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Bloody 'ell Paul, the happy hours don't sound too great if you spent £125 each on a night oot
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No I meant £250 for the whole week, not one night! Went out most nights, didnt drink too much but enough to not feel the cold on the walk back to the hotel. Just saying if you go to the right places it wont cost you a fortune!re: just returned
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well someone is missing a few brain cells im off for the 4th year cheapest holiday we have we no the local bars free drinks get well looked after good skiing never have to que for more than ten minutes and that is school holiday week flights for 3 of us £400 return apartment at flora £325 probably wont spend more than 280 quid on drinks and food for the week not a bad weeks holidayre: just returned
jest came back from boroamazing snow good skiing
got delayed 8 hr
because of heavy snow
but good time
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delayed by heavey snow .... im prayin 4 a delay....re: just returned
Just back from Boro.
Slight delay due to heavy snow fall that started this morning and was still going when we flew.
Five of us it was our second year and for my daughters pal it was her first as a beginner.
Had a great time. If your half board use it, also if you know cheaper places than were your instructer takes you go there it's your holiday!
The top runs were great although they could have done with more bashing when the new snow arrived.
Yastrebets top half was good but below mid ...
Slight delay due to heavy snow fall that started this morning and was still going when we flew.
Five of us it was our second year and for my daughters pal it was her first as a beginner.
Had a great time. If your half board use it, also if you know cheaper places than were your instructer takes you go there it's your holiday!
The top runs were great although they could have done with more bashing when the new snow arrived.
Yastrebets top half was good but below mid ...
Just back from Boro.
Slight delay due to heavy snow fall that started this morning and was still going when we flew.
Five of us it was our second year and for my daughters pal it was her first as a beginner.
Had a great time. If your half board use it, also if you know cheaper places than were your instructer takes you go there it's your holiday!
The top runs were great although they could have done with more bashing when the new snow arrived.
Yastrebets top half was good but below mid station was very stony (had to change ski's due to damage)
Rila side was a little patchy and icy but if skied sensible wern't too bad.
New 4 man chair at top very good and also a lot of entertainment as it whips round quite quickly and catches people unawares.
6 people tired happy and very satistified with a good holiday, we even survived the fire works on New Year.
Alpina for cheap beer and food.
Only downside i've gotwork tomorrow!
Mitch
Slight delay due to heavy snow fall that started this morning and was still going when we flew.
Five of us it was our second year and for my daughters pal it was her first as a beginner.
Had a great time. If your half board use it, also if you know cheaper places than were your instructer takes you go there it's your holiday!
The top runs were great although they could have done with more bashing when the new snow arrived.
Yastrebets top half was good but below mid station was very stony (had to change ski's due to damage)
Rila side was a little patchy and icy but if skied sensible wern't too bad.
New 4 man chair at top very good and also a lot of entertainment as it whips round quite quickly and catches people unawares.
6 people tired happy and very satistified with a good holiday, we even survived the fire works on New Year.
Alpina for cheap beer and food.
Only downside i've gotwork tomorrow!
Mitch
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We got back from Boro yesterday, unfortunately we both have the Boro-flu, but had a great time.
Just want to say i agree with everything Mitch says above.
Snow at the top was amazing - quite bumpy after it had been skiied over a bit - good for the legs
Yasterbrates was good to half way station, then got a bit rocky.
Other side, the new snow cannons are doing a good job, but fake snow seems to compact harder than real snow so it made for some quite challanging skiing. ...
Just want to say i agree with everything Mitch says above.
Snow at the top was amazing - quite bumpy after it had been skiied over a bit - good for the legs
Yasterbrates was good to half way station, then got a bit rocky.
Other side, the new snow cannons are doing a good job, but fake snow seems to compact harder than real snow so it made for some quite challanging skiing. ...
We got back from Boro yesterday, unfortunately we both have the Boro-flu, but had a great time.
Just want to say i agree with everything Mitch says above.
Snow at the top was amazing - quite bumpy after it had been skiied over a bit - good for the legs
Yasterbrates was good to half way station, then got a bit rocky.
Other side, the new snow cannons are doing a good job, but fake snow seems to compact harder than real snow so it made for some quite challanging skiing.
All runs open apart from two and all lifts working. Was very cold!!
We also survived the fireworks, although i'm not sure how!! The hand-held type were really popular this year!
It also snowed thursday night, friday most of the day, and saturday as we were leaving; so hopefully this is good news for anyone heading out there soon.
My final word on the prices...
The prices haven't seemed to have gone up this year, compared to last year (e.g. 285lv for 6 day lift pass). However, as we are all aware, the bottom has fallen out of the £ and you'll be lucky to get 1 € for 1 £ at the moment. this isn't the fault of the Bulgarians, it's the fault of the American and more so the British government. So although it's not as cheep as it was a few years ago, or even a few months ago, please try and remember that all holidays, anywhere is Europe, will be more expensive at the moment due to the exchange rate.
On the + side, we thought the quality of food had improved on last year; and Aimee and Arie are still at Alpina, where you can still get a large beer for 75p in happy hour!
I hope everyone heading out there has a wicked time and a real laugh!
Just want to say i agree with everything Mitch says above.
Snow at the top was amazing - quite bumpy after it had been skiied over a bit - good for the legs
Yasterbrates was good to half way station, then got a bit rocky.
Other side, the new snow cannons are doing a good job, but fake snow seems to compact harder than real snow so it made for some quite challanging skiing.
All runs open apart from two and all lifts working. Was very cold!!
We also survived the fireworks, although i'm not sure how!! The hand-held type were really popular this year!
It also snowed thursday night, friday most of the day, and saturday as we were leaving; so hopefully this is good news for anyone heading out there soon.
My final word on the prices...
The prices haven't seemed to have gone up this year, compared to last year (e.g. 285lv for 6 day lift pass). However, as we are all aware, the bottom has fallen out of the £ and you'll be lucky to get 1 € for 1 £ at the moment. this isn't the fault of the Bulgarians, it's the fault of the American and more so the British government. So although it's not as cheep as it was a few years ago, or even a few months ago, please try and remember that all holidays, anywhere is Europe, will be more expensive at the moment due to the exchange rate.
On the + side, we thought the quality of food had improved on last year; and Aimee and Arie are still at Alpina, where you can still get a large beer for 75p in happy hour!
I hope everyone heading out there has a wicked time and a real laugh!
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Some good reports and most people seem to have had a great time, going for the fifth time end of the month and looking forward to it. So to all alps doom and gloom it just shows that most people will keep going back to Bulgaria and have fun