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Location:
Europe,
Bulgaria, Pamporovo
Category:
Mountain, Ski View
Description:
View of the ski runs on the
piste at Pamporovo - Studenets hut
and Snejanka tower
Location Information:
Pamporovo is a popular ski resort in
Smolyan Province, southern Bulgaria,
one of the best-known in
Southeastern Europe. It is set
amongst magnificent pine forests and
is primarily visited during the
winter for skiing and snowboarding.
It is also a popular tourist place
in summer. The hub of Pamporovo
comprises a number of excellent
hotels and bars. It is also one of
the southernmost skiing resorts in
Europe. It is a family-friendly
resort and suited for complete
beginners and intermediates.
The resort is set in the southern
Rhodope Mountains at an altitude of
1620 meters above sea level. The
highest peak in the area, Snezhanka
at 1928 m, is several hundred meters
above the resort. Pamporovo is
around 260 km away from Sofia, 85 km
south of Plovdiv, 15 km north of
Smolyan, and 10 km south of
Chepelare.
The resort has 25 km of ski-runs and
38 km of cross-country skiing tracks
served by 18 lifts with a total
capacity of 8500 persons per hour.
Four snow-levelling machines and six
snow cannons guarantee skiers
comfortable and enjoyable downhill
rides. More than 100 highly
qualified ski instructors, fluent in
various languages, are available to
aid both beginners and intermediate
skiers as well as snowboarders. Some
new runs have been created and there
is now another chairlift in
operation.
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