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borovets slopes badly designed
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 03-07-05 19:04borovets slopes badly designed
I am an intermediate snowboarder at a skill level where I can get down any slope at a good speed.The slopes in borovets are dangerous compared to other resorts i've been to. The slopes by the Rila are very congested at the top and the green run for beginners runs right across where the red run meets a black run 
.I've never seen as many collisions.Also at the bottom of the runs from the gondola there is a long walk for boarders as it flatens out ths is a chore.I had a really good ...
.I've never seen as many collisions.Also at the bottom of the runs from the gondola there is a long walk for boarders as it flatens out ths is a chore.I had a really good ...I am an intermediate snowboarder at a skill level where I can get down any slope at a good speed.The slopes in borovets are dangerous compared to other resorts i've been to. The slopes by the Rila are very congested at the top and the green run for beginners runs right across where the red run meets a black run .I've never seen as many collisions.Also at the bottom of the runs from the gondola there is a long walk for boarders as it flatens out ths is a chore.I had a really good holiday but I wouldn't return unless massive investment was put into the resort as a whole.I would only reccomend the slopes for beginners.
.I've never seen as many collisions.Also at the bottom of the runs from the gondola there is a long walk for boarders as it flatens out ths is a chore.I had a really good holiday but I wouldn't return unless massive investment was put into the resort as a whole.I would only reccomend the slopes for beginners.re: borovets slopes badly designed
I totaly agree with you, it needs a lot of investments also in comparison withbansko which is much better designed.
I just returned from borovets and I don't know what I had done without this
excellent snow conditions which allowed us to board off pist
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so much for courteous on slope behaviour and the fact that a green run should dare to run across two differant graded runs, the person in front has right of way, but then that would be alien to a lot of boarders, as far as im concerned the designs perfect if its going to make you go else where!!re: borovets slopes badly designed
WOW you tell him/her fraser and sarah.It does sound a bit dangerous though ! Especially if people are colliding at speed.
Nothing wrong with a good walk in between boarding is there Swifty ? Who needs mountains.
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what a strange reply fraser.It can't be the aim of a resort to make advanced skiers and boarders to
go elswhere
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dave the point is having manners on the slope, the only danger comes by being irresponsible and crossing runs at speed, and to be honest its obvious that you are crossing a run, and therefore should give way, and for 'advanced' boarders you should be good enough to use the lie of the land to avoid walking!!!! we had no trouble and we is one skier and one boarder
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I agree with you fraser and SarahCan I urge all Boarders to go to Bansko where its far better for you all. Boarders wreck all the runs pushing all the snow down the mountain.
Steve
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I'm not joining the row about boarders and skiers but can someone explain to me how boarding ruins slopes yet skiing doesn't.
I'm a decent skiier so most of the time I ski with my ski's together making both edges act as one to dig into the snow when turning. I cannot see how that's much different to boarding.
Please explain I've never been able to work it out
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Rob,
Nothing personal against boarders but particularly the less experienced tend to side slip down a steeper part of a slope with the edge at 90 degrees to the fall line. Particularly when conditions are not so good this has the effect of shovelling the snow down and exposing ice and / or rocks.
Skiing would have the same effect if everyone literally side slipped all the time and indeed all activity wears the slopes out, it is just that snow boards tend to do it a lot quicker ...
Nothing personal against boarders but particularly the less experienced tend to side slip down a steeper part of a slope with the edge at 90 degrees to the fall line. Particularly when conditions are not so good this has the effect of shovelling the snow down and exposing ice and / or rocks.
Skiing would have the same effect if everyone literally side slipped all the time and indeed all activity wears the slopes out, it is just that snow boards tend to do it a lot quicker ...
Rob,
Nothing personal against boarders but particularly the less experienced tend to side slip down a steeper part of a slope with the edge at 90 degrees to the fall line. Particularly when conditions are not so good this has the effect of shovelling the snow down and exposing ice and / or rocks.
Skiing would have the same effect if everyone literally side slipped all the time and indeed all activity wears the slopes out, it is just that snow boards tend to do it a lot quicker.
Experienced boarders tend to turn more like experienced skiiers and cause less damage. Now I know we all have to learn at some point but it is just a simple fact that boarders wear the slopes out far more quickly than skiers.
Bill
Nothing personal against boarders but particularly the less experienced tend to side slip down a steeper part of a slope with the edge at 90 degrees to the fall line. Particularly when conditions are not so good this has the effect of shovelling the snow down and exposing ice and / or rocks.
Skiing would have the same effect if everyone literally side slipped all the time and indeed all activity wears the slopes out, it is just that snow boards tend to do it a lot quicker.
Experienced boarders tend to turn more like experienced skiiers and cause less damage. Now I know we all have to learn at some point but it is just a simple fact that boarders wear the slopes out far more quickly than skiers.
Bill
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well said bill, and rob if your carving your skis are not together anyway 
last week i watched a young lady on the 'black' by the rila, obviously she didnt really want to be on the slope and she just slid the whole way down, no attempt at a turn at all just stood up straight and became a mobile shovel.
