Town of Bansko - the attractive ski resort under the roof of Pirin Mountain

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altThe town of Bansko has developed into a modern winter resort in just few years with its ski facilities and hotels offering accommodation at average to high prices. The place is particularly popular among foreign tourists, drawn by the blend of antique Revival-time architecture and up-to-date amenities.

Ski Lifts and Drags

 

The lifts and pistes in Bansko take care of your maximum comfort with their 8-man Gondola cable car by Doppelmayer, five 4 seat lifts of the latest Dopplemayer models, one 3- seat lift by Poma, 7 drags and 10 baby drags. The easy access to al lifts is secured by chip cards from SkiData.

Lift                      Length (m)   Seats   Denivelation(m)   Persons per hour

Gondola Cabin      6315             8           601                        2400
Chair                    2336             3           705                        800
Chair                    1750             4           600                        2000

Chair                    2050             4           480                        2000
Drag                     1250             1           320                        900
T-bar drag            1210             2           315                        900
Drag                     600               2           149                        900
Drag                     1200             1           295                        700
Chair                    1000             4           300                        2000
T-bar drag            900               2           200                        900
Baby drag             99                             15  
Chair                     2420            2           740                         70

Snow boarders can enjoy the first on the Balkans fun - Park. It offers the option to ski over present artificial bumps and jumps as well as to build those on their own. Also, the half -pipe located by the place where Bansko's famous snow towers are usually built, offers both skiers and snowboarders an arena to boast their latest tricks. Bansko offers great variety of ski pistes that can satisfy everyone's tastes and abilities. The highest ski piste is on 2600 meters above the sea level and 990m.

Bansko is a resort which is developing with extremely fast temps. The concessionaire Ulen provides new opportunities for the skiers, for the snowboarders, for the extreme sports, biathlon and cross - country skiing. There are two brand new pistes and for extreme skiers there is the so called fun - park zone. One of the pistes connects Platoto with the Jelezen most site and the other one is from Kolarski pat to Banderishka polyana. These pistes are wonderfully defining the net of totally 14 pistes.
Total length of marked ski runs, including ski roads: 65 km. A bonus for the skier is the new 7 kilometers long lighted ski - road between Banderishka polyana and the town. Some of the pistes offer wonderful conditions for night skiing, which is available for everyone from 18.30 until 21.30.

 

Ski Runs and Tracks

Ski run                  Difficulty            Length (m)          Denivelation(m)          Lift
Tomba                    Profis                 2567                    925                            Chair
Plato south            Beginners            1148                     320                            T-Bar Drag
Platno North          Beginners            1015                     300                            Drag
Balkaniada            Advanced             1792                     640                            Chair
Shiligarnik              Beginners            2047                    487                            Chair
Todorka                Advanced             1690                     470                            Chair
Stara Pista            Beginners             970                       205                             T-Bar Drag
Chidlren run          Beginners             510                       155                             T-Bar Drag
Tomba 2                Profis                  830                       255                            Chair
Shiligarnik 2          Beginners             2047                     487                            Chair

Chalin Valog South  Advanced            775                       75                               Drag
Chalin Valog East    Advanced            1429                     310                             Drag
Tsyrna Mogila         Advanced            2080                     730                            Chair

Ski track                                    Difficulty     Length (m)   Denive- lation(m)   Lift
Ikrishte Banderishka polqna    Beginners  1400            120                        Chair
Ikrishte,Chaling Valog              Beginners  2650            255                        Chair, Gondola
Chalin Valog - Base station       Beginners  4031            380                        Chair, Gondola
Plato - Ikrishte                          Beginners  3650            840                        Chair, Drag, T-Bar Drag

You can see HERE why  the area of Bansko is excellent place to invest.

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