Pamporovo is a modern ski resort in the heart of the Rhodopi mountain, the mountain of the mythical singer Orpheus. It is amongst the southern skiing resort in Europe. It is the sunniest Bulgarian mountain resort with wonderful snow throughout the whole season. Pamporovo is situated on 1650 m above the sea level at the foot of peak Snejanka (1926 m). It is 240 km far from Sofia and 85 km from Plovdiv.
Pamporovo has an exclusive climate featuring a soft winter with about 120 sunny days during the skiing period. The significant influence of The Aegean Sea appears here and the skiing season starts from mid - December to mid - April. The average air temperature is - 3 ° C. The gentle profile of the mountain with its rounded slopes and summits makes Pamporovo particularly suitable for beginners. But there are also difficult ski runs like the Giant Slalom run which is an excellent exercise for every skiing expert.
Although particularly suited for beginners and intermediates, Pamporovo has a Giant Slalom run, which really taxes the experts too. A number of improvement has been carried out in the resort including a high-speed four chair lift between the bus station and Studenets area, expansion of three of the existing tracks, as well as the new comfortable transport operating between the main ski area and the center of the resort (1.5 km). The increased number of snow grooming machines and the improved ski equipment, and wardrobes, will add a valuable advantage to a great ski holiday.
Beginners
The splendid ski school at Pamporovo is internationally renowned, and is geared to provide the best possible start for beginners. There’s tuition for four hours a day, six days a week, with ski fitting, class arranging etc. The school meets in the Malina region, just a few minutes bus drive from the centre of the resort. There are several drag lifts on the nursery slopes, but beginners will be heading for the higher slopes on the mountain long before the week is out.
Intermediates
The 20km of marked piste really suit the intermediate skier. The triple chairlift from the Malina station to the top of Snezhanka peak can handle over 1,800 skiers an hour, which makes short work of any queues. Alternatively, a single chair runs to the middle station, from where the new four man lift runs up to the peak.
Advanced
Advanced skiers can take the drag lift from the middle station which runs up the side of "The Wall". This is Pamporovo’s most exciting run, difficult, steep and mogulled, and there’s an international slalom too.
Snowboarding
Pamporovo is great for snowboarding as the nursery slopes are suitable for perfecting the techniques you can later exhibit on the slopes further up the mountain! Board hire, soft boots, lift pass and instruction for ages 13 yrs+ can be booked. Please see price grid.
Cross Country
4, 16 and 18 km tracks – all worth exploring.
Ski Lifts
All ski lifts operate from 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. with each lift closed for half a day a week and one full day per month for technical checks.
