Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Greetings All

After our first foray this year into skiing, Bulgaria and more precisely Borovets we are now totally hooked and are planning our return visit in 2013.

Seasoned BG skiers advice is gratefully sought!

We are thinking of going DIY next year, so flying out of Manchester with Easyjet in March (rather than the 28th Jan this year).
What are the options for transferring from Sofia to Borovets?
Consideration is being given staying for longer than 1 week, have people done 10 days/2 weeks and would you recommend it?

There will be 6 of us again, we stayed at The Rila this year and found the catered option suited us although we would be interested in trying a different venue.

Everyone's experience and opinions would be respectfully received.

Cheers chaps

Sarah

Hi Sarah,

We have gone for a fortnight for the past two years. Its great and would always look to go for that long if possible. We fly with BA for convenience and alter our holiday travel dates either side of the Saturday to get the best prices. We have booked an apartment in the Royal Plaza in Borovets for one week and the other we are staying in Samokov at the Four Seasons Chalet. They arrange the transfers, provides equipment and lessons too for the first week Then for our second week I hope to book lessons through Kas and Bobby in their new venture.

Hope this helps. All the best.

John,Cheryl and James

In march next year providing there is reasonable snow there will be plenty of choice for ski hire and lessons.
Don't get stuck with the smaller companies as Hunters as the choice is obviously less the flexability to place you in the right group is less and you get stuck to have to eat for lunch in One or two places on the slopes or at base because that is what is done by all of the ski instructors and tourists are forced to oblige daily.
Go for the main suppliers where the ski hire is bigger and the gear better.
This post won't be liked by some of the moderators because they are biased towards some names and deleting other information.
So Saspers
Good you have made your choice of a place but show Common sence
Don't rush it yet cos it could be an opposite to what you have experienced this season as regards The snow.
Records snow falls don't happen twice in a roll you know.

Hey Mr.M,

Obviously BoroSports is the main ski hire provider but can you honestly say their gear is any better than Hunters? I kept a beady eye out this year at people on Borosports lessons and did not see one bit of kit I would have said was significantly better than what I had from Hunters. Of course those in lessons are not likely to be given top gear and the might have been using hotel linked kit but the observation still stands.

I would like to use more technical skis next year as apparently I will notice the difference and to be fair Hunters probably don't really do them. Is there anywhere that I could hire almost new good skis? I would guess that most places will be providing skis from the hire ranges offered by the manufacturers and you are not going to get a ski that you would buy for yourself, unless you know any different.

Who would you recommend for the best kit in Boro?