February is the time of the year where many people decide to visit Bansko to practise their favourite sport. Because of this at the moment there are large queues at the Ski Lift and the pistes are crowded. Many people are becoming uneasy with the situation and forget the most important rules of every skier and snowboarder so let's remind ourselves of the 10 FIS rules. Тhe FIS 10 Rules for The FIS Rules...
Lift pass in Bansko are with new lower prices, announced the marketing director of the concessionaire - Ivan Obreikov. The reduction, which has entered into force yesterday, will continue until April 17, when it is expected to be the official closing of the winter season. One-day card for adults Gondola is available for 46 leva instead of 58 leva. Cards for children from 7 to 12 years and for students no...
Bansko will host the Olympic Youth Winter Festival, which will take place at the end of this week - from 10 to 12 March. This will be the fourth edition of the forum, the previous three were in the area Kartala over Blagoevgrad. Now the most progressive ski center in Eastern Europe will make its debut at the Olympic Festival for two reasons. For the first time organizers provide biathlon competitions that...
Environmentalists impede the construction of the second ski lift in Bansko. “Bansko for years stated its desire to develop in the sphere of winter tourism and contribute to the image of our country” commented the Mayor of Bansko – Georgi Ikonomov. “In other countries people put public interest before that of some suspicious green organizations” said Ikonomov when it comes to the protests against...
On the occasion of World Day of snow on 16 and 17 January in Bansko and other ski resorts all children from 7 to 11 years will benefit from lift passes at a symbolic price of 1 lev and kids up to 7 years will ride free. For another year the Bulgarian winter resorts are included in the celebration of the World Snow Day on the initiative of the International Ski Federation (FIS). Some hotels even offers 50%...
“Around 370,000 tourists visited the winter resorts (Pamporovo, Bansko and Borovets) during the Christmas and New Year holidays. There is an increase of around 3% compared with the same period last year. We have a growth of tourists from the UK, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Romania, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia” said Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova. "Data from airports show an increase in green flights...
Deputy Mayor of Bansko Alexander Matsurev hosted the annual meeting with representatives of the British Consulate in Bulgaria, police and tour operators. This was announced by the press center of Bansko municipality. The meeting was maintaining a good dialogue and cooperation between institutions to improve security and tranquility of British citizens when visiting the resort. Vice Council of the British...
Bansko again proved that it is not only №1 according Bulgarian awards but also international brand after a third consecutive year was named the best winter resort in Bulgaria by the Academy of World Ski Awards (World Ski Awards). Rank statuettes, which design reminiscent of the Football World Cup are comparable only with the Oscars, and Bansko put them in its collection, winning lasted for three months...
Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW) plan legal actions for nearly 100,000 levs against the concessionaire of the Ski zone in Bansko resort - "Ulen" was mentioned by members of the interdepartmental working group which seek a solution to the disorder with the signed in 2001 contract for using parts of the National Park "Pirin" for the needs of the Ski area. MEW's claim for missing payment over the...
