From this weekend, 17th-18th November, the temperatures are going to be between 5°C  and zero. So the snow cannon are pumping out snow higher up. Snow, of course, is at the heart of a great ski season. The real stuff is best, but with 70% of the slopes covered by artificial snow making it makes […]

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 is falling nicely today in Bansko town. Looking like 60cm+ snow cover higher up. A good opening ceremony is now assured for this weekend, 15th December.   Lift pass prices 2012/13 (in BGN lv)   PERIOD ADULTS STUDENTS STUDENTS CHILDREN 1 DAY 58  53 49 38 2 DAYS 112 101 96 74 3 DAYS […]

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 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, […]