sunday. This is, of course, good news for powder hounds. Today it was off piste, on [...]

Once again, after the previous Kempinski special dinners chef Portelli has put together the most wonderful menu for Saturday 26th January 2019 at Come Prima restaurant in the Kempinski. By booking the Come Prima in the app or bit.ly/BanskoTableBooking you’re helping me deliver the content you enjoy here. I am not alone in my opinion, that [...]

What a fabulous first few Bansko ski weeks of 2019 we’ve been having. Loads of smiles and as the queues melted away around 8th January the cold came in and ensured the most light powder snow and wondrous conditions. Check out my last vlog here:   Snow forecast After a little warming up yesterday temperatures [...]

The snow is tumbling out of the ski and has been doing so for 24 hours. 20cm has fallen. This means that Chalin Valog can now open up and some Nice powder routes through the trees are available for advanced riders and skiers.   Snow forecast for the next week More snow Sunday 6th and [...]