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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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have you had a look on www.tckopaonik.com there's up to date wheather news on there. Apparently there's 30 cm of snow on the slopes and some of the runs are open already.
We're heading out to Kop on 14 Jan, we went to Boro the same week last year and also found it to be very icy, by 4 days into the run there was no point in trying to turn just ski over the ice and hope for a clear run in front of you!!! Bit of a nightmare really as that was our fist time skiing.
We're looking Forward to Kop though, the reports sound favourable, there seems to be far more runs than Boro and hopefully there won't be the bizarre situation of flat out blacks crossing straight over blues and greens.
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drfc8, welcome to Snowheads. We spent a new year in Kop but so long ago that my information will be completely useless to you. It as probably 1987 or 1988; it was still Yugoslavia. However, though I can't remember the details, we were in those same apartments and everything seemed near! We were self catering and taken aback to find the (only) supermarket shut the day after we arrived (ie on New Year's Day). I found a few peasant farmers selling produce round the back of the apartment block and dredging up some Serbo Croat I had learned for a sailing holiday in Croatia the previous summer (completely pointless on the coast, as it turned out, though fun, because they all spoke German if they didn't speak English) I managed to buy some wizened apples, potatoes, and "kaymak", a delicious cream cheesy thing, for lunch. I felt v pleased with myself though the kids were not impressed. A few times that holiday I was glad of some Serbo Croat, if only to amuse the receptionist in the apartments when I asked for key "239" or whatever, which was a big long difficult word which I only mastered towards the end of the week. I also managed to buy some cream in a pharmacist for my son's very bad prickly heat. "Hot from sun but not sunburn". I expect they all speak loads of English now, but that wasn't the case then. They were also suffering hyper inflation and the supermarket opened late every morning because they had to change all the prices. I wasn't skiing that holiday, as I had recently had a big operation, but although it was a very bad snow year the boys and my husband enjoyed the skiing, and liked their Serbian ski intructor very much. From him they learnt quite a bit about the hardship caused to ordinary families by the inflation. From recent threads it sounds as though there has been lot of development (though I don't like the references to land mines off-piste...). I'm sure you'll have a great holiday, should be loads better than your Bulgaria experience, but check whether the supermarkets (there are probably several now) will be open at New Year!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I always wanted to go to serbia skiing - bet you'll have a great time. I've been to Serbia quite a lot for reasons other than skiing and you will be guaranteed a very unique (in a good way!) time I'm sure. Serbs have a great sense of humour and I would think the apres ski would be fun and characterful!. Let us know how it goes - I for one am really interested.
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Thanks guys - I'll let you know how we get on!
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Hi,
We went to Kop last year and stayed at the Konaci. The apartments are basic, but clean. Everything you need. Only 5mins walk from the nearest lift. In fact, we are going again on the 21st Jan 2007! Can't wait, just hope it snows!!!
The food and drink is very cheap. Two of us were going for a meal and having a couple of beers each it was coming to about a tenner between us. Beer in the supermarkets is about 30p a bottle and in the bars about 60p. A bottle of vodka was about £3.
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symesjimmer, welcome to 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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drfc8,
Have just got back from Kop.
Had a fantastic time, plenty of snow now and all bar a couple of black runs open. there are the odd icy patches but generally good and they are anticipating more snow. We were all complete beginers and managed to ski.
Stayed in the Konaci appts, clean and basic but all you need. The appts on the side of the cafe royal are very noisy due to the bass on the disco, we were moved to other side and no further noise problems.
Food and drink cheap, would recommend the trattoria Kosava which is near to the Hotal Grand (not in main Konaci square), fantastic food, frienldy staff and cheap, meal for 8 with 2l wine and other drinks £70!
Slopes were quite busy for a couple of days during past week but very quiet on 6th.
Hope this helps and have fun!
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Hi just returned from Kop, my first full weeks skiing holliday. Anyone flying out there will have a great time . We were lucky that there was a godfall of snow on our second night there which allowed more slopes to be opened.
To help anyone flying out to kop i will give you a few suggestions to help you on your stay, DONT take travelers cheques to kop as they wont change them there, you need either cash or your bank card. The ski school is great and the instructors speek good English, but make sure that on day one that you get put in the right group as if you can ski a little as i could they will start you off as a complete begginer as happened to me, but thanks to the instructors a better group on the second day and then some great skiing. We stayed in the Konaci apartments rooms were good and clean,but the disco at 2.00 in the morning can be a problem after a days skiing, so if you have children as we did try to get a room away from the disco.
To sum up we all had a great time and would go back again, food and drink very cheap try the local beer MB 
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