Vitosha bulgaria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Vitosha Bulgaria.
Vitosha Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Bulgarian ski resort Vitosha lies at 2115 metres altitude in the ? region of the Bulgarian ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Vitosha ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Vitosha snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Vitosha (Bulgaria) is Sofia at a distance of 32km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Vitosha ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Close to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, which bid for the 1994 Winter Olympics. A gondola whisks skiers from the city limits to Aleko (1810m). In good snow conditions an off-piste descent of 1295 vertical metres is possible. Great views from the slopes to the city.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Vitosha Bulgaria
Beginner Trails
 2 runs 7km |
10% |
Intermediate Trails
 8 runs 4.5km |
42% |
Advanced Trails
 7 runs 6km |
36% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
10% |
Vitosha 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 | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Vitosha Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 22km |
| total length of Vitosha trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE |
| direction Vitosha ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2115m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1515m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1515m |
| centre of Vitosha ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 600m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 600m |
| 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 Vitosha
Skiing Vitosha you'll enjoy 19 pistes and trails and that means approximately 22km of ski runs. Vitosha lifts number 10 with the capacity to uplift 9320 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Bulgarian ski resort of Vitosha is over 5km long.
Vitosha Ski Area
Vitosha ski area has 10% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 42% intermediate, 36% advanced ski slopes and 10% for expert skiers - the most difficult Vitosha piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Vitosha after dark.
Vitosha for skiing gets 5 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Vitosha
If you snowboard Vitosha you'll want to know that, of the 10 ski lifts in total, 7 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Vitosha snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Vitosha snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Vitosha for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Vitosha Apres Ski
The apres ski Vitosha scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 3 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 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 ?.
Vitosha for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Vitosha Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Vitosha resort - ski Vitosha by any other name
The Bulgarian ski resort of Vitosha ski resort is also known as Cherni Vrah and has the following common misspellings:
Vitosha ski area has ski slopes which face NE
The direction which the various Vitosha 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. Vitosha ski resort has ski slopes facing NE.
Vitosha for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall