Bulgaria Ski discussion board

I was speaking to a ski instructor from the main ski school during my visit 16th Jan 2010,and in conversation he made comment that on one of the previous weeks not one of the instructors who were operating out of the crystal ski depot in pamps recieved a tip from their group.
These guys r paid little i believe 50 euros per week they depend on making up there wages from the tips. so if u r in a ski group with ski school in the past it has been normal practice to put 2gether a group collection for the instructor and give it to them on the ski presentation night.
I think these guys give 1st class instruction so dont forget and give a thanku

When I was in Borovets 8 years ago with my family we had our own instructor and at the end of the week gave her about £50 which, she suggested, was somewhere near to a weeks pay at that time. (Not sure if that is correct or she was just trying to make us feel good about it).

However, a larger group (including a guy called Buddy and his son) had an instructor who I think was called X. They all thought he was brilliant and at the end of the week chipped together and gave him £200 (remember this was 8 years ago). It meant so much to him that he actually cried. Money well spent I would say.

If you are happy with your instructor dig deep in your pockets, it can make a huge difference to them and their families.

The funny thing about Buddy who I mentioned above is that he was a great guy on the Apres ski and I never knew him before we met in Borovets. He was from Leicester, I am from Bromsgrove, and one year later we bumped into each other again at St. Andrews stadium at Party in the Park.

Small world!!!

Buddy, if you're listening, stick a post on here mate.

N.

Why was thier a comment that I read about this earlier today removed?..their was no abusive lanuage used...absolutley nothing that I nor most would deem 'inappropraite'. I understand the comment was counteracting what others were saying about the Ski instructors being underpaid and how they rely on tips...but this forum is about individuals vocing their opinions. I have started to notice anything that may be remotely negative about any of the resorts posted on here are being removed...now, I say negative not 'inappropriate'. The moderators and who ever else run this forum are removing these comments to paint a pretty picture for thierselves, even though tourists come on to this site looking to gain some good HONEST non-corrupted infromation and hope to be able to read un-tampered information. Such a shame the forum is not being run in a way where every one gets to voice thier opinions wheather they are negative or positive.

Alright 'wake up', I totally agree and I think that reaction from 'philipf' just about sums up what you are saying...nothing negative can be posted and for the couple of hours it remains on the forum it is attacked with agressive posts. I dont see why he is also questioning whether or not your from Belfast...maybe he will say the same about me as well!!!...after all Belfast with a population of around 300,000 (rough estimate) could not possibly have more than one person who happens to have their internet with ntl, ooops look at mine, surely not me too? gosh!