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Novinite: Bansko
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 10-09-06 11:44Novinite: Bansko
The Observer: Bulgaria's Bansko Not Quite the New Aspen
Business: 8 October 2006, Sunday.
Bulgaria's ski resort of Bansko may be widely advertised as the new Aspen, but it fails to live up to the brochures, UK's The Observer wrote.
Following all the hype around the resort, there is quite a property boom, but all is not well, Jamie Doward writes.
Potholes, unpleasant staff at the lifts, lack of ski tracks and the depressing landscape that all the ongoing constructions have formed are ...
Business: 8 October 2006, Sunday.
Bulgaria's ski resort of Bansko may be widely advertised as the new Aspen, but it fails to live up to the brochures, UK's The Observer wrote.
Following all the hype around the resort, there is quite a property boom, but all is not well, Jamie Doward writes.
Potholes, unpleasant staff at the lifts, lack of ski tracks and the depressing landscape that all the ongoing constructions have formed are ...
The Observer: Bulgaria's Bansko Not Quite the New Aspen
Business: 8 October 2006, Sunday.
Bulgaria's ski resort of Bansko may be widely advertised as the new Aspen, but it fails to live up to the brochures, UK's The Observer wrote.
Following all the hype around the resort, there is quite a property boom, but all is not well, Jamie Doward writes.
Potholes, unpleasant staff at the lifts, lack of ski tracks and the depressing landscape that all the ongoing constructions have formed are just some of the reasons why Bansko doesn't seem like a resort "Brad and Angelina might head for when in Europe and desperate for powder".
Given that the resort, often advertised as a "ski heaven", only sports 17 runs totalling 65 kilometres, experienced skiers would find no challenge and fun in swishing down the tracks. If it is risk and thrills they look for, however, then they should definitely try driving down the pothole-covered roads of the town that offer many dangers, the author wrote.
But Bansko also has a good side.
Although it may not be able to attract the rich and famous soon, is the best place for people on a tighter budget, who aren't very experienced in skiing.
Cheap food, cheap skiing and an abundance of bars make the resort the perfect destination for those in search of some holiday fun, laced with some skiing now and then, when hangover allows. With a population of 10,000, Bansko sports 150 bars, the author says, deducing that "clearly, Bulgarians are thirsty people".
Not all hope is lost, however, for Doward believes that in a couple of years of hefty investments Bansko will be "unrecognisable." Then it might become fit for the celebrities.
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greetings Tanjette
Business: 8 October 2006, Sunday.
Bulgaria's ski resort of Bansko may be widely advertised as the new Aspen, but it fails to live up to the brochures, UK's The Observer wrote.
Following all the hype around the resort, there is quite a property boom, but all is not well, Jamie Doward writes.
Potholes, unpleasant staff at the lifts, lack of ski tracks and the depressing landscape that all the ongoing constructions have formed are just some of the reasons why Bansko doesn't seem like a resort "Brad and Angelina might head for when in Europe and desperate for powder".
Given that the resort, often advertised as a "ski heaven", only sports 17 runs totalling 65 kilometres, experienced skiers would find no challenge and fun in swishing down the tracks. If it is risk and thrills they look for, however, then they should definitely try driving down the pothole-covered roads of the town that offer many dangers, the author wrote.
But Bansko also has a good side.
Although it may not be able to attract the rich and famous soon, is the best place for people on a tighter budget, who aren't very experienced in skiing.
Cheap food, cheap skiing and an abundance of bars make the resort the perfect destination for those in search of some holiday fun, laced with some skiing now and then, when hangover allows. With a population of 10,000, Bansko sports 150 bars, the author says, deducing that "clearly, Bulgarians are thirsty people".
Not all hope is lost, however, for Doward believes that in a couple of years of hefty investments Bansko will be "unrecognisable." Then it might become fit for the celebrities.
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greetings Tanjette
re: Novinite: Bansko
hello tanny, not a regular on this site, i am not very steady on my feet , so wont be any good on skies. the streets of stara zagora are enough for me in the winter. les.
re: Novinite: Bansko
have property in bansko & i think what they are saying is correct. bansko needs some development of the ski area quickly or will begin to get a bad name for itself. the pistes during peak season are over crowded to the point of being dangerous & the ques for the gondola are a nightmare. i know there are plans to develop the ski area but unless it takes place soon, it will be too late as the damage could be done.re: Novinite: Bansko
Maybe Borovets would be a better option???.
Last season we had many skiers on the slopes and the ques wern't too bad, obviously during the mid term, there was quite a crowd.
But if you know the mountain there are areas to ski away from the crowds!!!.
If you like off piste skiing, well you can run amuck, as there are fantastic areas where you can venture to.
My husband {Andrew} operates off piste excursions in Borovets for the intermediate to advanced skiers.
All you need is some ...
Last season we had many skiers on the slopes and the ques wern't too bad, obviously during the mid term, there was quite a crowd.
But if you know the mountain there are areas to ski away from the crowds!!!.
If you like off piste skiing, well you can run amuck, as there are fantastic areas where you can venture to.
My husband {Andrew} operates off piste excursions in Borovets for the intermediate to advanced skiers.
All you need is some ...
Maybe Borovets would be a better option???.
Last season we had many skiers on the slopes and the ques wern't too bad, obviously during the mid term, there was quite a crowd.
But if you know the mountain there are areas to ski away from the crowds!!!.
If you like off piste skiing, well you can run amuck, as there are fantastic areas where you can venture to.
My husband {Andrew} operates off piste excursions in Borovets for the intermediate to advanced skiers.
All you need is some adventure in your blood!
Fiona
Last season we had many skiers on the slopes and the ques wern't too bad, obviously during the mid term, there was quite a crowd.
But if you know the mountain there are areas to ski away from the crowds!!!.
If you like off piste skiing, well you can run amuck, as there are fantastic areas where you can venture to.
My husband {Andrew} operates off piste excursions in Borovets for the intermediate to advanced skiers.
All you need is some adventure in your blood!
Fiona
re: Novinite: Bansko
Quote from the full Observer article:"Incidentally, when I was there, skiers were being bussed in from Borovets, the country's foremost ski resort, because Bansko had better snow. Those I spoke to favoured the upstart over its older rival."
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/travel/story/0,,1889594,00.html
Regards
Justin
