отличный горнолыжный отдых great ski holiday

Rested in Lyon from 16 to 22 January 2011. Tour operator ICS, in Sofia and at the resort we were supervised by almatour. It seems that these tour operators are working in cooperation. There were no problems with the tour operator. We received the documents at the scoreboard in Sheremetyevo, terminal F, and passed the registration. The skis were weighed, but it is not clear why, like the overweight was still not revealed in anyone. Bulgaria Air in flight gave a sandwich and drinks to choose from (juices, lemonade, red or white wine), then tea or coffee. We flew 2.5 hours, Airbus A319. A cramped plane, but flew great. Skis and luggage flew without damage.
It is 160 km to Bansko, but the road is difficult, passes through the mountains, visibility is poor. We left the airport around 22.30, arrived at the hotel at three o'clock in the morning. Lion and Perun were the last ones on the bus route (the big MAN, not new anymore).
The room was given on the second floor, with a balcony overlooking the mountains. By default, they give one electronic key per room, but you can ask to make it for each vacationer. We were immediately sent to the dining room for dry rations, since we were naturally late for dinner. Breakfast and dinner - buffet. Everything was delicious. They ate so much that no one even remembered dinner. For dinner, they did not give any of the drinks for free, not even boiling water. The waiter immediately flew in with a mocking question: "What will you drink? ". Prices for wine are three times higher than in stores, tea - 3 leva = 65 rubles. We got out by the fact that all the food was "washed down" with tangerines and oranges, very tasty !! ! They say that 5* Kempinsky is the same, but tea costs 8 leva.

Not immediately able to set up Wi-fi internet. The girls at the reception couldn't help. For the first two days, the laptop did not receive DNS and the gateway automatically, I had to get the settings from one Englishman, who apparently solved this problem earlier. Then it seemed to be fixed, and the Internet worked in the room. Wi-fi is free, Skype and ICQ made it possible to avoid communication costs.
A minibus goes to the ski lift every 15 minutes, there are two in total. Drive a couple of minutes. You can put on shoes in the storage and drying room. It is located to the right of the main entrance and has its own door.
For the first time in 10 years, there was no snow in Bansko at that time. During the day the temperature reached 10 degrees Celsius, it was sunny. Snow cannons worked at night and sometimes during the day. The plateau was closed. In places by lunchtime, there was ice on the central trajectories of the tracks, which led to a large number of falls. In general, traumatologists on snow motorcycles did not mess around there.
However, it was possible to ride. As a beginner, I liked the first blue track 7 km long from Benderishkina glade to Bansko and the 6th one from the Kolarski ski lift. But from Bansko there is only a gondola lift, a lot of time is lost in it (20-25 minutes).
Around 13-14 o'clock we finished skiing, at this time the ski pass can be sold to those who come to ride after dinner for 20-25 lev.
Pool and sauna in Lyon without complaints.
Equipment prices in Bansko turned out to be lower than in Russia. Everything can be bought there.
Back from the hotel left at 8.40, an hour gathered people from other hotels. We arrived at the airport around 13:00. Skis were not weighed, registered and asked to be taken to the tape for oversized cargo. The flight went without problems.