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3.9 (159 reviews)
Ranked 208th of 230 Ski resorts
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3.93 (159 ratings)
Overall Rating
4.65 (156 ratings)
Value for Money
3.96 (148 ratings)
Après Ski
3.28 (124 ratings)
Off Piste
4.16 (152 ratings)
Eating Out
4.29 (156 ratings)
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Bansko Reviews & Ratings

Overall Rating: 3.9
Ranking: 208th of 230 resorts
3.93 (159 ratings)
Overall Rating
2.85 (129 ratings)
Snow Parks
4.65 (156 ratings)
Value for Money
3.96 (148 ratings)
Après Ski
4.23 (142 ratings)
Family Friendliness
3.28 (124 ratings)
Off Piste
4.16 (152 ratings)
Eating Out
3.33 (132 ratings)
Tree Skiing
4.08 (154 ratings)
Groomed Runs
2.78 (118 ratings)
Mogul Fields
3.28 (132 ratings)
Powder Zones
3.29 (155 ratings)
Quiet Slopes
3.69 (158 ratings)
Lift Efficiency
3.98 (103 ratings)
Ski School Quality
4.29 (156 ratings)
Accommodation Options
4.30 (27 ratings)
Beginners
3.89 (61 ratings)
Intermediates
3.91 (55 ratings)
Advanced
3.57 (14 ratings)
Experts
3.93 (46 ratings)
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Bansko is a lovely affordable ski resort especially out of school season. Because of the height of the base resort being less than 1000m the ski road home from the main slope area may be closed at certain times of year due to lack of snow so the gondola down or a taxi back is your only choice. Outside of School holidays the gondola is no issues, but during school holidays either get there early or be prepared to wait 1-2 hours to get up the mountain. There is also taxis / minibuses that charge a small amount 5lev(last time I was there) to drop you to the top of the gondola.( This is also generally quicker than the gondola ) Conditions up the top of the plateau ( todorka ) peak of the resort vary massively due to it's open piste wind can be a real factor at times. As you come lower the tree coverage will generally protect you from this and the coverage of snow is maintained well throughout by the resort team. I do wish they concentrated on the chalin vlog black / reds more as this is a lovely area with a nice drag for beginners also in the area on ski road 1a that passes through chalin vlog and would take the strain off the piste 1 above the gondola for the beginners while those more advanced can let of some steam on pistes 15/16s red and black within the same area. Most of the bars / restaurants on the slopes are Ulen owned so basically all a set price. Non Ulen restaurants on the slopes There's a BBQ restaurant picnic bar in the woods in chalin vlog off ski road 1a as you enter chalin vlog on the right I'm the trees. Ski road 1 there are two restaurants Peshterite and kolibata both on the left hand of the ski road just after you pass the 1A split. Both play music for Apres. Apres is good at happy end bar which is huge inside and out. The hub is brilliant for sports and cheap happy hour. Amigos is good fo the live music but is very repetitive. Food, to be honest there's a lot of good restaurants and id definitely recommend going deeper into old town to try some of the traditional Bulgarian restaurants. Overall the resort is brilliant, but the gondola situation can be a real issue during the peak times of the season. If they could overcome this the resorts appeal and ratings would spike drastically.
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