Bansko – this is a fascinating symbiosis of history, tradition and culture. Everything that the visitor could find here - ancient architecture, heroic history, authentic folklore, century old culture, preserved tradition and customs, special cuisine, incredible sense of humour and rich vocabulary - this mountain, rousing welcome town is of its kind a symbol of the Bulgarian spirit. In the winter a
n up-to-date cabin lift is transporting the skiers from the town to the vicinity of 'Bunderishka polyana' with one intermediary station at 'Chalin valog'. The capacity of the lift facilities is 2400 people per hour. The highest point of the ski centre is 2560 m, and the lowest one 1000 m. The total length of the ski runs and ski paths comes up to 70 km. The excellent quality of the ski routes is achieved by their processing by 12 snow-tamping machines. The operator of the lifts and the ski runs in Bansko organises the perfect servicing of the cabin lift line Doppelmayer, gondola for 8 people, five 4-seat lifts, last model Doppelmayer, one 3-seat lift Roma, 6 ski-trails and 10 children trails. The access of the skiers to the region of the runs is secured by five more seat 4-seat lifts, one 3-seat lift, six ski-trails and ten children trails of total length of 26 km. The access to the facilities is controlled by e-cards SkiData. Special facility for Half-Pipe provides new opportunities to the snow boarders. The ski centre proposes 16 km of ski road, equipped with machinery for artificial snow and lighting that connect the high parts of the resort with the town of Bansko.