Bulgaria Ski discussion board

Good advice being given on bringing sterling, the exchange here will generally work out about 10% better than you would get in the UK. At the moment the rate is around 2.46lv to the £... Banks offer the best rates normally, simply take your passport and cash, and they will give you the best day rate, some of the booths though advertising good rates will charge commission, and this can vary, the banks post their actual rates inc commission...
The major benefit of Boro is the ability to return easily to the town for lunch (not so easy in Bansko) and in that you are not ripped off blind for lunch on the mountain. There is no reason why a decent lunch should cost more than 15lv, drinks coming in around 3.5lv (alcoholic and soft.. why drink soft ?) There are bars on the mountain but expect to pay a premium.. apart from maybe 'George's' (dunno if Kas and Bobby have anything up there this season ?)
Coming at the end of Jan will maybe give you better snow, but it is also considered perhaps one of the coldest times, and it can be bitter, especially on the mountain, wrap up (or at least come prepared)... the locals are forecasting a lot of snow from beginning of January (we'll see ;-) ) so fingers crossed you should have a ball..... the advice i give to visitors coming for the first time.. "the more you drink, the more you save" it's not unknown for guys to go home with more money than they came with