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Updated December 2024
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How Skiers Rate Borovets

Overall Rating
4.03
Value for Money
4.62
Quiet Slopes
3.52
Après-Ski
3.78
Accommodation Options
4.20
Family Friendliness
4.26
Groomed Runs
4.03
Powder Zones
3.10
Tree Runs
3.31
Mogul Fields
2.78
Off-Piste
3.02
Snow Parks
2.69
Lift Efficiency
3.94
Eating Out
3.96
Ski School Quality
4.32
Beginners
4.20
Intermediates
4.06
Advanced
3.91
Experts
3.89
Snowboarders
4.09

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What Skiers Say About Borovets

Borovets is consistently described as a budget-friendly resort that particularly suits beginners and families, with multiple reviewers praising the ski schools and instructors. The ski area is small, with most intermediate skiers able to cover all runs within 2-3 days, and advanced skiers often find limited terrain. Value for money is a recurring theme, though several reviewers note prices have increased since Bulgaria adopted the Euro. Snow conditions are variable, with the resort relying heavily on snow cannons, and late-season visits often see limited piste availability and slushy conditions. The resort has a lively nightlife with cheap bars and restaurants, though some reviewers mention the prevalence of strip clubs as a family concern.

AI-generated summary based on verified skier reviews

  • value for money
  • ski schools
  • beginner terrain
  • friendly locals
  • cheap food and drink
  • family-friendly atmosphere
  • small ski area
  • limited advanced terrain
  • variable snow conditions
  • gondola queues
  • narrow runs for snowboarders
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Lisa
intermediate skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 30 2024
Borovets is an excellent family resort for all levels. Apres ski is fantastic with many bars and restaurants offering great value for money. Locals are very friendly and snow is always great.
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Carl
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 30 2024
Good resort for cheap skiing and night skiing. Prices have been hiked in last few years making it just as expensive as an alps resort
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Ellie
beginner skier ⛷️
Dec, 30 2024
For my first ever ski trip Borovets could not have been a better place to go. I did three days of ski school with an excellent instructor and skied the remaining two days with my boyfriend and had enough confidence to do red and black runs by the end of the week. The skiing was super fun, hire shops were helpful and friendly, there was never queues for the lifts and it was generally very enjoyable. The hotel was exceptional, the food was so good in the hotel we didnt eat out in the evenings, only at lunchtimes with the biggest, most comfortable bed I have ever seen! Would 100% recommend, especially for beginners or people on a budget!
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Will
expert skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 29 2024
Great resort to learn to ski plenty of green and blue runs. Lots of ski hire places to choose from.
There looks like lots of offpiest but it gets tracked out quickly and early.

The food and drink is very well priced and lots of different options
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Kalina
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 29 2024
Some nice slopes but overall extremely overrated resort. Very expensive compared to much bigger and better ones in Europe, very crowded so you need to wait on lifts half of the day. Prices on slopes are incredibly high compared to local shop (appreciate there should be a mark up but not a coffee for 7). Great ski schools as the teachers are good professionals but overall for the price Id rather go to any other resort.
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Luke
intermediate snowboarder 🏂 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 28 2024
Overall excellent resort, perfectly groomed slopes and night ski was amazing set out ok, food and entertainment top notch too
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Jason
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 28 2024
To be honest I was dreading going, wed booked at half term something I always tried to avoid but this time we had no option. However I was pleasantly surprised, it was busy but as long as you got to the gondola early and stayed up the mountain it was fine, great quality runs, more of an intermediate resort Id say , lots of reds. Great value for money to eat and drink out which made a change from the sitting in your room in France with a supermarket wine, we could actually go out and not come back skint. Id go again but would try to avoid the peak weeks as it can get busy at the main lift stations if you time it wrong
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Sam
beginner skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 28 2024
Brilliant for newcomers but good for intermediate skills, good transport to slopes and lots of options for food by the slopes
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John
intermediate skier ⛷️
Dec, 27 2024
Great resort for a budget family friendly trip. Both mountains return to the same town so makes it easier to meet up when in groups. Gondola runs are larger and quieter
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Ugo
intermediate skier ⛷️
Dec, 26 2024
Excellent school, good slopes and really good value for money. Cheapest place I've been so far and lots of fun
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Jayne
intermediate skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 26 2024
We absolutely love borovets, always good value for money and good instructors, eating out is fun and cheap, will definitely visit again
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James
intermediate skier ⛷️
Dec, 26 2024
Great resort for both beginners and intermediates, though possibly less so for more experienced skiers and boarders.

Good selection of bars and restaurants, but all quite simple - this is not the place for glitz and glamour.

Borovetz offers good value for money but, like everywhere else, it is getting a little more expensive.
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Kenneth
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 26 2024
I have skied in Borovets a few times over a number of years. The resort is compact and lively.

It can be hit and miss on snow quality early and late season, but dont let that put you off.

The resort if ideal for groups of friends looking to enjoy apres ski at an affordable price.

The Rila side of the resort is very busy, with all the majority of ski schools concentrated in this area.

The Yastrabets runs are, in my opinion, by far the best runs in the resort. Fairly long, wide, treelined slopes that offer good skiing for advanced skiers.

Maybe not the glamour of the Alps, but a very good value for money resort.
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Amy
intermediate skier ⛷️
Dec, 26 2024
Great resort and full ski instruction very affordable, when snow is good a fantastic well priced ski
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Joanne
intermediate skier ⛷️
Dec, 25 2024
We went to Borovets at the end of the season and had a day of slush, a day of ice and then a day of powder. Fun skiing but limited number of runs for intermediate. Apres ski and restaurants are great and good value for money.
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Darren sharp
beginner skier ⛷️ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 25 2024
First ever foray to a ski resort, and deliberately chose the cheapest venture with ski school, which is the only reason we chose Borovets.
We had a ball and the pressure was off as it did not break the bank!
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Jesse
intermediate snowboarder 🏂
Dec, 25 2024
I visited Borovets and it was a good resort, it was my 2nd time snowboarding so it was a good resort to start as a new boarder. It wasnt very busy at the time I went so I had plenty of space to enjoy the runs and improve my skills.

Con: the main strip in Borovets. There were some dodgy guys trying to sell random items, so Id advise all to be weary

Overall, it was a brilliant trip and Id recommend it for new and up and coming skiers/snowboarders.
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Abigail
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 24 2024
Amazing resort, perfect for beginners-advanced with an array of slopes, lovely staff and ski schools. Super money efficient perfect for a budget ski trip or a fancy ski trip completely up to the travellers discretion!
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Marin
intermediate snowboarder 🏂 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dec, 24 2024
I can definitely say that it is the best option between money and quality. There are about 70 km of slopes, there are many lifts, there is also a gondola that takes you directly to 2400 meters, and of course the food is very good and the services are at a high level, I have been there 2 seasons and I think I will go there again
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Ellisia
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 24 2024
I really enjoyed my time at Borovets. We were lucky to have a huge dumping of snow which made the runs so much more fun! The apres options are very cheap so we made use of that. Food on the slopes is also very cheap but choice can be a little limited. Overall, a great budget ski destination.
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