Pamporovo

Location

  • in the centre of the Rhodopes (the Mountain of Orpheus)
  • traditions in ski tourism - established in 1933
  • 1650 above the sea level
  • 260 km away from Sofia
  • 85 km away from Plovdiv - the second largest city in Bulgaria
  • 1 hour and a half from Plovdiv Airport

Climate

  • mild climate, Mediterranean influence, small temperature amplitudes
  • 240 sunny days a year
  • snow cover: 150 days a year
  • average snow cover thickness: 150 sm
  • low air ionization
  • average annual temperature - 8.5 C

Equimpent

  • ski tracks - 34 in number with a total lenght of 17.5 km
  • ski lifts - 6 chairlifts and 13 other lifts with capacity of 9500 persons per hour

Tourism

  • number of tourists a year - 150 000
  • nationality - England, Ireland, Russia, Germany, Denmark, Bulgaria