Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Severe snow stress!!!

Hornster Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-07-07 22:42

Severe snow stress!!!

All of you fellow Bulgarian ski enthusiasts who have got to know me over the past few years will know that I am usually very optomistic and fairly accurate with the Bulgarian snow conditions/forecast and that I have always given praise to the incredible snow reliability in Bulgarian resorts.
However, this winter is really proving to be a misnoma! The only thing keeping me sane is that it is the same for most of Europe and not just Bulgaria. In fact, some European resorts are even worse ...
All of you fellow Bulgarian ski enthusiasts who have got to know me over the past few years will know that I am usually very optomistic and fairly accurate with the Bulgarian snow conditions/forecast and that I have always given praise to the incredible snow reliability in Bulgarian resorts.
However, this winter is really proving to be a misnoma! The only thing keeping me sane is that it is the same for most of Europe and not just Bulgaria. In fact, some European resorts are even worse than Bulgaria e.g Germany, Austria, Switzerland.
I am still confident that the current prevailing snow conditons are going to change in the second half of January as per what the current weather models are more or less predicting and I am banking heavily that they will prove to be correct.

My honest opinion and in light of the now unpredictable snow conditions....avoid booking skiing holidays in December and January! Yes, it may sound drastic but if you and your family get really excited about going skiing every year and if you can only afford (time or money) one week per year then my suggestion would be to take that gamble from February to March. At least then you have as good a chance as you will ever get of having decent snow conditions, and if you are like me, powder as well for a bit of off-piste adventure.
As we can all appreciate, skiing holidays aren't cheap and we would all want/expect the best snow conditions for our holidays to make the most of it. I know that I won't be booking anymore ski holidays before February from now on!

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pampski Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-07-07 23:05

re: Severe snow stress!!!

I feel the sameabout booking my ski hol no earlier than feb but i reckon loads more will be thinking like that and it will be very busy, unfortunatley i have already booked for 2008 to romania for 12 Jan 08, wih i'd left it untill feb, never mind Wink
Hornster Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-07-07 23:08

re: Severe snow stress!!!

It's not that I wouldn't ever book January again, but if I did, it would be a last minute booking based on the good snow conditions in that particular resort.
pampski Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-07-07 23:13

re: Severe snow stress!!!

thats what we will be looking at too from now on Very Happy
jules Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-08-07 00:43

re: Severe snow stress!!!

This will be our third year to borovets, first trip was this time two years ago, it was so scarey ice everywhere, every day at breakfast more people with crutches, plasters cuts and bruises, last year went 5th feb brill loads of soft fluffy snow no ice at all this year going 5th of feb so fingers crossed snow will soon arrive for all.
We to are going to Romania first time this Sat for week anybody been before? Its going to take some doing to match wonderful Borovets