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Bansko Jan 2010
Author:Mat
posts : 1182 (Master)Date : 09-01-09 15:59re: Bansko Jan 2010
The mountain is entirely closed for that week because of the new year holidays. Bulgarians are a deeply religious people and follow strict pagan rituals over this important period. Sorry, your tour operator should have told you. On the plus side, you could have the opportunity to be a central part of the celebrations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice
re: Bansko Jan 2010
Yeah this happened to us four years ag,. But I do recommend joining in the celebrations.Word of advice: do not bring your first born with you. They force the tourists to have a raffle with the winner having to sacrifice their first born on the pagan altar in the middle of the village. Not for the faint hearted!!!
re: Bansko Jan 2010
Yeah this happened to us four years ago, But I do recommend joining in the celebrations.Word of advice: do not bring your first born with you. They force the tourists to have a raffle with the winner having to sacrifice their first born on the pagan altar in the middle of the village. Not for the faint hearted!!!
re: Bansko Jan 2010
Mat I just read what you said about the week around New Year and how religious are Bulgarians. I'm sorry to disappoint you mate but I'm a Bulgarian living in London and actually I thing that English are times more religious than us.Also I was riding on 25dec and 01 jan lots of times in Bansko and Vitosha so I dont know what you talking about.re: Bansko Jan 2010
Opps sorry about thing-think hehe.Anyway the ski runs was always working on Christmas and so on except if the weather conditions are really bad.I hope this want be the case this year because we want to enjoy some powder.
re: Bansko Jan 2010
Oooooooooooooooo Mat, charliemoonhead..... your terrible heheheheheheheMy first born will be out over the new year
granted some days he could do with sacrificing 
(only joking Brad x)re: Bansko Jan 2010
I think we frightened her as she went mad and asked 4-5 more times:http://story.bulgariaski.com/index.php?f=1&c=read&v=t&i=254543&t=253998
re: Bansko Jan 2010
Hello Everybody,We are planning to come 15 Jan - 20 Jan..
Can you please tell me which of the pistes will be closed?
Please write the names..
Thanks in advance
re: Bansko Jan 2010
Hi Steve C, can you please let me know if the lifts/schools open as early as 5th Dec. We are planning a trip 5th - 13th Dec - all of us are beginners...so would like to know if we can get to the training slope. Much appreciated.re: Bansko Jan 2010
nb !!this is bulgaria ! nobody knows, everything is left until the last minute ! it is the bulgarian way !!
If there is snow i am sure everthing will be open, but the 5th is early for snow ! sometimes it comes, sometimes not. I have skied as early as November 11th and the latest 17th december.
they now have more snow cannons, but it still needs to be cold ! I do not think even steve can arrange that ! lol
