Bulgaria Ski discussion board

With regards to the snow conditions please see Gazzas report below.
I was originally booked to go to the Pamporovo hotel but transfered to the Orlovetz after reading the reports of building work and the crane on this forum, it cost £20 each to upgrade.The Orlovetz is the newest 5 star in the resort. This hotel is a business style hotel and is very subdued, but here is the good thing about it. The Perelik and Mougavets can be accessed either by underground link or just by crossing the road. So you can have all the atmosphere of DJ's, Spiders Planet and Apres Ski ( and the boom boom boom of the music late into the night) and then go for an undisturbed night sleep.
Orlovetz food on HB Basis was VERY repetative especially breakfast. Evening meal was OK but as usual it was generally luke warm.
Drinks prices were a touch higher than other hotels.
I thought that the prices on the slopes have gone up since last year - typically a 'pint' of draught beer was 5 levs, a pizza between 14 & 16 levs, Jacket potato with cheese and beans 8 levs, soft drink 3.5 levs. The toilet 0.5 levs in some cafes, Brandy Hot Chocolate between 4 & 6 levs.
Presentation night is still a great night out.
A new night out is an Arabian night - a new restaurant has opened and the chef is Leabonese. The night includes a variety of Tapas and some typical filled pastries, with free flowing water and Red wine. The entertainment included 4 belly dancers who could really wiggle and a juggler / fire eater. £16 each. Me and the missus were both poorly the next day and had to miss the skiing which as it happened was the day of the storm force winds that shut all lifts down so it didn't really matter. I blamed the rich food but somehow I think it might have been the wine and then the Beer in DJs not mixing too well.
There is a lot of building work going on with several shells of hotels / apartment blocks waiting for the spring to finish off, trouble is they are not to clever at clearing away the rubble or repairing the paths either the paving ones or the grass tracks which are normally hidden by snow.
If all these rooms are full then the slopes and lifts will struggle.
I had a look in the Pamporovo hotel and there is work going on to upgrade it regain its 5 star claim but what I saw looked very nice and its not that farto walk to the centre.
I lost my lift pass on the last day and it cost me 40 levs for one day so be warned.
Alaska Supermarket are offering 2.76 levs to the pound but travel reps use 2.85 when converting pound to levs so my £32 arabian night cost 91 levs not 86 so pay in sterling ifyou can as it works out cheaper.
Any questions I will be glad to answer them if I can.
Yes I would go back ( for the 4th time).