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Tempting providence

Ok, here goes..... Re. Bansko piste expansion.....
Have seen helicopters going up to cherna mogila area carrying steels and can only assume that it is for avalanche protection. Very heavily rumoured that the Akidemika chair will be re-opened this season.

Remember, if it actually happens, you heard it here first, if it dont, `i dunno what your talking about ?? i said what ?? nahhhh'...........

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You have a car? You are now honour bound to drive up and check.

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I am up tomorrow mate, taking a couple up to Vihren so will keep my eyes peeled, should have a good view crossing Tomba, will take my camera

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Do you think it will happen Mike y?

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Could it be so????

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If it were to reopen - what would the runs be? Blue (easy/med/hard) Red (easy/med/hard) or Black (easy/med/hard)?

Last season I found the blue run from the top of the mountain past the Fun park very challenging - maybe too much... Mind you it was in a heavy snow fall visability was terrible.

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Welshy, if you found that blue run challenging then you will almost certainly find the Akidemika runs very difficult and possibly even dangerous for your current level of skiing.
I would have though that only the advanced ski classes will be taken up there and there may even be a few warning notices up at the bottom of the chairlift warning skiers/boarders of the terrain.

Looks bloody awesome though! Hopefully it does open again so that I can head on up and enjoy the turns.

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They would also have to clean the piste of all the trees that have grown there in the last 10 years. Unless, hope against hope, they leave it as an ungroomed powder paradise..... I'd also hope they did some serious maintenance on the lift!

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where's the fun park?!!! i must have skiid blue 11 about 100 times last year and can't recall seeing it... what's there??

ps. i assume this Akidemika is the one that goes up the mountain next to todorka (is it vihren?)