Borovets Ski Runs
Borovets is part of Bulgaria’s bid to host the Winter Olympics and has an excellent network of ski runs and lifts along the slopes of the mountains. Borovets is an Alpine resort and provides excellent opportunities for a whole range of winter sports such as cross-country skiing, ski jumps, snowboarding, and biathlon. Borovets has twice hosted the World Cup skiing rounds and it’s biathlon tracks are among the best in the world.
There are over 40km of ski runs located in 3 different regions.
Ski Region | No. of ski runs | Difficulty | Length (m) | Height difference (m) |
Sitnyakovo | 8 | Medium/Difficult | 19,000 | 397 |
Yastrebets | 3 | Difficult/Very difficult | 13,000 | 1040 |
Markudjika | 4 | Difficult | 4,875 | 310 |
Ski Runs
The ski runs of Borovets are located in three different regions. Cross-country and biathlon tracks are located 2 km away from the resort together with the cross-country tuition tracks. Borovets ski centre is serviced by well organized lift system , inclusive Gondola lift.
The excellent equipment for ski sports attracts thousands of mountain lovers from Bulgaria and from foreign countries. They can use the 45 kilometers various in difficulty and length ski pistes grouped in three regions: Sitnqkovo – Martinovi Baraki – pistes; Markudjik- 4 pistes and Qstrebec- 3 pistes. The pistes on Qstrebets are the best – and this is where most of the major competitions are held.
The resort is a regular host of various winter sports competitions. It has twice hosted World Cup competitions in Alpine skiing. Its biathlon track is one of the best in Europe.
Borovets is a resort of Alpine type and provides very good conditions for snow sports during the winter: skiing, night- skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, ski jumps and biathlon, ski-doo, in the resort, etc.
There are available ski runs for beginners, intermediates and advanced skiers, designed with international markings and multilingual signs. Pistes are bashed and maintained to the high standard.