Todorka ridge. March sunshine.
Every Bansko ski season it seems the same March routine. Empty pistes and a change of weather that delivers some of the best conditions of the season.
So here is the snow forecast.
Snow forecast
So get set… we have three days of more snow higher up as weather fronts pass over the region.
This is what spring skiing is all about. Nice mornings with some fresh tracks and sunny afternoons.
I particularly enjoyed a blast through the trees in fresh powder with Colin, one of my American friends who came over to try Bansko. One great thing about Bansko is that there is less competition for fresh tracks after a snow fall — and not all routes through the trees are so popular.
I must add that high avalanche risk has been the reality… so keep it safe.
Climbing Todorka
Blog update
Whilst still taking ski hire and lift pass bookings, the bulk of the winter ski booking activities have subdued and made way for some relaxing slope time.
But actually, a few days rest has ended as now my attention turns to meeting new and existing app clients both here and abroad.
I am delighted we got two Bansko hotels ready for the mobile revolution… Bansko Royal Towers and Saint George Palace. Both have achieved really impressive downloads and as the flexibility of the admin panel becomes apparent, they will extract more and more value out of their hotel apps.
Both mobile apps got updates too during the ski season and may be found under the App Factory OOD / App Factory Limited account in iTunes and also Google Play Store for Android devices.
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We’re still taking bookings for ski hire for dates until the season officially closes on the 6th April. Last prepay 6 day lift pass 31st March 2014.
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I particularly enjoyed a blast through the trees with my American friends. But as interesting for me is their views on Bansko — and on Bulgaria in general. With two guys living in Alaska, and one high up in the French Alps, I was especially curious to hear their opinion.
They are musicians too. So I took then to Euphoria to see What’s Up Band and then to Amigos. Both were appreciated and both venues were voted as being a lot of fun.
But so was slopeside drink and food session followed by a 7pm ski down from the Peshterite in the flood lights. To experience all this on so little cash compared to where they were from really enhanced the pleasure. Then there’s not forgetting the great apartment I fixed them up with, just a genuine 90 metres from the gondola.
They were impressed by that but then something I was especially pleased to hear; friendliness. Well I guess France is no standard, but with a genuine appreciation of the people they met I think this is encouraging feedback. (NOTE: Please ask lift operators to look a little less gloomy).
Now, of course you could argue they came in a positive frame of mind. But I that’s good too… good energy along with an open mind helps bring out the best in others. Wherever you travel.
But I’ll take from them one thing… that we don’t have it bad here in Bulgaria.
Like anywhere you can complain. But I have to remember that we don’t all like the same thing. Overall I have realised that, when it comes to nights out and apres ski in Bansko, there is a very good reason to choose the resort over somewhere both more subdued and more expensive.
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