01Pirin
Bansko
85 cm· All levels· Dec - Apr
Bulgaria's premier resort. Gondola access, 75 km of pistes, après-ski in cobbled old town.
Edition 08 - Alpine· Pirin · Rila · Rhodopes
Winter in
Bulgaria.
Ski resorts, freeride terrain, alpine escapes, mountain huts, snow-covered forests, and winter adventures - captured across three ranges and five months of snow.
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01 - Destinations
Six mountains.
One winter.
From groomed gondola runs to remote freeride bowls - each destination is a different kind of cold.
02Rila
Borovets
62 cm· Beginner → Advanced· Dec - Mar
Forested slopes under Musala. Classic Bulgarian alpine atmosphere, fast lifts, family-friendly.
03Rhodopes
Pamporovo
48 cm· Beginner → Intermediate· Dec - Mar
Soft Rhodope slopes, the sunniest resort. Gentle pistes through frost-laced spruce forests.
04Sofia
Vitosha
30 cm· Local escape· Jan - Mar
30 minutes from the capital. Ski touring, sunset laps, then dinner in Sofia.
05Rila
Rila Backcountry
120 cm· Advanced· Jan - Apr
Frozen lakes, vast ridges, untouched powder bowls. For ski-tourers and splitboarders.
06Pirin
Pirin Freeride
140 cm· Expert· Feb - Apr
Steep couloirs and deep tree runs beyond the lifts. Guide required.
02 - Atlas
The winter map
Resort
Vitosha
Snow 30 cm
Resort
Borovets
Snow 62 cm
Resort
Bansko
Snow 85 cm
Resort
Pamporovo
Snow 48 cm
Freeride
Pirin Freeride
Snow 140 cm
Thermal
Banya hot springs
Snow -
Hike
Balkan ridge
Snow 55 cm
Hut
Rila huts
Snow 120 cm
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03 - Ways to winter
Eight kinds of cold.
04 - Live conditions
Bansko, today.
Updated 06:42 · 1 980 m
Snowfall (24h)
12 cm
Light powder
Snow depth
85 cm
Upper slopes
Visibility
Excellent
8+ km
Temperature
−7°C
Feels like −11°
Lift status
18 / 20
Open
Avalanche
Level 2
Moderate
05 - Winter journeys
Routes through the snow.
Editorial itineraries built around weather windows, mountain huts and the right kind of road.
Route 01
7 days·920 km
A Snowy Roadtrip Through Bulgaria
From Sofia through Rila and Pirin to the Rhodope plateau. Sleeping in stone villages, driving forest passes at dusk.
Route 02
3 days·-
3 Days in the Pirin Mountains
Hut-to-hut ski touring. Sunrise on Vihren, deep tree runs at noon, fireplace stories at night.
Route 03
5 days·480 km
The Ultimate Winter Escape
Bansko mornings, thermal afternoons in Banya, freeride day in the backcountry, finishing in a Rhodope lodge.
06 - Lodges & mountain life
Where the day slows down.
Stone huts above the treeline. Fireplaces in cobbled old towns. Alpine cafés where boots dry by the stove and the snow keeps falling outside.
- Vihren hut · Pirin
- Seven Lakes hut · Rila
- Smolyan lodges · Rhodope
- Stone villages of Kovachevitsa
07 - Sunrise & freeride
First light.
Untouched snow.
The hour before the lifts open. Skin tracks heading up. Pink alpenglow on Vihren, Musala, Botev - and a single line drawn down through the powder.
08 - Atlas of winter
Twelve frames of snow.
09 - Snow calendar
Three winters in one season.
Deep midwinter
Bluebird mornings, powder bowls, fireplaces at night. Bulgaria's three ranges are at their fullest.
Temp
−9°C
Snow
80-140 cm
Crowd
High
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