It depends when you will go.During Cristmas new years eve and greek bank holidays it might take you 1,5-2 hours.But if u go early u will be able to avoid large queus.I was this christmas, went early and only waited 20mins.Some friends came half an hour later and they waited more than an hour.
Was in Bansko 17th - 24th Jan. There was no queue for the gondola when we went up between 8.45 and 9.00, we got straight on. Friends came up later, after 9.00, and the queue had started to build up. Come on guys, if you've gone there to ski (or board of course!), make the effort and get your butt out of bed. Incidentally, the skiing's great that time in the morning, pretty much had the slopes to ourselves for the first couple of runs. One final comment, it rained in the middle of our ...
Was in Bansko 17th - 24th Jan. There was no queue for the gondola when we went up between 8.45 and 9.00, we got straight on. Friends came up later, after 9.00, and the queue had started to build up. Come on guys, if you've gone there to ski (or board of course!), make the effort and get your butt out of bed. Incidentally, the skiing's great that time in the morning, pretty much had the slopes to ourselves for the first couple of runs. One final comment, it rained in the middle of our week, even up top, and we got so wet we had to pack up at 12.30. Can't ever remember skiing in the rain in January, global warming perhaps!