14 Aug 2013
From the 23rd - 25th August, the unlikely combination of summer sunshine and snowboarding will be brought to life at the Borovets Street Festival 2013. Burton Bulgaria in conjuction with the hotels of Borovets will provide a unique opportunity for all keen skiers and snowboarders to ride. A specially covered jump will be used to host a demonstration of the ski and snowboard technology in summer conditions. The ramp will also host a summer ride competition. The competitors will be divided in three categories – snowboard up to 16 years old, snowboard over 16 years old and ski with the winners picking up some fantastic
29 May 2012
Thanks to the ample snowfall and perfectly maintained slopes, Bulgarian ski resort Borovets has had a successful and record long winter season: lucky skier had the chance to use the slopes by early May.
The real hard work just starts now for Borosport, the company that runs the resort: they plan to invest a further 40 million euros in renovation and improvement of skiing infrastructure. Snow cannons on the central slope just outside the Rila Hotel will be developed and new ones installed.
The new attraction, Borosport Snow Park will be improved further for a third year in a row with new elements and features for beginners.
The
11 Feb 2011
Borovets is one of the three main ski resorts in Bulgaria. This annual Borosport Cup is organised by the Bulgarian Ski Federation on the Popangelov slope of this and features the top Slalom and Giant Slalom racers from all countries on the Balkan Peninsula. This is a great opportunity to watch the best skiers from the region adding to the atmosphere of this lively resort.
11 Feb 2011
One of the featured ski resorts by Balkan Holidays has installed more artificial snowmaking systems this season.
Borovets have installed additional snow cannons on the ski areas of Yastrebets, Sitnayakovo and Markudjik along with a new snow retention system.
A new reservoir with a capacity of 30,000 cubic metres, will supply water directly to the snow cannons.
Borosport Director, Nelly Sandalska, has informed Balkan Holidays: "This allows for perfect snowmaking and maintaining of more than 200,000 square metres of ski runs."
Winter tourists are on the rise in Bulgaria, particularly families on cheap package deals and young
