Christmas in Bansko. It’s turning out to be rather good. Yesterday I enjoyed some magical moments on the deserted snow road from Shiligarnika to Chalin Valog. The snow was sparkling in the sun light; all was so wonderfully peaceful. To my slight surprise, there was still hardly anyone at Chalin Valog. The snow there rated a […]

Snow has arrived. Falling like angel dust on Bansko’s ski slopes. It has to be admitted, I write this with more than a tinge of emotion,  or maybe it’s just relief. I’ve been watching the Alps getting some fine powder over the last week. The storm was brewing and the pressure dropping and whilst I’ve […]

The last week has seen high temperatures. Glorious Bansko days. All this meaning melting snow. So I’m taking a look at the weather charts and we will have lower temperatures arriving today. So a little good news; the rate of melting snow will slow down. BUT the heavy rain will really cause severe damage to […]

The snow conditions have been consistently rating at 9/10 for several weeks now. The World Cup weekends are over, UK school holidays are finished and we have the Pirin mountain back to ourselves — with all lifts operational. I did not bother with reporting on the World Cup this year. I was out taking pictures, […]

The Bansko snow forecast is good. Snow arrive Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The snow will fall, temperatures rising on Saturday. The last seven days have been delivered memorable Bansko snowboarding and skiing conditions. Superb powder for my WhiteDot Preachers and Ones. Then it’s been followed by more on the piste pleasure than I could have […]