Pamporovo Ski Area

Pamporovo ski resort is set high among the Rhodope Mountain in southern Bulgaria. This is a beautiful region, said to have once been the home of Orpheus Pamporovo is set amongst magnificent pine forests at a height of 1,620 metres. It is tailor-made for skiing with its 38 km of marked ski runs, including the a new 7km long run and 25 kilometers of cross country tracks.

For the first time ever, your Pamporovo lift pass will now also give you access to the Mechi Chal ski zone at Chepelare winter resort with a free shuttle bus service to take you between the two. Chepelare, lying in a small valley at the heart of the Rhodopi Mountain, just 10 km from Pamporovo ski resort offers the longest ski run in Bulgaria with a high-speed quad lift that connects the town with the Mechi Chal peak.

Pamporovo has a number of nursey slopes making it perfect for beginner skiers and for ski family holidays to Bulgaria. When you've mastered the basics there are plenty of runs higher up the mountain that are more testing. For the intermediate skier and snowboarder there are plenty of red runs that help you practice and improve your technique. The more advanced skiers will no doubt enjoy the 'The Wall' the famous World Cup Downhill run as well as the 3,000m long Mechi Chal ski slope near Chepelare.

Lifts

Lift Type	Lenght (m)	Rise (m)
4-seater lift	734	208
4-seater lift	1100	264
4-seater lift (Mechi Chal)	2700	718
4-seater lift	1300	377
1-seater lift	1350	180
2-seater lift	1550	340
6-seater lift	2140	280
6-seater lift	2992	453
T-Bar	600	20
T-Bar	800	130
Drag	700	160
Baby Drag	150	20
Baby Drag (Mechi Chal)	150	20
Big transport trail	80	8
Small transport trail	30	4

Beginners

The ski school at Pamporovo ski resort in Bulgaria is internationally renowned, and is geared to provide the best possible start for beginners and families. There's tuition for four hours a day, six days a week, with ski fitting, class arranging, etc. The school meets in the Malina region, just a few minutes bus drive from the centre of the resort. There are several drag lifts on the nursery slopes, but beginners will be heading for the higher slopes on the mountain long before the week is out.

Intermediates

The 37 km of marked piste really suits the intermediate skier. The new six seat chairlift from the Malina station to the top of Snezhanka peak can handle over 3000 skiers an hour, which makes short work of any queues. Alternatively, a single chair runs to the middle station, from where the four man lift runs up to the peak.

Advanced

Advanced skiers can take the drag lift from the middle station which runs up the side of 'The Wall'. This is Pamporovo's most exciting run, difficult, steep with moguls, and there's an international slalom too. The advanced skier can also test their skills on the Mechi Chal 1, the longest ski run for Apline Sports in Bulgaria, located near Chepelare resort. A free shuttle bus from Pamporovo is available every morning.

Snowboarding

Pamporovo resort is great for snowboarding as the nursery slopes are suitable for perfecting the techniques you can later practice on the slopes further up the mountain! Board hire, soft boots, lift pass and instruction for ages 7+ years can be booked. Please see price grid.

Ski Lifts Working Hours

All ski lifts operate from 8:45am till 4:30pm each day with each lift closed for half a day a week and one full day per month for technical checks.

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Learn To Ski & Snowboard

Many skiers learn to ski in Bulgaria as all resorts offer varied ski runs including easy or nursery slopes that are perfect for beginner skiers. The English speaking ski instructors are also very patient and are used to teaching people to ski and snowboard.

For each resort we have a grading for beginners, intermediates and experts. Our rating system will help identify how suitable each resort is for the different levels of skiing based on the difficulty of the ski runs.

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