Fresh Snow: Will The Ski Season Start Early?

Nov 20, 2018 No Comments by

Fresh snow fell Sunday and Monday and you may be thinking that the lift will be running soon. Here at banskoblog.com / Bansko App we only deal in facts and not speculation. We do speculate — but we always make it clear when we are doing so. Temperatures have increased and that means precipitation will […]

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Snow Cannon Pumping: Real Snow Arrives Monday

Nov 16, 2018 No Comments by

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 […]

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Snow Falling: DUMP 2018 Has Begun

Jan 13, 2018 No Comments by

The Bansko snow forecast is looking very promising. Snow yesterday and last night is the first of many snowfalls expected over there coming week. As always I’ll be bringing you the weather conditions with the Bansko Morning Brief on Facebook. David has arrived and will be helping with the reports. Interesting new stuff includes the […]

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DUMP 2017: Fresh Snow On It’s Way

Apr 03, 2017 No Comments by

Snow will fall for Bansko from the early hours of tomorrow, Tuesday 4th April. I expect at least 8cm and then go on through much of the day. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will also see snow falls on the higher slopes. I think 15cm is possible. More happy good days on the slopes here in […]

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DUMP 2107: Epic Conditions With Snow Falling In Town

Mar 12, 2017 No Comments by

Another wonderful day on the slopes. Whilst I could not get up the mountain today, David and his friends joined me for a Facebook live video. We broadcast this video by the base gondola lift station. Its’s nearly happy hour at The Happy End (15:30 to 16:30 with the excellent Vagabond on stage The snow […]

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When Will The Warm Weather End?

Feb 15, 2016 No Comments by

The weather Bansko is unseasonably warm. See my video snow forecast below. Temperatures will drop on Sunday and thereafter I suspect winter will return. but it’s too early to be certain. Weather is weather and there’s nothing we can do about it. I’ve never known it like this in mid February. Nonetheless, skiing continues and […]

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When Does The Bansko Ski Season Start?

Oct 09, 2015 No Comments

When does the Bansko ski season start is my most commonly asked question? The answer is probably the season is officially opened the 12th December. However there is no official announcement and this is just my best guess right now. Why is it not yet announced? Well the thing is — like so many things […]

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