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Bansko SkiRoad - Fastest Time

All,

Just wondering what the fastest time anyone has achieved on the ski-road back to Bansko, the seven Km from the Gondola station.

My best attempt is 12 minutes - an average of 35Km per hour.
Still, I've got 110Kg and it was an icy day

Can anyone better this?

Bansko Boy

re: Bansko SkiRoad - Fastest Time

Hi

Going out on Saturday. Have heard the skiroad is a bit flat in places but is it just that you need to get up some speed when you can to take you over the flat parts.

re: Bansko SkiRoad - Fastest Time

Sadly the run wasn't open when I was there, but I did manage (verified by the GPS on my back) to get to 60.6 Mph on the blue 3!! That was fun...

IMT

Slow Down!!!

Please be careful. I witnessed a man unable to stop down the Tomba, who hit badly a young woman. Luckily he hit his skis into her boots, so nothing was broken, but she was flown 30 meters down. The man said "sorry" in English. We did not hit him on the head but felt like it.
Anyway, I just want to ask people to slow down a bit, even if they are experts (let alone if they are not)

re: Bansko SkiRoad - Fastest Time

Try it again at nine in the morning or on an evening when the ski road is illuminated, Wednesday and Saturday and you will manage 10 minutes. On ski's, on snow board it will be more difficult, because of the flat parts.

Good luck and be carefull. I did this one and a half week ago and I encountered a car.