Skiing in Bulgaria

The largest and most developed ski resort in Bulgaria is Borovets. Other famous international ski resorts are Pamporovo and Bansko.
Read details on all Bulgarian ski resorts below:

Borovets is the biggest international mountainresort in Bulgaria. It is located at 1350 above the sea level (with highest pistes at 2600 m), on the Northern slopes of Rila mountain among age-old pine woods, at the foot of Mousala peak (2925 m) the highest one on the Balkan peninsula. Borovets is easily accessible, being at a distance of 70 km from Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria) and 126 km from Plovdiv

Pamporovo is a modern ski resort in the heart of theRhodopi mountain, the mountain of the mythical singer Orpheus. It is the most southern skiing resort in Europe. It is the sunniest Bulgarian mountain resort with wonderful snow throughout the whole season. Pamporovo is situated on 1650 m above the sea level at the foot of peak Snejanka (1926 m). It is 240 km far from Sofia and 85 km from Plovdiv

Vitosha is on 1800 m above sea level, and only 10 km far from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. This is the highest ski resort of Bulgaria. The mountain is good for skiing in the winter and trekking in the summer. It is easily accessible both in the winter and in the summer but its weather is very changeable. The highest peak of Vitosha is Cherni Vruh (2290 m). The main skiing area is under it

Malyovitsa is on 1700 m above sea level. Malyovitsa is about 40 km far from Borovets, but is much smaller resort than Borovets. Nevertheles, the nature in the resort is beautiful. It is situated within the Malyovitsa part of North-Western Rila mountain. A road connects it to the Govedartsi village (13 km) and to the town of Samokov (27 km).
There are several ski runs and ski sports infrastructure within the region. The accommodation facilities are not very well developed here

Semkovo is a mountain resort located in Rila mountains, about 17 km from the town of Belitsa.
The resort is surrounded by pine forest and offers good opportunities for snowsports and mountain tours in the summer.
One of the local attractions here is the Park of the dancing bears.
There are few hotels and other accomodations in this resort: Chalet Semkovo, Hotel Rila, hotel Bor, as well as few BB's owned by Bulgarian univeristies (mostly for students)

Panichishte is located in Rila mountain, near the town of Separeva Banya (also a spa resort), and not very far from the town of Dupnitsa. This is not only a ski resort, but also a sports and recreation centre for various sports.
Available at the resort are the following pistes:
Bekyara: length of 470 m, equipped with a tow rope with a capacity of 280 people per hour. Base located directly across from Restaurant Eleniite.
Ajdena: ski slope of 400 m and tow rope with a capacity of 250 people per hour. Includes the children's "Baby Ski Run".

 

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