Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Was there last year (actually Briancon) but had a day there and am going back this season for a week. Its high with a top of 3600m so the snow is superb. Busy but great lift system (the busiest route had a 8 man chair), lots of people, great range of slopes and if you're good - and I do mean very very good - you can have a tinkle on the unremittingly divine off piste, unpatrolled, mogul haven of La Grave on the other side of the mountain. If your buttocks can't clench quite that tight, you can hire a car (or even take the bus, this is not Bulgaria) and explore 5 resorts down to Briancon within an hours drive. A bit further to the Italian resorts and you'll get home 3 months later to unemployment, a family that won't speak to you and children who have starved to death. But it will have been well, well worth it.

Agree Jim the deals are cheap to most resorts but when your there the cost for food and drink etc is a lot more.
Went les deux alpes new year 2006/7 cost me £550 for 3 days without lift pass, went BG last new year and it cost £600 for a week with lift pass included.
Bulgaria does tend to be cheaper for me but then this doesnt make it better value for money as the resorts are smaller and less equiped although 2007/2008 was an amzing year for snow in borovets.

Unfortuantly 2006/2007 was a bad year for snow and only had the glacier to skid on, the runs are steep as the green run on the glacier came to as a bit of a shock to the beginer skiers that were with us.

The only thing that drove me mad was the time it took to get to the glacier but then new year is always busy and you expect to que.

Love to go back one day and hopefull catch it all open and with good snow not just ice at the top.

We have been going to Les 2 Alpes for the last two years. Previously we used ski in Pamporovo and Borovets. Two things made us choose Les 2 Alpes over Bulgaria.....guaranteed snow and a much cheaper holiday! To get the best price on accomodation contact the Tourist Board or Les 2 Alpes Voyages....don't get ripped off by UK travel agents prices. The down side of L2A is the expensive lift pass but we will be back there at Christmas. Incidently they have already had more than 50cm of snow, so its looking good for this winter. We have also been glacier skiing for the last 3 summers...thats probably the best time for beginners to learn to ski!
However we are hoping to be back in Pamporovo soon. We love the charm of the resort. Lets hope that Pamps gets a good covering of snow this winter.