Established in ? the Bulgarian ski resort Borovets lies at 1300 metres altitude in the ? region of the Bulgarian Rila. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2543m Borovets ski area is snow sure. Over 6 snow cannons ensure artificial Borovets snow making covers 2km of ski trails, which equates to around 5 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Borovets (Bulgaria) is Plovdiv at a distance of 75km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Borovets ski season runs from November to May.

SNO-man says

Best known of the Bulgarian resorts, with a wide range of facilities and après ski activities (including sumo wrestling reportedly). Borovets has the largest ski area in Eastern Europe and a popular ski school and ski kindergarten, it was privatised in 2000. This is high value skiing in the famous Bulgarian wine belt, but beware of food shortages.

alpine downhill runs to ski in Borovets Bulgaria

Beginner Trails

3 runs ?km

15%

Intermediate Trails

2 runs ?km

10%

Advanced Trails

14 runs ?km

70%

Expert Trails

1 runs 1km

Borovets Resort & Holiday Info

Beginners learning to ski
Intermediate Skiers
Expert Skiers
Snowboarders
Apres Ski
Family friendly
Snowsure
Ambience
Value for money
Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day)	€? - €?
~~Traditional Ski Village~~ / Purpose Built Ski Resort
Ski Resort Opens	Nov 2012
Ski Resort Closes	May 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Ski Area Borovets Mountain

Downhill Ski Runs	40km
total length of Borovets trails
Longest lift serve Run	6km
longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift
Ski Slope Orientation	N, NW, W
direction Borovets ski areas face
Top Altitude	2543m
top station of highest ski lift
Bottom Altitude	1300m
bottom of lowest ski run
Resort Altitude	1300m
centre of Borovets ski resort
Vertical Drop	1193m
total descent from top lift to bottom piste
Skiable Vertical	^v 1193m
can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served

Skiing in Borovets

Skiing Borovets you'll enjoy 20 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Borovets lifts number 14 with the capacity to uplift 16750 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Bulgarian ski resort of Borovets is over 6km long.

SNO-man says

Borovets Ski Area

Borovets ski area has 15% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 10% intermediate, 70% advanced ski slopes and 5% for expert skiers - the most difficult Borovets piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Borovets after dark.

Borovets for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall

Snowboarding in Borovets

If you snowboard Borovets you'll want to know that, of the 14 ski lifts in total, 10 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Borovets snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Borovets snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

SNO-man says

Borovets for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall

Borovets Apres Ski

The apres ski Borovets scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:

10 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bowling, Fitness Centre, Massage, Sumo Wrestling.

SNO-man says

There's plenty to do besides sliding on snow in Borovets. There are several indoor hotel swimming pools with saunas, fitness centre, billiards and table tennis. There's bowling at the Hotel Samakov. Outdoors you can try tobogganing, go on a sleigh ride or take a hike on one of scores of scenic routes, including many ski-routes, in groups led by experienced guides. The organized trips lead to picturesque spots in the Rila Mountain like Seven Rila Lakes, peak Malyovitsa, peak Moussala. A photo safari and a visit to the Bulgarian kings' residence of Bistritsa are also regularly organized, as are trips to Melnik with its unique pyramids. Scenic tours by helicopter are another option. ATV Rentals organises the rental of all terrain vehicles (ATVs), snowmobiling and horseback riding.

Borovets for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall

More Borovets Snow Ski Area and Resort Information

Borovets resort - ski Borovets by any other name

The Bulgarian ski resort of Borovets ski resort is also known as Borovets and has the following common misspellings:

Borovets ski area has ski slopes which face N, NW, W

The direction which the various Borovets ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.

- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Borovets ski resort has ski slopes facing N, NW, W.

Borovets for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Borovets reviews, 2.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.