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Bansko Update Wednesday
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 01-24-07 14:56Bansko Update Wednesday
Woke up to cloud and rain in the village and fingers crossed it was snowing on the tops.
It wasn't....continued to rain at top of gondola turning the snow to slush and dire conditions for beginners. Snow Road is open BUT you'll need powerful arms to push through the slush esp. at the bottom.
A bit better on the few pistes that are open further up with a couple or three inches overnight BUT mixed with rain so very heavy and difficult to carve through esp. this afternoon.
The wind ...
It wasn't....continued to rain at top of gondola turning the snow to slush and dire conditions for beginners. Snow Road is open BUT you'll need powerful arms to push through the slush esp. at the bottom.
A bit better on the few pistes that are open further up with a couple or three inches overnight BUT mixed with rain so very heavy and difficult to carve through esp. this afternoon.
The wind ...
Woke up to cloud and rain in the village and fingers crossed it was snowing on the tops.
It wasn't....continued to rain at top of gondola turning the snow to slush and dire conditions for beginners. Snow Road is open BUT you'll need powerful arms to push through the slush esp. at the bottom.
A bit better on the few pistes that are open further up with a couple or three inches overnight BUT mixed with rain so very heavy and difficult to carve through esp. this afternoon.
The wind and rain forced us to abandon our lessons this afternoon. The beginners area is so poor they cancelled classes even before they started.
Forecast is further rain turning colder to snow by Friday. Not looking good for Thursday but will post again tomorrow
Oh yes, Bulgaria only know two room heating settings
1) furnace level and 2) Centre of the Sun level....
Every pub, hotel and restaurant...take a tee shirt or cossie!
Off now to get off my sodden and sodding kit, then sauna, swim and
It's a hard life
Andy P
It wasn't....continued to rain at top of gondola turning the snow to slush and dire conditions for beginners. Snow Road is open BUT you'll need powerful arms to push through the slush esp. at the bottom.
A bit better on the few pistes that are open further up with a couple or three inches overnight BUT mixed with rain so very heavy and difficult to carve through esp. this afternoon.
The wind and rain forced us to abandon our lessons this afternoon. The beginners area is so poor they cancelled classes even before they started.
Forecast is further rain turning colder to snow by Friday. Not looking good for Thursday but will post again tomorrow
Oh yes, Bulgaria only know two room heating settings
1) furnace level and 2) Centre of the Sun level....
Every pub, hotel and restaurant...take a tee shirt or cossie!
Off now to get off my sodden and sodding kit, then sauna, swim and
It's a hard life Andy P
re: Bansko Update Wednesday
thanks for that. The traditional method of temperature regulation here is opening the window. Now you know why there's global warming.re: Bansko Update Wednesday
thanks for the update, its good to have it staright from the horses mouth (not that i am calling you a horse andy!)Look forward to the post tomorrow
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Dawn - i'd be very happy to be called a horse in certain circumstances ...re: Bansko Update Wednesday
that is so wrong. By about midday, it was rubbish - slush etc, but I got there early and it was great!!! No ice, no slush .... just 4 inches of snow!The gondola starts at 08:30, get on the first few tomorrow and it will be great. i am convinced!
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so it snowed overnight, but it's now raining? so confusing cos all the weather forecasts still say snow.re: Bansko Update Wednesday
by bad wetter try the Banja resort 6 km from Bansko away - outdoor pool with warm water, sauna, massage...re: Bansko Update Wednesday
Yes pretty much. but it is still snowing at higher levels. This is good becuase most of the higher runs have been closed in the last few days.I am no weather expert but if h2o keeps comming out of sky it will (hopefully) turn to snow in the night and forecast says that temps are to lower tomorrow than today.
