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Queues - Bansko
Author:Tompo2512
posts : 29 (Beginner)Date : 01-04-13 10:40Queues - Bansko
Looks an absolutly glorious day in Bansko! But whats that Gondolla queue all about!! last year it never got as far as the ULEN hire shop when i was there! and it still took a good 1-2 hours!! I hope its not like this 26th Jan!!Whats the conditions like on the slopes? the locals need to start doing more snow dancing!
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It is always busy this time of year, will reduce after russian christmas, 6th january, then busy for half terms
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It looks like he'll on earth ,trying to get up the moutain ... Not very good publicity for bansko ,it will certainly put people off coming to bansko in future .re: Queues - Bansko
if you are a snowboarder bansko is the place for you. its fantastic. borovets is crap, the moans about queues are just skiers trying to put you off. steve.gre: Queues - Bansko
it's just a busy time... when i went end of january last year, the most i queued besides the first day when you get to the gondola late (which was about 20-30 mins) was 5-10 mins maximum, it put us off going Bansko before, but wasn't an issue and going back again this year, every run open even though not best conditions, its all about the snow cannons!
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The queues have been 4-5hrs this new year holiday. Half term can be busy too mainly the 2nd week of half term.
Apart from that queues are not too bad. Last year you did see some sort of queues nearly all season but this was due to the snow being excellent and vitosha being closed last year which meant alot of Sofians turning up on the weekends.
As long as you do not have to have hols at new year and half term queing is not usually too much of an issue. The week after new year can be ...
Apart from that queues are not too bad. Last year you did see some sort of queues nearly all season but this was due to the snow being excellent and vitosha being closed last year which meant alot of Sofians turning up on the weekends.
As long as you do not have to have hols at new year and half term queing is not usually too much of an issue. The week after new year can be ...
The queues have been 4-5hrs this new year holiday. Half term can be busy too mainly the 2nd week of half term.
Apart from that queues are not too bad. Last year you did see some sort of queues nearly all season but this was due to the snow being excellent and vitosha being closed last year which meant alot of Sofians turning up on the weekends.
As long as you do not have to have hols at new year and half term queing is not usually too much of an issue. The week after new year can be quite busy as it is russian and romanian new year and they are coming back in numbers.
Apart from that queues are not too bad. Last year you did see some sort of queues nearly all season but this was due to the snow being excellent and vitosha being closed last year which meant alot of Sofians turning up on the weekends.
As long as you do not have to have hols at new year and half term queing is not usually too much of an issue. The week after new year can be quite busy as it is russian and romanian new year and they are coming back in numbers.
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I own an apartment in Bansko and go there three times a year (have done for seven years). I have never seen queues like the last week year to the extent that we didn't ski other than come down the ski road late in the afternoon (I have the luxury of going back later in the season) since I refuse to queue for several hours. The police were even stopping cars driving up the mountain (my usual trick to avoid the gondola queues) since the car parks at the top were full.
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I own an apartment in Bansko and go there three times a year (have done for seven years). I have never seen queues like the last week year to the extent that we didn't ski other than come down the ski road late in the afternoon (I have the luxury of going back later in the season) since I refuse to queue for several hours. The police were even stopping cars driving up the mountain (my usual trick to avoid the gondola queues) since the car parks at the top were full.
We will not go to our apartment over the Christmas/New Year period again after this experience.
We will not go to our apartment over the Christmas/New Year period again after this experience.
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Does anyone know how busy the queues are likely to be on 26th Jan - 2nd Feb? Is that a half term for any of the countries nearby?Thanks for your help. So excited about getting back on the slopes - it's been years.
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I guess if your early enough you will miss them anyway... get there for 8 when it opens and you will be straight on, the later it gets the longer the queue gets till about dinner time. longest we queued last year was hour and a half and we got there about half 9, probably peak time. so aim for 8 or 11.
re: Queues - Bansko
No problems end of Jan.. queues are now dying down, the Russians not arriving in the expected numbers (poor snow forecast or prices ??) It will be ok for the next few weeks, until half term.. then busy again, how busy ?? god knows
