2013-2014 ski season opening in Pamporovo, Bulgaria
Pamporovo (Пампорово) is Bulgarian ski resort and is situated in Rhodope Mountains at the attitude of 1620 m. / 5314 ft., Pamporovo is about 227 km / 141 miles away from Sofia airport and by car it takes about 3 hours driving ( Route ). There are a lot of hotels , restaurants, bars and a network of ski runs and lifts in the resort. Pamporovo provides a whole range of winter sports and the reparation for the 2013/2014 winter season is at the finish line. The ski season is set to open on Saturday, Dec 7. During the official new ski season opening day, access to the lifts will be free. Pamporovo offers conditions for alpine skiing, cross country, and snowboarding. There are 58 km / 36 miles of marked ski slopes for alpine skiing and 25 km / 16 miles cross country trails. Most of the slopes are equipped with artificial snow making installations. There is illuminated night ski slope, also. Ski slopes with various degree of difficulty are available in Pamporovo: Snezhanka 1 – In