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Sofia Boasts "Good Chances" of Hosting 2014 Winter Olympics Bulgaria's capital Sofia has really good cghances of hospting the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, Bulgaria's Sports Agency Chief Vessela Lecheva said. Lecheva commented that... more

The fifth competition “Wild ride 2006” in Bansko The international extreme ski and snowboard competition “Wild Ride 2006” will take place on the ski zone in Bansko. The competition will take place on 16- 19 February on the northern... more

Skiers in Love Kiss in the Air Britons invade ski runs in Bulgaria on St. Valentine's Day Tens of couples will contest in kissing on Metchi Chal peak on St Valentine's Day. The romantic tournament is the top attraction for... more

AT least $1.25 billion will be needed if Sofia is to have a chance of hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Vasil Tonchev, a member of Sofia’s 2014 Olympics Bid committee, told a Bulgarian news agency on January 24. The Games themselves... more

Ski base in the geographic center of Bulgaria Over 3800 skiers will be able to take a holiday in the tourism site “Uzana” in a complex with over 2600 beds, together with the already... more

Freeriders will ride the Rila screes The competition is part of the “Week of the free spirit” from 3 to 12 of Februart. The Bulgarian Free ride Association organizes the event. The price fund will be of 5000 BGN. The free riders will... more

A LONG-EXPECTED project, dubbed Super Borovets, is on its way to become reality with some expert help. A working group set up by the Cabinet has approved a concept for the development of Borovets as a winter ski resort. The concept was... more

Englishmen and Irishmen Occupy Pamporovo The English and the Irish are the most numerous tourists in Pamporovo winter resort, southern Bulgaria. "Pamporovo registered a growth of 30-40% of the organized holiday-making groups in this... more

Bulgarian Ski Runs Are the Best in Eastern Europe "When it comes to comfortable conditions the Bulgarian ski resorts haven't caught up with the ones in the Swiss Alps, but they are among the best winter resorts in Eastern Europe," say... more

I HAVE just received the beating of my life. I can barely move my arms, my legs are dead and an enormous purple bruise is flowering on my behind. To make things worse, I know I’m in for another pummeling next week. My affair with snowboarding... more