Bansko Reviews & Ratings

The resort in general is pretty good value, but the slopes are hit or miss depending on the weather. Sometimes they're great, other times the popular ones are icy and crowded. The chalets are alright, with some music (nothing too wild), and the whole vibe with the woodsy decor is nice. There aren't tons of slopes, but it's fine for a group with beginners, I believe. If you're lucky and the ski road is open, it's a fun way to end the day, cruising back to town with your friends.

Hey... I've shredded Chamonix, Andorra and Apsen...
As a Brit / European on a budget, Bansko is the place to go!
10/10
Not as good for gargantuan powder hound off piste drops, but back country is top notch.
Park is great, night life is great.
And hey, you spent this much to get out here... Enjoy the finer life for cheaper than nearly every other European resort, without sacrificing the quality!

Great place to learn to ski, the ski road is really long and flat. Saves having to constantly go up and down a short run on a t bar lift etc. Went last year to scope it out and will be taking my little brother (5) this season for him to learn to ski.

Accomodation and prices are great value for money. Also no need to fear missing the last gondola as the ski road takes you all the way back to town

Very good blue and an amazing green slope, also very good reds. Not too busy depending on time of year, good snow and good for your money

Great time at Chalet Prince with Snomads, suitable for the whole family and some great skiing to boot!

The range was not the biggest if been to so it got a bit boring after a while but off peast was good. There was no apres really but the town was a good nightlife.
The lifts were constantly running and efficient when stopped.
I was impressed with the way the place ran. Even in bad weather they looked after it well.

Overall I would recommend

Id been to other older Bulgarian resorts many years ago, Bansko has a much more refreshing& modern feel and still good value with not a huge but well organised ski area once you have got up the mountain via the bottle neck that is the main gondola from the village, no problem though during quiet weeks.

Bansko is a great place to go for skiing the runs and good and normally not to busy. There are plenty of rest points on the mountain for food or a drink. And the and staff are very friendly. After skiing the town comes to life with every bar holding a different atmosphere than the last. I would personally recommend amigos bar as it has a live band every night. Overall a great place to go skiing with friends and family. Highly recommend Bansko.

Very cheap for a ski resort and definitely family friendly. Minimal black runs and poor piste conditions lets it down. Apres were not great either.

A decent resort for cheap. Not very luxury. Only one ski lift from the bottom of the mountain. Not the biggest variety of runs. But to get back in to skiing for an affordable price. Still worth doing

Brilliant holiday! Perfect for any type of skier, newbie or advanced. Would definitely recommend. Best value for money, 10/10.

Bansko is a charming town in Bulgaria known for its beautiful ski resort. The Bansko Ski Resort offers a great variety of slopes for all levels, stunning mountain views, and a cozy atmosphere. It's a perfect destination for winter sports enthusiasts looking for a memorable skiing or snowboarding experience!

Bansko is a beautiful resort, but there are lots of faults, they only have 1 lift up to the mountain and thats the Gondola & you normally wait about 1.5hrs to 2.5hrs to get on, the queues are ridiculous, the pistes are so so busy, best time to go is end of season late March, you are never guaranteed good snow conditions, the lifts are old once you get off the Gondola and queues are long.
Food is amazing, hotels are greatly priced, its a friendly town, amazing culture, runs are not that long & can be icy or slushy, there is no netting anywhere, if you go off the edge of the mountain then its game over.
Apart from the queues it not a bad place for learning or intermediate, park is pretty poor, they do have a ski road at the top of the Gondola that you can board bk down to the town which is not bad at all, its not a cat track but you do need to carry some speed, its about 4k distance bk down or 40mins on the Gondola.

Bansko is a great european resort if you are looking for a cheaper option. The apres ski is vibrant and the groomed slopes are in great condition. The snow machine infrastructure is very good so the is not many bare slopes at the end of the season. The resort, however, is limited in size allowing advanced skiers to complete all the slopes in just a couple days. It is also great for beginners but not very challenging for experienced skiers.

The slopes aren't as well groomed as some other resorts and countries, but runs are fun and varied. Plenty of nice wide runs for those who are in their first few ski holidays.
Very reasonably priced with good food options. Plenty of bars to chose from, both on the slopes and in the town. For a quieter evening the old town is also nice.
Queues for the gondola can be very busy at times during school holidays, but if you're more flexible with when you want to be on the slopes (not in ski school) there is a live feed to see the queue.
Recommend for those with a smaller budget looking for a ski trip.

Been to Bansko maybe ten times and never gets boring brilliant apres ski and perfect groomed slopes for beginners to intermediate skiers with over 75km of piste however there is still a couple of challenging red runs and a very difficult black in the tomba run which is also used in the FIS World Cup races for more advanced skiers looking for a challenge if you are looking for some off piste skiing its as simple as booking a guide and you have the whole of the pirin mountains to explore and enjoy some backcountry skiing. The town of Bansko offers many clubs bars and restaurants for all ages with the common apres ski option being the happy end which will great you at the end of the long 4 km snow road which will take you back to town from the top of the gondola. In the town there are many options for accommodation if you would like a catered chalet or a 5 star hotel Bansko has it all. The main selling point for Bansko is its cheap prices as a lift pass for 7 days can be as cheap as 400lev which is approximately £200. Once you are up the mountain you will be greater with three bars 1 self catering 1 vip room and 1 standard restaurant with various prices and experiences for each of those three options however they can be useful as beginners can access all three without any trouble however just 1 chair lift up the mountain and a short ski down a blue run and you will find yourself at the infamous 180bar with its world class pizzas and traditional mountain food you will be captured and still even with the quality it is a cheaper option then the alps
Overall Bansko is the perfect resort for people who are looking for a ski holiday on a budget or a beginner looking to save money before splashing the cash in the alps.

Overall a great trip and fun had by all. (Group of lads in their 20s)
Skiing was usually pretty good, but strong winds at the start of the week left the upper section of the resort closed of which is where the best groomed slopes can be found.
Unfortunately the lower half of the resort could be very sloppy and wet but considering the lack of snow had by much of the alps that season we were just glad to have snow.
Apres was limited but the town itself had some decent nightlife once you were back down.
Not as miraculously cheap as we had expected but significantly cheaper than the alps and etc so all and all spot on !

Bansko has a small ski area that an advanced skier/snowbaorder would be able to cover the majority of in a day and a half, so long stays are recommended. The food and drink is cheap with lots of options. Salesman outside each restaurant can get quite tedious after a while.

Bansko is an amazing beginner friendly resort for people on a budget. the people are really friendly and loads of different slope options for all rider types, snow reliability is fairly high especially with snow cannons placed throughout the resort, lift queues were minimal and we had an amazing time, food is fairly priced and plenty of different hotel options would definitely go back

Bansko is a perfect resort for beginners. It's cheap, has a range of accommodation options and lots of bars and restaurants. The main town is very heavily apre influenced aswell as up the mountain. If you're looking to go on a budget ski party holiday it is the place to go. If you're looking for a more local experience the old town has some incredible restaurants with lots of Bulgarian culture.

As a ski instructor the mountain itself is very limited and everything can be skied in 1 day, rather easily. Saying this for a little bit of fun and for the price it's still a lot of fun.

The drawbacks of this resort are the 1 gondola station that unless you get there 2 hours before opening then you'll be waiting 2 hours to even get in the gondola. This is something the taxi companies around have caught onto and you can catch a shuttle half way up the mountain where they will drop you off on a blue run where you can access the rest of the mountain. ( I would not advise getting up there in a taxi or shuttle if you cannot ski, you will end up bum sliding down) Saying all of this, there is a beautiful long green run that runs from the base of the mountain all the way down to the town at the bottom. A beginner skiier could do this easily and for more experienced skiers its still a very fun run. Snowboarders may find it more difficult in late season due to sticky snow and long flat spots as you approach the bottom.

As a little warning be careful when drinking long island ice teas, they are lethal.