Pamporovo News February, 2008

2008/02/28

100 mln GBN will be invested in Pamporovo mountain resort till 2010. The last investments in the resort were at total value of 40 mln BGN and all lift stations and facilities in Pamporovo were renovated. The rope line connection and ski slope between Snezhanka peak and Stoikite village are in process of development. The new piste will be 3 km long. 1.5 mln BGN was put into the ski wardrobes and equipment.

About 9200 organized tourists and 3500 individual visitors used the services of the ski...

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2008/02/12

The bed capacity of Bulgarian ski resort Pamporovo has increased from around 2,000 in 2000 to 15,000-20,000 at present.

The municipalities of Smolian and Chepelare each have jurisdiction over a section of the resort and issue building permits for the respective territory.

According to the Smolian municipality, the number of beds on its section of the resort is around 12,000.

The Smolian municipality said it granted eight building permits in 2007 for a total of 2,000 beds.

The bed...

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2008/02/11

A brand new six pack chairlift will start operating by the end of the season in Pamporovo. It will service two ski slopes and thus the ski zone of the resort is expanding towards Stoikite village. 13 million BGN are invested in the equipment.

Englishmen and Irish are a majour part of the tourists in Pamporovo. They prefer the resort because of the unique mountain climate and relatively light ski slopes, which are suitable for beginners.

The resort also offers incredible terrain for cross...

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