Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Hi All

We are heading to Borovets at beginning of March and I have NEVER been to a country colder than the UK before, I’m normally a sun holiday person.

So this may sound like a stupid question to most but its all new to me. What do you wear under your ski jacket? Do you wear anything under the sallapets? And more importantly what do you wear at night in the restaurants and bars? Is it warm in the bars? But obviously cold outside walking from bar to bar! Is everyone sat in big woolley jumpers?

Is there any point in taking my bikini to swim in the hotel pool or will that be cold too.

So simple questions to most of you but to me its all new! I’ve never packed for a cold holiday.

Thanks

Mel xx

Get some thermals for under your salopettes and as a base layer for your top half... Matalan do some good (and very cheap ones in the mens section). Avoid cotton as this gets damp and feels horrible after a while. A thin fleece for your top half will give you plenty of warmth when put with the thermals and your jacket. If you are a naturally cold person, a thicker fleece for the colder days will help. The best thing is to have layers, so you can adjust.

At the end of the day, skiing / boarding are active sports, so you will be too warm rather than too cold. A good warm hat is a must though, as if it is cold, you loose a massive amount of your body heat from your head - up to 70% if I remember correctly !!!

In the evenings, most of the bars are really warm, so your ski jacket over a T shirt is fine, as most of the bars are very close to the hotels.

Take your swim costume - there is nothing better than a dip to take the aches and pains away after a day on the slopes.

Which hotel are you staying in by the way?

Hope this helps

Stephen