Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Just got back from a great weeks skiing in Bansko with plenty of snow, the town is a bit of a building site, but I would certainly go again.
The local eating houses are very good and very cheap and the portions are massive, beer ranged in price from 6 Lev (£2) up the mountain to 1.20 Lev (45p) in the town depending where you drank. For example a meal for two with a couple of beers I never payed more that 50 Lev.
I felt that I got value for money, I did hear people moaning, but as I said to them if you went to the Alps you would pay twice the price and your food and drink would be ten times the prices, you get what you pay for.
Any questions honestly answered.

Gogs

We just got back too yestrday...13 hours travelling after delays ...technical problems whilst we were on plane...had to get engineer and fix it...stopped of at cardiff b4 got to birmingham..which balkan failed to tell us...didnt get apartment we ordered...because it was not yet built. which balkan failed to tell us about...still building on our apartments..Narcis...no road or pavement to and from our apartments just pot holes...tripped how many times..have took plenty of photos to send to balkan...slopes were good ...although lots of moguls...plenty snow...food expensive on slopes...wouldnt mind paying good prices if we enjoyed the food...we went to Bansko 4 years ago and would prefer to remember it how it was..the food was better cheper and more individual log cabins...therefore more choice .lots of people commenting on how many hotels were going up for the mountain range it has...they will have to facilitate the mountains better...i have been to Pamps for last 3 years and have enjoyed it very much...thought we would try Bansko again...although we enjoyed the slopes..and the mehaxas in the evening were good..value for money...i dont think we will be going back to Bansko...i think it will be back to pamps next year or maybe try Borovets..

I'm an experienced skier but decided to do ski school as I went with my wife who is a learner and I didn't want to ski on my own. Our class skied every run on the mountain that was open including the one black run. My wife was a complete beginner and after a couple of days she was skiing down the mountain on the ski road and also doing some of the blue runs.
Bansko is a good resort for beginners and intermediates, but I would say that some of the runs graded blue are on the tough side for the less experienced skier. Ski classes normally ran from 10am until 3pm each day with about an hours break for lunch.
Gogs

We handed our ski's back in each night to the people at the Gondala who we had hired them from. In the mornings you showed them your card with your ski's number on it to get them back. You could do the same with your boots and leave your shoes in there place but during the day anyone could help themselves to your shoes, so we paid 15 Lev for the week to store our boots in the ski/boot store just beside the stairs to the Gondala, the bloke in there was a bit a character and regularly offered us a drink of some unknown alcohol at the end of they day.

Gogs