Bulgaria Ski discussion board

We stayed at the Orlovetz, good hotel great views.
food better than some we have had in the past, a Good hotel. New six man chair lift and new run wonderful for my skills.4 miles long. New Golden eagle restaurant. top of mountain a great place this is long over due and you do not have to pay to go to the toilet, I know what your thinking but you do not always have 1 lev on you. Next station down by the Brothers is a new round shaped bar Drinks / Food 3 Lev for everything good value. Snow was the same as it was 4 years ago. Marvelous nice to fall over in, yes I do that a lot.last week it was a dry type of snow due to it being colder i-e fine flakes.I would like to thank Pete at interski for his help .A lot of good things are happening that can only improve the resort, the snow cannons where on a lot of the time, some of the Bars are taking the Michael with the prices they charge 10 levs for a cider they should look after the people a little better .two of them are on my do not go to list.All in all we had a great time met lots of friendly people .Will l go back well l will be buying some new boots this year.so the answer is Yes. it can only get better,the people in charge need to remember they have just one week to impress the first time visitor if they can not see this they are in the wrong Business , the snow of course is something no one can control , Yes we will return. Mike.

Brilliant, im going out this saturday and staying at the orlovetz.. whats the food like there?? Any tips or anywhere good we should go/look out for?

Also.. ive heard that the runs are very much for beginers? is this so??

And Mikey... with the weather.. i know the snow was pretty bad initially but over the past coiple of weeks theres been a couple of good dumps of snow. You dont happen to know what its gonna be like next week? ive seen the forecase and looks like its gonna rain this thurs/fri ?!

Pete
it was Daks for the 10 Lev cider and yes it was an import. happy Birthday for the 21st Feb I believe you are 56 ? well my Birthday was on the 24th Feb and I am also 56. We must have a drink some time.I am hoping to go back next year same week.

Vicki
the food at the orlovetz is good a nice selection, you should go up to the piano bar on the sixth floor , great views, you can also see deer feeding at the back, in and around the trees.The snow still looks good on the web cams so have a good time.

Just to add to this, I have been home from Pamps for a week or so now and have had time to reflect.

To all of the people who bad-mouthed Pamporovo, and to all the people who stayed away this year, thanks very much !

Whilst I am the first to defend your right to express your opinions about the resort, and whilst I too recognise that it has its faults, all of what has been said over the last 6 months basically gifted me a holiday where the snow conditions were as good as I can remember, and where only once did I encounter a lift queue with more than 6 people in it - and that was at Studenets in the peak morning period at half term.

All on here are interested in skiing holidays. It can be an expensive pastime, and those outlets in prime positions tend to be most expensive of all. You would expect to be royally ripped off by shops in St Mark's square or on the Rialto bridge in Venice, because you pay for the view. No different at the foot of the wall really, so no big surprises imho.

I too will be investing in a really good pair of boots this year, as my ankle scabs are only just about ready to fall off !

Here's to an equally snowy and queue-free 2010.....

Hi Vicki,

We stayed at the Orlovetz in January, there were lots of complaints about the food but I don't know what they were talking about.

We got down there when it opened for breakfast and food was usually hot, same for dinner. If you go when it's winding down things will be be colder, of course, as it's been sitting out for a while unless it has just been refilled. What do people expect from a buffet?

They tend to have bacon, sausages, cold meats and cheeses for breakfast. Along with toast and cereal for the less adventurous.

In the evenings they usually put out some good Bulgaria dishes, soups and salads and some really nice (and some quite bizarre(cake with green cherries?)) desserts.

Cheers FN, I will give the Rossignol a try next year (I am out there at least once a year, every year).

To be honest we always lunch at a place halfway down the blue over the back of the mountain (where the snowboarders sit), because there is a bunch of Bulgarians including two who look just like Grant and Phil Mitchell, who argue like mad all day long - red faces, shouting, occasional shoving and raised fists etc. It's like having lunch with free entertainment thrown in ! (I don't think they mean it though, they are probably discussing the weather, or what to have for dinner...).