Pamporovo

Pamporovo - Snow and Sun in the Mountain of Orpheus

Pamporovo, the pearl of the Bulgarian mountain resorts, is situated in the heart of the Rhodopa Mountain, at 230 km from the capital Sofia, at 85 km South of Plovdiv and at 15 km from Smolian. It is enough to ski for one day at the ski runs of Pamporovo to get magnificent sun tan, as the resort is famous as the one of the sunniest mountain resorts in Bulgaria – the sunny days during the year here are more than 240.
The climate is soft, with strong Mediterranean influence. The average annual temperature is 8,5°С, and the snow coverage is 140 – 150 sm. The altitude of the resort is 1650 m., and the highest point is Snejanka Peak – 1926 m.
Nor unexpected changes in the weather or avalanches are characteristic for Pamporovo, so the calmness and the safety during your stay are guaranteed. Due to this Pamporovo is a top destination in the free style skiing and snowboarding. If you could not ski, do not worry – the ski schools in Pamporovo are one of the best in Europe! The highly qualified ski-instructors are going to teach the beginners in groups or individually.
The ski runs in Pamporovo are with different levels of difficulty, so independently whether you are beginners or advancers, the riding at them will be an unforgettable pleasure! The resort has 37 km of alpine runs, 14 km of which are covering during the whole season with artificial snow by 80 snow-guns, which accomplish 90 % snowing of the ski runs.
There are 6 lifts and 9 drags in Pamporovo, with capacity per hour in the ski zone 11 600 persons per hour. The 6-seated lift from Stoikite Village is the most modern one at the Balkan Peninsula! It moves with 6 m per second and it takes the distance for 8 minutes!
The only one in Bulgaria half-pipe equipment with Olympic dimensions for snowboarding is constructed after the first deeper snow. The runs for cross-country skiing are with total length 15 km. The relief of the resort allows to develop one other very famous in Europe and USA winter sport – skidoo (sliding with motor sledge) out of the main ski zone.
The resort has possibilities for night skiing at the Stenata Ski Run, ice skating, children zone, kindergarten, information center in the old building of the bus station. Pamporovo is the first winter resort, who is offering accommodation in hotels on AI base with warm lunch atteh ski runs. The total accommodation base in Pamporovo, including the apartment buildings, is over 16 000 beds.

Type/Name of Lifts and Drags	Length (m)	Height Difference (m)	Lower Station (m)	Top Station (m)	Capacity (prs per hour)
1-man Chair Lift Bus Station - Studenets	720	120	1548	1668	600
1-man Chair Lift Studenets - Snejanka	1200	246	1678	1924	640
1-man Chair Lift Ardashla - Studenets	1528	224	1456	1680	375
2-man Chair Lift Smolyanski Ezera - Snejanka	1456	384	1541	1925	360
3-man Chair Lift Ardashla - Snejanka	2144	425	1500	1925	1800
Ski Drag Studenets	600	178	1673	1851	700
Ski Drag Tourist Run	800	158	1758	1916	850
Ski Drag Malina (Pomagalski)	1340	371	1546	1917	800
Ski Drag Akademika (Pomagalski)	900	100	1820	1920	750
Four Baby Drags	2000

RICH ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME:

FOR THE GUESTS OF PAMPOROVO we reccommend to visit the ethnographic reserve in Shiroka Luka, The Trigrad canyon and the caves there: The Devil Throat and Iagodina, the Bachkovo monastery, dated from XI century and the Old Plovdiv.

Weather in Pamporovo...

2011/12 winter season- SKI facilities - PAMPOROVO

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