Bulgaria Ski discussion board

I mentioned this before we went, and some smart alec decided to suggest its better using trips organised by the reps ( doh wonder why) than those organised by instructors, ie local evenings. The instructors actually earn most of their income in the winter season and as they earn about £100 per month, (yes i know their eqpt and food is free big deal) they need to maximise all tips and any other earners, such as providing eqpt at good prices or organising trips etc. If you think the reps are correct in saying tip about 5 levs just work out how much lessons cost how many in a group multiply by the weeks of the season , someone somewhere is making a s**t load of money and its not the instructors. I have been disgusted by the treatment i got this year and lo and behold a few other people travelling with the same tour company in finding that your 'booked' passes and lessons had some how been omited and it was to late to do anything about it now, oh but we can sell them to you at £185 on the bus. I dont appreciate being told its raining as someone p****s on my head!!!!!

Maybe we should set up our own co-operative from this site and provide our own 'tour company' cant do much worse can we

I heard a rumour that the instructors had to pay for there own equipment and clothing!

Well we are only students so not to much money but me and my girlfriend left a tip of 40 lev bewteen us, Sniff had to give up a nights drinking, but instructor was well worth it! And My parents who the instructor was very good with tipped her 75 lev! Although the other miserable "unrepeatable word!" in the group had a wip round and tipped her 5 lev each! wow £1.90 each! and for 6 days lessons thats works out at less than 35p a day!