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Off Piste
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 12-05-05 21:03Off Piste
Any good off piste to be had in Bansko??
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only in the bars mate re: Off Piste
I'm looking forward to that Do they sell Carling in the bars ?re: Off Piste
Don't know but you can get stella!!Drink the local beer it is much stronger!!
especially the happy 24hours in most of the bars!!
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Bansko has loads of off-piste. Juts have a wod with the locals and they will point you in the right direction. However, be warned that off-piste skiing in Bulgaria generally involved a lot of uphill walking with all your kit, unskied terrain with quite a few hazards lying in wait like rocks, tree stumps etc. If you are fit, a strong skier and don't mind a bit of walking then you will have a blast.re: Off Piste
Bansko has loads of off-piste. Just have a word with the locals and they will point you in the right direction. However, be warned that off-piste skiing in Bulgaria generally involved a lot of uphill walking with all your kit, unskied terrain with quite a few hazards lying in wait like rocks, tree stumps etc. If you are fit, a strong skier and don't mind a bit of walking then you will have a blast.re: Off Piste
If conditions are right (fresh snow) take the top chair to Todorka, turn left at the top of the chair (you have to 
)
and instead of continuing left to the top of two reds go straight ahead and drop into a bowl (its v steep to begin but opens out into the boarding area)...
It is never pisted and is accessable from the red as well.A great opportunity to try off-piste as it flattens out towards the bottom...
Try to avoid large humps in the snow, generally fallen boarders, keep towards ...
)and instead of continuing left to the top of two reds go straight ahead and drop into a bowl (its v steep to begin but opens out into the boarding area)...
It is never pisted and is accessable from the red as well.A great opportunity to try off-piste as it flattens out towards the bottom...
Try to avoid large humps in the snow, generally fallen boarders
, keep towards ...If conditions are right (fresh snow) take the top chair to Todorka, turn left at the top of the chair (you have to )
and instead of continuing left to the top of two reds go straight ahead and drop into a bowl (its v steep to begin but opens out into the boarding area)...
It is never pisted and is accessable from the red as well.A great opportunity to try off-piste as it flattens out towards the bottom...
Try to avoid large humps in the snow, generally fallen boarders, keep towards the left at the bottom and pick up the drag back to the top and do it again...
Other opportunities are under the chair that comes up from the gondolar to the restaurant...
Neither of these runs will require you to hike but as Hornster says there is some that will, these areas will definately require a guide as a lot of the off-piste can be very unstable with certain conditions...
Go on enjoy, i did
)and instead of continuing left to the top of two reds go straight ahead and drop into a bowl (its v steep to begin but opens out into the boarding area)...
It is never pisted and is accessable from the red as well.A great opportunity to try off-piste as it flattens out towards the bottom...
Try to avoid large humps in the snow, generally fallen boarders
, keep towards the left at the bottom and pick up the drag back to the top and do it again...Other opportunities are under the chair that comes up from the gondolar to the restaurant...
Neither of these runs will require you to hike but as Hornster says there is some that will, these areas will definately require a guide as a lot of the off-piste can be very unstable with certain conditions...
Go on enjoy, i did
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Be warned that offpiste has its dangers if you are skiing without a guide.A Russian skier was killed skiing off piste while we were in Bansko last March.
Died as a result of bringing an avalanche down on himself.
So get a local guide who will know the conditions etc.
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steve c and Cathy are right, if you are not confident or well trained in avalanche assessment and prevention then you best hire a guide. It has taken me quite a few years to become confident and competent at avalanche awareness etc as a result of many years mountaineering in the greater ranges. However, even the best still get caught out and killed as the science and mechanics of snow and ice is very complex and if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time then your number may just be up ...
steve c and Cathy are right, if you are not confident or well trained in avalanche assessment and prevention then you best hire a guide. It has taken me quite a few years to become confident and competent at avalanche awareness etc as a result of many years mountaineering in the greater ranges. However, even the best still get caught out and killed as the science and mechanics of snow and ice is very complex and if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time then your number may just be up (this can happen even after assessing the avalanche risks for that slope on that day!)
Safety first - always!!
Safety first - always!!
