Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Hayley and I are looking forward to a week skiing in Pamparova from 27th December 2003. We stayed in the Perilik a couple of summers ago but was not over impressed with the food. Will that have improved along with the hotel face-lift, or is it an out-of-season thing, or is it the norm?
A week is a short time, any must-do tips? (Pamparova Pete has promised us plenty of good skiing snow!). Can we ski from the hotel or is it a walk to the lifts?
Sorry to hear that Bulgaria has become a third world country – when we were last there it was proud of the best education record and infrastructure in the region (although the twin beds were either end of the room!?). Getting excited – see you all there!