Bulgaria Ski discussion board

just like to say i ve been sking 6 times now first 4 to pamps and bansko last 2 to andorra.yes bulgaria was a great place to learn and pretty cheap 6 years ago and s till had a bit off charm but you ve got to move on as we did and glad we did as i don t think i ll go back to bulgaria again.Been to arinsal and soldeu and think soldeu gets the vote as for the amount of sking u can do,night life the same in both resorts but more happy hours in soldeu in fact it ran all night in some bars 4euros buy 1 get 1 free,the instructors all spoke perfect english , food all edible even in the hotels,no need for rip off taxis as the resorts are compact and u can walk everywhere,no bell men pestering u to buy a bell and threating u at the end off the week if u avent,no shadey money men and no mafia and prostitutes touting for business so where would u take your kids?. oh and forgot about the snow they av it all winter not just the end of it, think i ve said enough which i might regret as might all be going to andorra next year.

Hi, sorry, been back a couple of weeks now but not really had time to get on here!

We had a great 4 days skiing, we were staying just outside Canililo and drove up to the village of El Tarter each morning to get the gondola up the mountain. We started at 9am each day and never had to queue once to get up.

There are 3 resorts all linked by a chair lift service, with the lift pass covering all of these regions. We skiied across the whole resort and some of it was absolutely amazing, there were a good range of runs, plenty of great wide ones and a fair few narrower ones depending on how much you want to be challenged! You could ski from top to bottom from any number of runs, doing it very quickly by following a steep black or a nice gradual winding blue.

The scenery was much like Borovets, great views from the top of the mountain and as you make your way down you are skiing through the pine trees.

The pistes were really well looked after, they were perfect each morning, if a little crusty due to the cold night-time temperatures. It got quite warm during the day, up to about 16 degrees in the town at one point so some of the lower runs were a bit slushy by 2pm but you could easily go the other side of the mountain and get perfect snow. We didnt have any snow while we were there so the off piste was ok-ish, theres absolutely loads there and it would be amazing with a little fresh powder.

We never had to queue for more than a couple of minutes for a chair lift, there were english speaking workers on every chair lift who were happy to help with anything.

The food was maybe a little more expensive than Bulgaria but the quality was much better, never got ripped off with wrong change and the staff were all helpful.

Didnt sample the night life so cant compare with BG.

As for the towns, we skiied to Pas De La Cassa, it wasnt the most picturesque of towns, lots of large concrete buildings, nothing particularly nice to look at. Soldeu was completely different, rather than the standard concrete, all the hotels, houses etc had been stone faced (not sure how to explain it!) and it looked really nice, same as El Tarter.

In conclusion, Ill definetly be going back, amazing skiing, great food. Ill still be back to Boro at some point, but Andorra may take over as my new favourite!

(Sorry for the essay but wanted to give a decent review)