 Poster: A snowHead
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Yes, i know it's Bansko, but how pretty does this look?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stevec, looking pretty good isn't it!  I will be enjoying the slopes of Bansko again at the end of January. Going to Sestriere for xmas which is looking even better at the moment. Will you be going to Bansko this winter?
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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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Is that a realtime photo from Bansko? It looks like a stock 'fairytale advert' photo rather than current conditions.
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I think it's realtime, it's from the webcam and seems to update fairly regualy. Infact, i've just checked it again and it now looks like this:
Not bad.
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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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Hornster, Hopefully not! I was in Borovets last years due to "budgetory constraints" - i had to get my snowfix no-matter where, enjoyed it but don't think i'll be going back again in the near future
Will hopefully be somewhere in the 3 valleys this year but not booked yet.
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stevec, I don't blame you. Borovets is a dump!
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Having completely wrecked my board yesterday to the point where it is totally non-repairable (thats $600 down the drain), I am in the best position to tell you the current situation in Bansko.
Its 10:30am on the 26th Dec 2006. There are 3 slopes open in Bansko, 2 at the top and one at the station. The one at the station is purely man made snow and about as rideable and fun as any UK indoor track, 10 minutes and the boredom is overwhelming. The top two are fine if you go straight, but turn, and say goodbye to your ski's or board as the snow is about 10cm in places and contact with whats underneath it is regular. People are venturing off piste onto the other pistes which are now classed as off piste , but with patches of rocks everywhere it is only because they are desperate and willing to risk everything.
Yes there are lots of people up there skiing, but after spending €1000 each for this week, and only being here for a limited 7 days, they have reached the point where they would snow on rooftops, if there was snow on them.
The forecast is bleak. The next 6 days is sunshine every day and frost every night....NOT 1cm of snow. According to experts here it could even be late Jan early Feb before we see any skiable snow.
NO LOCALS are skiing and have no plans to until the snow comes, they are leving the mountain to the foolhardy , desperate and suicidal.
The webcam is strategically placed on the only nice looking slope, probably in the whole of Bulgaria. Blame it on Global warming, blame it on what you want, in 2004 there was no snow till Feb. At the end of the day, its a ski resort and has suffered as most of Europe has. You book a ski holiday , you run the risk, but at least in other European resorts if theres no snow theres other things to do, whilst in Bansko, if theres no snow the only alternative is drink drink drink as its not the most exciting place in the world.
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derek42,
Welcome to 's , bad luck on your conditions, just hope that your next holiday gets you some missing powder.
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