The old button lift in the village of Govedartsi , Samokov Municipality, which takes tourists to the peak of Malyovitsa in the Rila Mountains, is to be modernised as a four-seater chairlift with a capacity of 1,520 people per hour . A proposal has been..
President Rumen Radev will visit Bansko tofday, where he will watch the slalom at the FIS Ski World Cup Bansko 2024, with the participation of Bulgarian skier Albert Popov, the presidential press service has announced. Rumen Radev will take part in..
Turkey finally approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid After 20 months of delay, the President of Turkey Recep Erdogan signed off on the ratification of Sweden’s accession to NATO. This brings the Scandinavian country one step closer to membership of..
Today is World Snow Day, part of the campaign of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, FIS, “Bring children to the snow”. Throughout the day today, children aged 11 and under will be able to ski and snowboard at a symbolic price..
The Pamporovo resort in the Rhodope Mountains will host the men's and women's Snowboard World Cup on 20-21 January. This will be the first time that the resort is the venue for the International Ski Federation's top-level event. The two starts..
The Bulgarian ski season is shaping up to be a success, workers in the industry are unanimous. The snowy winter, at least for now, gives reason for optimism, as does the number of bookings in Bulgarian resorts. In practice, the two military conflicts -..
Pamporovo is gearing up for its strongest winter season yet, when it will host the International Ski and Snowboard Federation's Snowboard World Cup for the first time. This was announced by the resort authorities on September 27, when World Tourism Day..
Bulgaria's Vladimir Zografski finished first in the summer ski jumping FIS Grand Prix in Courchevel (France) . The only Bulgarian competitor in the elite of this sport collected 262.6 points and achieved the most prestigious result in his career among..
This weekend, skiers will get their last chance of skiing in Bulgaria’s biggest ski resorts, as the ski season closes after Easter. The resorts in question are Vitosha, Borovets and Pamporovo; the ski zone in Basnko will remain open on Monday..
A procession led by mummers in the Bulgarian resort of Bansko opened the FIS Snowboard Junior World Championship. Competitors and coaches walked the course from their base at the Strajite Hotel to the bottom station of the gondola where the ceremony..
