SKI BANSKO

Bansko ski resort is the best winter resort in Bulgaria with the longest ski runs and the richest cultural history. Bansko offers a wide variety of restaurants and entertainment and this mountain resort is an excellent choice for your ski and snowboard holiday in Bulgaria.

Bansko is ranked number one (as it is year after year) in the survey by the money arm of the Post Office, with a week’s trip costing less than half that of 
some of its Alpine competitors! 

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“There is no denying that Bulgaria is a great destination for cash-conscious skiers,” said the Post Office’s Andrew Brown. “Not only are prices in Bansko at least 10 per cent lower than in its closest competitors, but ski essentials cost less than half those in a third of the European resorts surveyed - including top ones in France, Austria and Switzerland.”

Easily reached from the Capital City of Sofia in just 2 hours by either Car, Minibus, Train or Bus in just 2 hours, Bansko is the perfect choice for skiers of all abilities and represents exceptional value for money. Click on the Map below to expand view

Bansko is a ski and mountain resort located in the south-western part of Bulgaria and lies on the two banks of the Glazne river at the foot of the Pirin mountain, right bellow the highest part of it. The Pirin mountain is an Alpine type mountain with its highest peak - Vihren (2914 m). The town of Bansko is located 925 m above the sea level whereas its ski area is at an altitude of 2000 - 2600m.

It provides excellent ski and snowboard facilities, as well as a unique history and architecture of an old and new part of the town. Thanks to these features Bansko is a favorite ski and snowboard destination. During the recent years a multimillion Euros investment in a brand new skiing area has been made by Yulen, the company that runs the skiing area of Bansko. Numerous new luxury hotels and facilities in the area of the Gondola lift station are welcoming guests from all over the world.

The ski pistes of Bansko resort are located on the northern slopes of the Pirin mountain in 2 main ski centres: CHALIN VALOG (1100-1600 m) and SHILIGARNIKA (1700-2500 m). The ski centres are situated about 10 km above the town. They are easily accessible from Bansko for approximately 25 minutes ride on the Gondola lift. The total length of the marked pistes is 70 km.

The snow conditions in the resort are excellent. The snow cover remains from December till April. The ski season lasts longer thanks to the 44 Technoalpine snow cannons that cover most of the slopes. There are 12 Kassbohrer slope maintenance vehicles as well. For the snowboarders there is an extreme fun park – the first one on the Balkans. The snowboarders can build jumps according to their abilities and taste. Snow sport lovers can take part in different competitions organized on the new piste on Shiligarnika.

The total length of the lift equipment in Bansko is 26 km. 8-seats Gondola cabin lift and 5 high speed quads by Dopplemayer, one 3-seat lift by Poma, 7 drags and 10 baby drags operate in Bansko. The ski and snowboard equipment can be used by a chip-card from SkiData. Big monitors are based on the first station of the Gondola lift. The monitors inform for wind and temperature conditions on different pistes. The ski centres of Bansko offer ski runs for all type of skiers, a 5 km cross-country track, a 3 km Rollbahn ski run, slalom and giant slalom ski runs.