Visiting Bansko
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Bansko.
- Opens13 Dec 2025
- Closes12 Apr 2026
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars100 | 50
- Nearest Airport Sofia
- Nearest Train Station Bansko Blagoevgrad
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone+359 / 749 / 88911
Bansko Features
The terrain at Bansko includes::
- Halfpipes—
- Terrain Parks1
- X-Country5.0 km
- Ski Hire
What's it like at Bansko resort?
Bansko is 170km south of Sofia and about an hour's drive beyond Borovets. It is in the shadow of the 2,915m peak of Vihren mountain, in the spectacularly beautiful Pirin range. Bansko features 75km of mainly wide, tree-lined slopes in three nearby areas: Shiligarnika, Chalin Valog and Banderishka Poliana. Plentiful off-piste skiing.
Latest photos from Bansko. View all photos at the Bansko gallery page.
Photo credit: Ski Mania Bansko
Photo credit: Tomi Nikolov
Photo credit: Tomi Nikolov
Photo credit: Tomi Nikolov
Photo credit: Tomi Nikolov
Photo credit: Ski Mania Bansko
Photo credit: Ski Mania Bansko
Photo credit: Ski Mania Bansko
Explore Bansko Location Map
Interactive Bansko trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

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Visitor Reviews of Bansko
Sean from United Kingdom writes:
Last day of a 2 week stay this year and not much has changed. The gondola queue is crazy if you're not there between 7.45 and 8.15 when you'll walk straight on. Arrive at 9 and you'll be standing around for over an hour. The ski area hasn't changed and is still good. Lift pass prices are high at €59 per day, at least when you consider what that money gets you in terms of ski area. I was also disappointed by the 'discount' for buying longer passes, it wasn't really worth it when considering the rule of the pass being valid for consecutive days rather than days skiing. In town is much the same, nasty up top, traditional and lovely in town. I worried I might be bored staying two weeks but had a great time. I'd do it again next year.
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