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Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
Author:Trouble
posts : 77 (Intermediate)Date : 01-04-09 16:43Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
There is a women's World Cup Race in Banslo on these dates. The other year there was a biathloon event and everyone said that it was a nightmare getting up to the ski slopes because the athletes and journalists got priority on the Gondola lifts. So everyone had to queue for hours and some had to resort to taking a taxi up which was expensive.re: Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
Was there last year when the europa cup was on and there wasn't a problem. I get to the gondola quite early though.re: Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
i agree with damo, i was there too, there was no problem, one day we even got in the gondala with the england team. i nevewrsaw any priority ??
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Take a fake Press pass thenre: Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
We were also there last year during the mens downhill europa cup. We didnt have any problems with the gondola, but as the race was on the only black run, this was closed off all the week we were there and then there was a red run to the side of the Tomba which was closed in the mornings to allow the racers to get some practice. The ski area in Bansko is only 40kmsish and to have these 2 runs closed off really made the other runs seem more crowded . However, as we were able to watch the race ...
We were also there last year during the mens downhill europa cup. We didnt have any problems with the gondola, but as the race was on the only black run, this was closed off all the week we were there and then there was a red run to the side of the Tomba which was closed in the mornings to allow the racers to get some practice. The ski area in Bansko is only 40kmsish and to have these 2 runs closed off really made the other runs seem more crowded . However, as we were able to watch the race on the last morning we were there, before we caught bus to airport, more than made up for it as the atmosphere was brilliant. Not too often you can be in a ski resort watching these nutters hurtling down sheer verticle slopes at the speeds they do!!!
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and all of the grooming , fencing, netting and sighs will be placed only for the race so make sure you know very well every dip and hole there is.
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Big differense between europa cup and world cup. More press, and a bigger event for world cup.re: Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
roll on the mens worl cup super G event in 2011re: Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
If you like things a bit more difficult and the tomba run is shut make sure to try chalin valog. 2 very steep runs and really compensated for tombas closure when i was there last year.re: Avoid Bansko 28th Feb-1st Mar
I'll watch this on TV with a bottle of beer and chips 