Bulgaria Ski discussion board

nice to see i generated some discussion I have been to France Austria and Canada whilst going to Bansko in the half term week was not ideal but going with kids means half term. I agree that the queues will be better this week however bansko 's increasing building work will mean more visitors and more waiting at the lifts. resorts are meansured by us the customer by how they cope when things get difficult and bansko just did'nt do it for me. the comment on the t bars was mearly that a comment as this was a new lift system and they could have provided chairs across the resort. maybe if a few years when they have sorted the roads,pavements,gondola,snow,filled in the craters,built the hotels,warmed the food,got rid of the dogs,shortened the transfer time,got a decent ski bus service I'll go back. and" what have the romans ever done for us apart from education,sanitation"

I've also just returned from Bansko and my thoughts are as follows....if you go to the gondola between 08.30 and 10.30 - the queues were about 45 minutes of pushing and shoving but if you skied after then, you went straight up the mountain which took 30 minutes. There needs to be some organisation at the lift station to stop the chaos and the pistes do need to be better maintained as by the end of the week there were rocks and debris all over the place which caused damage to skis if not careful. Ski school was a joke as there were 15 people to 1 instructor so if you want lessons book 1:1 and pay the extra. We also stayed at the Perun and enjoyed the food which was hot and plentiful with good choice for all, cleanliness of the hotel was good and the staff were very friendly. Half term was busy but we expected this so won't make the mistake of travelling then again. On the plus side, the lift passes and ski hire etc are much cheaper than any US or Alpine resort but you have to way that up against the scale of the skiable area which is only 65km and the fact its not a typical pretty resort. As for the resort with all the building going on theres no way the resort will survive with just one mountain and one bubble lift, it will get too congested. Snow conditions weren't ideal but this can't be helped and at the end of the day going to Bansko is a cheap option and you get what you pay for!!

We have stayed at the Perun this year and totally disagree with you Chris about the standard. It's much better than any 4* hotel I've stayed in in England. Not sure about your gripes about bus service, as we've always found them regular and efficient. Can't really see how 1 bus servicing all town would improve getting to ab from gondola station. It's easily walkable from Perun anyway. Last week was half-term for some areas , so assume most ski resorts would be busier. We also like Bansko as we hate drag lifts , and find we can ski where we want without having to touch one. Agree with you about congestion because at the moment with the current level of building, the resort is setting itself up to fail. It's appeal has been quiet slopes, relaxed nightlife, and value for money. We going back on 10th march so will report bavk again then.

one ski bus would not get every one from a to b but the perun last week did struggle with a transit 1. so many people 2. the roads are narrow and bulgarians have not discovered lane discipline (neither have the brits). did walk one day with ski boots and skis not recommended when I had to wait 50 mins to get on the gondola. if when the developers got their land and were told before you lay a brick build an access road,pavement then you can lay a brick the whole town would benefit. the perun was not a bad hotel but a few simple things could have made all the difference. will watch closely over the next few years and may go back thats as long as the snow holds up but if this seasons snowfall across europe is repeated may go further afield i.e canada usa average 100/200 cm's but will have to sell the house to afford it.