News from the Bulgarian ski and mountain resorts

Three Champions Open the Season in Bansko Stoichkov won a bet on Alberto Tomba ski run Ski legends Marc Girardelli, Franz Klammer and Rosi Mittermaier holding a slogan: Bansko - the Best Winter Resort in Eastern Europe, slid down the Alberto Tomba ski run. Spectacular fireworks gave the official start to the ski season. Thousands of fans applauded football star Hristo Stoichkov who was one of the first skiers to demostrate their courage and skills in the beautiful...

WINTER OLYMPICS TO COST BULGARIA 1.3 BILLION EURO If Sofia hosts the Winter Olympics in 2014, at least 1.322 billion euro will be needed to carry out the project. The situation is only theoretical as no documents have been submitted yet. The deadline is January 2006. Seven countries will participate, among them Spain, Austria, Russia, South Korea, Georgia and Kazakhstan, Dnevnik newspaper reported. If Sofia does not get rejected during the first selection round, the construction...

Bulgaria's Pamporovo Resort Opens Ski Season Bulgaria's mountain resort of Pamporovo in the southeast has opened the new winter season late Saturday night. The number of tourists in the resort is expected to rise by 30% compared to the previous year. The amount of people who have already signed up with the tour operators and the ski vacation packets sold confirm the high expectations. Most of the tourists in the resort would be from Ireland, the UK, Germany and Russia. The...

1000 New Beds in Pamporovo The new season in Pamporovo starts with 1000 new beds. They are in 3 new hotels and reconstructed old ones, announced by the Hotelier Association. The investments for the last two years are over 55 million euro. Four new pistes with a total length of 5 kilometers, said the executive director of “Pamporovo” Joint Stock Company, Nikolai Iliev. The tourists are helped by three new parking lots. Modern snow maintenance vehicles were bought for the better...

Franz Klammer comes to Bansko The great skier will open the season on 17th December One of the greatest skiers of all times will arrive in Bansko for the opening of the season on 17th December, announced the president of the ski federation Tseko Minev. The Austrian is one of the ski legends, who will make a downhill demonstration along Alberto Tomba piste. At the moment Bansko offers the only fully equipped piste for speeding disciplines in Bulgaria. If Sofia wins the bid...