The ski resort of Bansko is a place you want to come back to not only due of the fact that this Bulgarian town has excellent conditions for skiing, gooв snow, and mild climate, but also because here you feel at home - a home where they are always waiting for you. Combination of beautiful small streets of an ancient town with its own history and traditions, new hotels, up-to-date system of ski-runs and lifts turn the small town of Bansko into one of the best ski resorts of Eastern Europe.
Bulgarian ski resort of Bansko is located at the distance of 160 km from Sofia and 110 km from Plovdiv, at the point of 936 m above sea level, at the foothill of the Pirin Mountains within the territory of the National Park “Pirin”, which was listed among the places of world heritage under the protection of UNESCO.
In Bansko, where the vertical drop is 930 to 2,560 m, you will find runs catering each taste for amateurs and experienced skiers, as well as snowboarders. In Bansko you can try out a unique ski-run. It stretches in the forest for 16 km and allows skiing on the unbroken soil.
Up-to-date ratracs (machines for thickening the snow) regularly process the slopes, so that the guests of the ski resort could get maximum pleasure when skiing. Bansko offers the services of Russian-speaking professional ski and snowboard instructors. There is a kindergarten for the smallest skiers, where children can use a ski-run, a merry-go-round, and a children lift.
