Fraser may be able to point you in the right direction. Remember that you will be competeing with locals who demand a fraction of what you could earn elsewhere
in bars during the night and discos there will be availability but just before Xmas not earlier and if the snow is good and a forecast for a lot of tourists
the reason why i chose borovets is because i have been there 3 times now snowboarding and i just love it..the resort, the people etc... Also got to know a few of the people in Borovets
we are renting an appartment just outside borovets, which is also quite close to samakov