 Poster: A snowHead
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Bulgaria will soon have another ski resort, at a cost of about €50 million. It is to be built near to Chepelare by Rhodoppe Mountain and will be called Mechi Chal. Construction is expected to take 5 years and will be split into three stages, the first of which is scheduled for completion before the end of 2008....As part of the building work, an existing ski lift will be renovated, a new 2.7km lift will be constructed and a 3.5-km long ski track with facilities for artificial snow will be built in the first phase. The second phase of the project will be completed in 2009-2011 and will include a sports centre in Chepelare, and another 3-km long lift. The third phase will include the opening of summer vacation facilities and a resort village.
See: http://www.visitbulgaria.net/en/chepelare/news/20080703/mechi_chal_complex.html
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Some fantastic pictures on the visit bulgaria site 
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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like it how this picture is watermarked to prevent reproduction ... as if. Nice boots though.
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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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or whatever reason
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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masmith, that photo....priceless.
Bansko....I'm a convert!
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I'd rather see the money go towards funding the expansion for a currently busting at the seams (and stupidly overpriced) Borovets.
No doubt this will spark another Brit property buying binge. Interesting to hear that people have lost money on property over there, I know people that have made a killing. the bubble has long since burst and I imagine may people just bought off plan in the frenzy rather than checking out what and where they were actually buying.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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narc,
The only people who have made a killing are the Bulgarian mafia who are running the place and MRI.
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Some seriously dodgy stuff does go on. For one apartment complex in Borovets built by one of the most reputable builders and opened by the mayor required half the final amount deposited into a swiss bank account 
There was also a day when the major hotels in the resort got cleaned out of rental skis overnight and the resort ground to a halt for a morning. Mafia making a point supposedly.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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narc, Not just ski resorts looking at todays news
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The European Commission has suspended EU aid to Bulgaria worth hundreds of millions of euros because of concerns about corruption and organised crime.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7520736.stm
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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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WTF? Where did they find that chairlift? 1973?
Actually, on reflection, I suppose we should be grateful for any new chairlifts in Bulgaria. Borovets, for instance, is sadly lacking in this regard due to a mania for long pomas with steam catapult-style takeoffs (just ask my right shoulder how it feels about those).
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