Pamporovo

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Location

Smolyan
Bulgaria
41° 38' 60" N, 24° 40' 59.9988" E
BG
General info: 

Pamporovo is a modern ski resort in the heart of the Rhodopi mountain, the mountain of the mythical singer Orpheus. It is amongst the southern skiing resort in Europe. It is the sunniest Bulgarian mountain resort with wonderful snow throughout the whole season. Pamporovo is situated on 1650 m above the sea level at the foot of peak Snejanka (1926 m). It is 240 km far from Sofia and 85 km from Plovdiv. The ski runs in Pamporovo come in all difficulty levels. They are located between 1926 and 1450 m above the sea level on the northern, eastern and western slopes of The Snejanka peak.

BASE: 4776ft
SUMMIT: 6315ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1574ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 21
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 8
Surface: 13

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