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Pamporovo
Pamporovo resort is the largest ski resort in Bulgaria.
It is situated in the heart of the Rhodope mountains at a
distance of 260 kilometres from the capital Sofia and 85 kilometres
to the south of Plovdiv, the second largest town in Bulgaria.
Both towns have their airports. You can easily get to Pamporovo
by bus from either Sofia or Plovdiv. There are direct bus
lines. You can also easily get to Pamporovo by car.
Smolyan
Smolyan, the administrative centre of the region, is situated
11 kilometres to the south of Pamporovo. The town is a students'
and youth's lively centre, offering a number of possibilities
for entertainment and cultural life.
Climate
With its 270 sunny days a year, Pamporovo is famous for being
the sunniest Bulgarian ski resort. The climate here is mild,
there are no abrupt changes in weather, neither are there
any winds. The snow cover lasts for over 150 days a year,
its average depth is 140 to 150 centimetres, often reaching
over 2 metres. The average temperature in the winter is minus
3 degrees Centigrade.
Pamporovo is situated at an altitude of 1650 metres above
sea level, at the foot of Snejanka peak (1926 metres high),
and it is from there that the ski courses start, reaching
down to the resort and to the notorious Smolyan lakes.
Conditions for skiing
In the region of Pamporovo the snow days are over 150
a year and the snow cover is steady, reaching up to 2 metres.
The season appropriate for skiing and snowboarding begins
at the end of November and lasts until the end of April.
The ski courses near Pamporovo are situated at an altitude
of 1925 and 2000 metres above sea level. They have different
degrees of difficulty and the total length thereof is over
17,000 metres. For the lovers of ski running and biathlon
there are courses near the Snejanka peak and there is also
a shooting range at the Yazovira region. The cableways and
ski-lifts of the ski courses have the capacity of 7,000 persons
an hour.
The resort has several ski schools offering highly-qualified
instruction in skiing and snowboarding at various levels.
Both national and international ski competitions are held
here - Alpine disciplines, ski running, ski orientation, biathlon
as well as the greatest Bulgarian competitions in snowboarding
- free style.
If you have no skis of your own, you may hire skis or a snowboard
for one, three or six days from any of the skiing lodges in
Pamporovo.
Your villa is situated at a distance of 1300 metres from the
cableway connecting the ski course and "Malina"
villa complex.
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