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Skiing
 Surrounded by The Pirin, The Rila and The Rhodopa mountains, Bansko is a nice mountain resort with short summer and long winter. The skiing season starts in the middle of December and ends in mid April.
The skiing conditions in Bansko are excellent. The Pirin mountain has a predominantly Alpine character with 3 peaks towering above 2900 m. However, the slopes offer runs and tracks for all types of skiers both for beginners and experts.
The Bansko ski school is a very good one. All school graduates receive skiing certificate. Children above the age of 6 can attend the ski school too. Ski rentals are available. 24 hours emergency service is available too.
 The 2 major ski regions are situated above the town, on the northern slopes of the Pirin mountain. Slalom and Giant slalom runs are available. Bansko offers a cross-country track with a total length of 5 km. A 3 km ski run Rollbahn track is situated 2 km far from the town. The ski runs with a total length of 14 km are serviced by 2 lifts and several drags.
| Ski runs and name of the region |
Hardship |
Total length (m) |
Average height difference (m) |
| 1.Chalin Valog |
Medium & Difficult |
1300 |
320 |
| 2.Pioneer ski run |
Difficult & Very Difficult |
1200 |
320 |
| 3.Balkaniada |
Medium & Difficult |
2500 |
700 |
| 4. Todorka |
Medium &
Difficult |
2600 |
700 |
| 5. Platoto |
Easy & Medium |
1400 |
320 |
| 6.Uyleto |
Difficult &
Very Difficult |
2500 |
887 |
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length |
height |
places |
tracks |
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6315 |
601 |
8 |
all |
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2606 |
581 |
4 |
Strajite
Platoto |
|
800 |
316 |
4 |
Bynderica
Stara pista |
|
1750 |
637 |
4 |
Bynderica
Todorka
Platoto |
|
1000 |
301 |
4 |
Bynderica
Todorka
Platoto |
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2050 |
480 |
3 |
Shiligarnik
Plato |
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2336 |
705 |
3 |
Bynderica
Todorka
Platoto |
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1210 |
315 |
2 |
Plato 1 |
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900 |
200 |
2 |
Stara pista |
|
600 |
150 |
2 |
Bansko |
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1250 |
320 |
1 |
Plato 2 |
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412 |
50 |
1 |
Bynderica |
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1 |
10 children's lift
everyone
100 m |
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