Splitboarding and Splitboards

Splitboarding is a relatively new winter sports activity but it is already gaining popularity among avid skiers and snowboarders. This activity offers the best of both worlds. You can go Skiing or Snowboarding using the same piece of equipment.

The main equipment used in this sport activity is the Splitboard which has the same shape and construction like the average snowboard. However, Splitboards are designed to split apart into two that become skis during “ski mode”. An interface connects the two skis during “ride mode” or when you want it to use as a board. High performance splitboards that can stand snow conditions other than powder are available in the market today.

The dual use of the Splitboard allows anyone to climb the mountain like a back country skier and go downhill like a snowboarder. This exceptional feature of Splitboarding is the main reason why it attracts winter sports enthusiasts. One would not need the help of the lift to go up the mountain. Anyone can just ski or board by just switching the mode of the Splitboard.

Splitboarding is also ideal when going out in the back country as it offers added floatation, ease when carrying a backpack, and gliding ability. Because of the climbing skins located on the underside of the Splitboards, one can have a guaranteed traction while on the mountain.

Anyone who has tried doing Snowboarding will not have a difficult time learning this sport. But like any other winter activity, beginners should first need basic back country skills and avalanche awareness. For safety purposes, one should do Splitboarding in safe areas and during favorable weather conditions. A buddy system is also mandatory because there’s usually no ski patrol available. Besides, it would be a great help if someone can check on you while you are on the slope.

How to Convert your Splitboard
Switching the mode of the Splitboard from ride mode to ski mode only takes 1 – 2 minutes. Start off by unlatching the tips and the tails of your Snowboard. The interface that connects the skis is basically made up of metal hooks. Then move your bindings from ride mode to ski mode. Finally, apply the climbing skins underneath your board and proceed with Skinning. Switching the board back to ride mode entails the same steps only in reverse. But remember to scrape off the ice the board before you convert the modes of your Splitboard so that it will fit together easily. Learn to practice how to transfer the modes of your Splitboard and you’ll get used to it amidst all snow conditions.

Skinning
Skinning on the slope using your Splitboard definitely requires concentration and coordination. In Skinning, it helps if you maintain an upright stance and look straight ahead rather than bowing down. Perform strides but push yourself forward using your heels and not your toes. Have a firm grip on the snow by keeping your skis as flat as possible. Do not spread out the poles but instead keep them closer to your body. Maintain a steady pace and use your crampons if you begin to slip.

Like in any other winter sports activity, anyone who wishes to try Splitboarding should practice precautionary measures. Splitboarders should bring basic back country equipment like avalanche gear, basic first-aid, water and food, map and compass and follow safety guidelines while on the mountain. Splitboards are already available in many outdoor shops thus, signifying Splitboarding's popularity among winter sports enthusiasts. Make sure to check out Splitboarding and discover what it can offer you.

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Carving or Alpine Snowboarding - Snowboarding Styles

Carving is all about the speed and the ultimate carving turn in Snowboarding. This style normally takes place on hard pack or groomed runs. Although little or no jumping is required, this style usually carves powerful turns and graceful curves.

The turns that are needed in the high-speed mountain descent will demand a lot of strength and concentration from the rider. Unlike Freeriding and Freestyle, Carving is not suitable for beginners because it is focused on the race and not on exploring the mountain.

An Olympic Snowboarding event, such as the parallel giant slalom (modeled after ski racing), requires the racers to maneuver around gates or poles. Alpine riders use plate binding system and Hard Snowboard Boots, similar to Ski Boots, except that they are less stiff in the ankles. The boots are designed to have a shortened heel so as to lessen ankle movements during skid turns and to make the board much more stable at higher speeds and carved turns.

An Alpine Snowboard is usually longer, narrower, and usually stiffer to give stability and edge-holding ability during high-speed descents. It is important to work on your speed in Carving since it is centered on the race as you descend the mountain slope. Always be aware of the track once you are at the moment of gaining higher speed. The exhilarating experience that you will feel in Carving or Alpine Snowboarding will make you beg for more of this sport.

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FreeStyle Snowboarding

Freestyle Snowboarding is the most popular style in the industry since it is all about the thrill and tricks of the sport. This focuses on jumps, tricks, rail slides, halfpipes, and switch riding. The pros can really show off what they're made of in this particular category. Unlike the tricks in Freeriding, Freestyle Snowboarding techniques are mostly aerial (e.g. spins, flips, grabs etc.) but there are some tricks that can be done on the ground (e.g. bonking, grinding, ground spins, etc.). Freestyle snowboarders usually use shorter, softer Snowboards and softer Snowboard Boots to reduce the weight, making it easier for them to maneuver in the air.

Since the most popular Snowboarding events are Freestyle competitions, many ski resorts maintain terrain parks with halfpipes, handrails, funboxes, and machine-formed jumps for enthusiasts. Freestyle competitions include halfpipe, quarterpipe, slopestyle, and big air. Take note that most of the time, a Snowboard is designed for a particular purpose and it will not perform well if not used in the terrain it is made for. These are the characteristics of Freestyle Snowboards:

• The boards are shorter, lighter, fatter, and easier to maneuver.
• The boards have twin tips, which means that the tail and tip are identical in shape.

Freestyle Snowboarding guarantees an ultimate thrill to the rider but always take precautions since this includes dangerous stances. The tricks performed in the air are significant in this style but you also have to concentrate on the process of falling down after the tricks. Once you get used to the tricks, you will eventually develop a more flexible body and perform the moves with ease.

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Freeride - Snowboarding Styles

Freeriding, also known as "all-mountain Snowboarding", is about mastering an all-round style that will give you the freedom to ride, carve, and jump on any terrain, without focusing on technical tricks or speed. In this Snowboarding Style, you will spend most of your time on the ground and you will be able to utilize all the mountain could offer - from open terrain, backcountry chutes, to fresh powder and trees. It is also suitable for beginners to start with the Freeriding style because its only focus is on enjoying the ride and exploring all there is on a mountain. Usually, the pieces of equipment needed in Freeriding are Soft Snowboard Boots, plate bindings, and Strap or Flow-In Bindings. If you still haven't decided on what kind of terrain you like or is most comfortable in, this style is best for you. As the name suggests, feel free to ride. Most Snowboards that you will find in shops and slopes are Freeriding Snowboards. These characteristics will be able to help you differentiate a Freeriding board from other types:

• Relatively longer boards with narrower width, deeper side cut, and more directional in their shape
• More often than not, the nose will be longer and the stance of the riders will be slightly positioned towards the rear of the board to make it easier to hang back when riding deep powder.

It may seem awkward the first time you experience Freeriding, as you will have to explore the natural terrain of the mountain. It would be a series of falling, tumbling down, and getting up. Once you get out of the frustration stage, you will soon realize that it's all worth it. Have an exciting Freeriding experience!

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Snowboarding Styles

In Snowboarding, the style you choose will largely determine how you ride, what Snowboard Equipment or Gear you will be using, and where you will be riding. Each style has its own group of fans, community, and competitions. Once you have passed the beginner stage, you're bound to explore one of the following Snowboard Riding Styles:

FreeRide Freeriding is also known as "all-mountain Snowboarding". Beginners can do this type of style because all you need to do is ride down or up a mountain and explore everything there is out there.

FreeStyle This is very different from Freeriding as this style includes mostly aerial like spins, flips and grabs. Freestyle is also becoming popular. Try this exciting and thrilling style next time you go Snowboarding.

FreeCarve If you're a major fan of speed, this type of style is best for you. You can enjoy going into full throttle with this one but it requires full strength and concentration to help you focus more on the race.

Splitboarding Splitboarding is a relatively new winter sports activity but it is already gaining popularity among avid skiers and snowboarders. This activity offers the best of both worlds. If you're not sure which style to choose, just start with Freeriding to become accustomed to the feeling of Snowboarding. However, keep in mind that before you drop your hard-earned money on a new Snowboard, Snowboarding Boots, or Snowboard Bindings setup, you must first know what type of snowboarder you are, or are interested in becoming. Manufacturers carefully design Snowboards for specific Types of Riding. Hence, you don't want to make the mistake of buying an expensive big mountain board if you'll be spending all day in the pipe.

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What is Snowboarding ?

"Snowboarding" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service:
Winter sport that evolved from skateboarding and surfing. Three main styles of competition exist: Alpine, Freestyle, and Boardercross. Developed in the 1960s, Snowboarding was believed to have originated in the United States, where several inventors explored the idea of surfing on the snow. The sport, however, quickly evolved, and the early, rudimentary Snowboards gave way…

It's highly unlikely that there's someone who has never seen nor heard of Snowboarding. But if you really have no idea what Snowboarding is, just imagine it as surfing or skateboarding - only on snow. Snowboarding is a relatively new winter sport wherein you ride an epoxy-fiberglass board (resembling a large skateboard) with your feet strapped on it, and manipulate gravity to go down a ski slope or a specially constructed pipe. The principle of Snowboarding is to maintain your balance as you surf down a ski slope with both feet securely attached to the Snowboard via high-back or non - release plate bindings.

In Skiing, skiers shift their weight from one Ski to the other. In Snowboarding, riders shift their weight from heels (heelside) to toes as well as from one end of the board to the other. To stop the board's motion, they push their heels or toes down hard to dig the edge of the Snowboard into the snow. Although most people compare Snowboarding to Skiing, Snowboarding Techniques are closer to skateboarding and surfing than to Skiing.

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JumpCamp is the future of freestyle snowboarding

JumpCamp, one of Vancouver-island’s best kept secrets, is ripping right along this season. They run off of Forbidden plauteau Mountain, and have a 400cm mid-mountain snow base! That is just HUGE.

They have some trips planned for Mount Cain and some backcountry snowmobiling adventures. If you are interested in JumpCamp and how you can get in on the action, head on over to their site and check it out. We hope soon to send an official Boarding Canada writer out there to see how much air these guys are really gettin’.

You wanna hit the big booters in the snowboard park!? You wanna slide those hand-rails downtown in the streets!? You want to drop some harsh steep chute or plop down a ten set of pillows with confidence!? Well, you're gonna need some tips and coaching to make that happen like RIGHT NOW !!
Established in the winter of 1999, JumpCamp is an all ages and abilities snowboard camp on Forbidden Plateau, British Columbia. JumpCamp is for snowboarders who want to have fun and progress their skills, especially in the park and backcountry.

At JumpCamp you'll have the BEST natural terrain on Vancouver Island accompanied by the best man-made private terrain park around to improve your skills. Whether you're a beginner or just want to learn some new tricks, JumpCamp is the place to take your skills to the next level.
JumpCamp's terrain park consists of hips, straight jumps, gaps, quarter pipes, rainbow rails, kinked rails, flat bars, a slam wall and they all vary in size so you can start on the small ones and work your way up.

Our sessions are kept small to maximize the camper's fun and progression. From the beginner "shred" to the experienced, our coaches will help sharpen your freestyle skills on a personal one on one level. Each camper will become a much stronger rider during this two day clinic, guaranteed!

All camps include professional instruction from 9:30am - 3:30pm and product giveaways. Campers from out of town will enjoy lodging at "The Riding Fool Hostel" in downtown historic Cumberland and meals provided by Orbitz Cafe. JumpCamp is located on Forbidden Plateau just 25 kms west of Courtenay.
"At JumpCamp we are promoting the future of freestyle snowboarding"

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Flaik Tracks Snowboarding speed, distance and altitude

The 2010 Olympics are coming, and the gadgets are evolving. One example is the Flaik, it’s basically a real-time GPS tracking device that lets you calculate your snowboard or skiing speed, distance and altitude. We’ll call it the Nike+ for the snow. The little black box can send information through your cellphone, were not sure how yet (Bluetooth?), and to the web so you can view your statistics and track your progress online.

The Tag is a small, lightweight tag that straps to your arm and utilises the Global Positioning System, (GPS) to track your position on the slopes.

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Vans Dawn of the Shred II Snow Jam

9th February 2008, 1 Day event;Vans Terrain Park, Cairngorm, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM

For the second year running Vans will hold their Dawn of the Shred snowboard jam at the Vans Terrain Park in association with Cairngorm Snowboard Club, Scotland. Taking place on the 9th Feb and 22nd March this open competition is a home-grown display of rail skills is not to be missed. The Vans snow team will be in attendance to show off their talents in a team demo and you can have your chance to meet them at the team signings.

Within the Vans Terrain Park are 6m and 9m kickers, a Flat Bar Rail, jib barrel, battleship box, flat rail, flat down rail, Escalator Box, C Box which all go together to create an epic park right on our very door step. A new obstacle for 07/08 Winter season is the lesser spotted Nessy Rail that snakes its way up and down. The Cash prize purse is ?500, so if you think you?ve got what it takes then enter into one of these categories: Over 18, Youth (16/17 years), Junior (under 15) and Girls There will be an opportunity to get your mitts on the latest Vans product to test at the Demo Boot Station.

To top it all off no snow event would be complete without a Vans Apres Ski Party held at The Woodshed Bar from 7pm, featuring DJ appearances from Finger Lickin?s best, Scott Nixon, to take you late into the night.

9am-10.30am > Entrance and registration

11am- 4.30pm > Open competition

7pm - late > Vans Apres Ski Party

NB. Sunday 10th Feb and 23rd March are bad weather contingency days. Competition dates and park availability are subject to local weather conditions! Always call the mountain for latest updates.

http://www.vans.co.uk/

http://www.cairngormmountain.co.uk/

http://www.cairngormsnowboardclub.co.uk/

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Arctic Open gets TTR 3 star

Getting an invite to The Oakley Arctic Challenge (TAC) is pretty hard. Only TTR Top10 and a few wildcards can enter. On top of that come the winner and highest air from 3 qualifying events in Europe and US. Final access point is The Arctic Open – TAC’s own qualifying event in Norway on February 16.Together with the local resort Varingskollen, TAC is making some solid investments into the new event.

A new arena is being created, more machinery is brought in and lots of new shapers and organising personnel. There’s even some prize money: 10 000 USD.The ultimate prize is the access to TAC. The winner and the highest air go straight from Arctic Open to TAC, which starts 2 days after the qualifier. And as a bonus: Terje Haakonsen will be there, so it might be additional wild cards up for grabs. Free hotel, food, nice rider service, good nightlife and 100 000 USD prize money is waiting for all going to TAC.

Arctic Open is open to anyone who can snowboard, but you should be able to spin a backside 5 on 5 meters to be considered a serious contender.And there for sure are opportunities for a new Cinderella story: In 2006 Henning Marthinsen went straight from winning the qualifier to winning TAC. Here we go again.A Norwegian qualifier in Norway sounds very Norwegian, but it is not only for Norwegians! Riders from anywhere in the world can enter the event by e-mailing theodor@online.no before February 1.

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Downhiller recovers after crash

McCartney after crashing in Kitzbuehel American skier Scott Macartney has regained consciousness after a heavy crash in Saturday's World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria.
The 30-year-old crashed at full speed at 88mph, slid 60m, lost his helmet and suffered spasms after losing his balance on the final jump of the run.
He was airlifted to hospital in Innsbruck and diagnosed with bruising to the brain.
Macartney did not require surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
"Scott Macartney is feeling better," race organisers said in a statement.
He was "was brought out of the induced coma and his coaches report he is already making jokes again. He will stay in the clinic for further surveillance. He will fully recover."
Macartney has two podium finishes to his name, he was third in the Val Gardena World Cup downhill in December and in January 2006 finished second at the World Cup super-G at Garmisch in Germany.
Earlier in the week, several skiers were injured during training for the Hahnenkamm, most notably Austria's Andreas Buder.
There are more important things to life than skiing
US Ski Team's Marco Sullivan
He was fourth in the World Cup downhill standings before being ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery following his fall.
When racing resumed after a half-hour long delay, Swiss skier Didier Cuche won the event, with Austria's Mario Scheiber and Macartney's compatriot Bode Miller tying for second place.
US team-mate Marco Sullivan had to race not knowing how Macartney was.
He said: "It was hard to blank your head after seeing Scott's crash.
"I did not know anything about him being OK or not when I started. So under the circumstances, finishing sixth was OK for me.
"There are more important things to life than skiing."
The win took Cuche to the top of the overall standings and he leads the downhill rankings too, with Miller in second and Austria's Michael Walchhofer in third.
Ski Sunday will be showing highlights of the Kitzbuehel downhill on 20 January at 1900 GMT.

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Gaining Speed - Wild Ride: Park City's Comet

Wild Ride: Park Comet drops 40 stories in 54 seconds

There's a new game in town for thrill-seekers: a lightning-quick tear down an icy half-pipe. Eight Olympic bobsled tracks around the world are open to the public, allowing adrenaline junkies to pull up to five G's in as many as 20 turns taken at 113 to 129kph. In about a minute it's all over, but it feels as if it took forever.
In Park City, Utah, the 129kph "Comet" lets riders experience a 40-story drop in about 54 seconds ($200, ages 16 and up; olyparks.com). They can recover at the Canyons, which features world-class skiing as well as family-friendly accommodations (from $446; thecanyons.com).

Opened in 1890, the world's only natural-ice bobsled track, in St-Moritz, Switzerland, takes riders up to 134kph in 75 seconds ($195, 18 and older; olympia-bobrun.ch). Those with energy to burn should stay at the Grand Hotel Kronenhof, which offers curling, skiing and skating (from €344; http://www.kronenhof.com/).

In Igls, Austria, sledders can ride on the track built for the 1976 Winter Olympics (€30, 14 and older; http://www.knauseder-event.at/) and stay at the nearby Grand Hotel Europa in Innsbruck (from €150; http://www.europatyrol.com/).

At the Adrenaline Center in Cortina, Italy, riders are outfitted in padded ski suits, helmets and safety belts as they prepare to hit near-Olympic race speeds (€16 and up; www.adrenalin center.it/eng/index.html). The luxe Cristallo Palace Hotel features grand rooms with Carrera marble (€330; venere.com). But a racing heart may make sleep elusive.
© 2008 Newsweek, Inc.

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Snowy start of the winter season in Bulgaria

The new season started skiing in Bansko, December 15, with a lot of snow and blocked roads to the city. A long queue of cars waiting ended on Bansko Blagoevgrad in the street, delaying many visitors to the town open. There had been a strong snowfall on the first day of the weekend, and the streets were not cleared in time. Later guests official event, samples ski Janica Kostelic, Kjetil Andre Aamodt and Marc Girardelli Alberto Tomba skied the run, the highlight of the opening ceremony. Mountaineer Reinhold Messner was also among the special guests. Kostelic, January 26, was born in Croatia and is the only woman Alpine skier to win three gold medals and one silver at the Olympic Games - in Salt Lake City in 2002.
She became the only woman to win four Olympic gold when he added to his 2002 match with the combined gold in 2006. He won the World Cup three times in the 2006 World Cup, came first in all five disciplines of competition. In total, which has 30 victories in races of the World Cup. In 2007 retired from professional Kostelic skiing because of health problems. Aamodt, Norway, is famous for winning more Olympic medals in the World Ski Championship - 20. In 1992 he became the youngest Alpine skier to win an Olympic gold. Fourteen years later in Turin Aamodt won gold again, becoming the oldest Alpine skier to do so. Asmodt also retired from professional skiing. The third celebrities who participated Bansko great openness, Girardelli, world champion of another skier, not compete actively in all competitions. The Girardelli said Sofia Echo, is now devoted to golf. Having skied the run Alberto Tomba, Kostelic, Aamodt and Girardelli participated in a press conference.
Bansko dealer Ulen the demonstration organized by the three world champions as well as the grand opening of the season Pririn's premier winter. The company ski also took part in the first run down the track, accompanied by fireworks and music. A large screen was placed at the beginning of the road's ski entertain visitors. Later in the day Corsican was held a concert at the first station by gondola. Deo, KariZma, Diva ballet, Upsurt and Lora Karadjova all performed. Bansko winter remains the biggest in Bulgaria and said that "The best ski resort in Eastern Europe."
With the addition this year of Chalin Valog 1 and 2, the resort now has 70 km of tracks. They are classified as medium and difficult as shown red runs on the track map. The new tracks are just above the city and are served by a new four places Doppelymayer lift. Ulen said that the new tracks are quite thought at low altitude, the "factory of Bansko ski sufficient guarantees that cover the whole season. Starting this season, all Bansko ski slopes will be covered by artificial snow cannons. Now there are 160 machines. During the day on December 15 snow cannons were working at full speed all the time, although, of course, was snowing.
But the snow that produce can be dangerous if not well treated by track bashers, which works only after the lifts stop operating for the day at 5pm, skiers and go down to the city. From a distance looks artificial snow, but his soft appearance can be very deceptive. Close up, it is very difficult and it is more similar to ice crystals more soft flakes of snow. The machines for the production of large snow balls hard snow, which must be treated several times by track bashers before being skied. For snowboarders can cause more injuries as they have more contact with the snow, pushing up snow more often than skiers because they do not have Pali. Cadevano in may seem artificial snow falls on soft snow, but in reality is more like falling on ice.
Meanwhile, on 18 December, the WWF representative Bulgaria Balkans Wildlife Society and a member of the Board of Management Katerina Rakovska The Sofia Echo said that about half of all ski runs in Bansko was built without environmental impact assessments (EIA). For those where the EIA have been completed, some of the requirements were not followed. One of the violations was that the EIA decisions since 2000 had exact requirements for the width of the ski and that was exceeded. Rakovska says that the next has been no breach of the requirements is that the chemicals should not be used to maintain the snowpack.
The third violation of the approved EIA Rakovska was mentioned the requirement of runs, which had to be constructed without the use of heavy machinery. However, these machines have been widely used in the creation of Bansko ski area. "The other major violation of the decision to EIA, in coordination with the Bansko Ski Area Master Plan in 2000, was the requirement that a bed capacity of the station should not be increased," said Rakovska. However, Bansko currently hosts about twice the number of visitors compared to 2000. He said the violations were the reason for the erosion of hills Bansko. Some of the erosion gullies were caused by at least high as a person. "If the EIA has been noted, this would not have happened," said Rakovska. He said that tracks manufacturers had reached the bare rock tracks when digging and then had to create artificial surfaces so that the snow should follow. "I ski there because I do not want to pay for a place where the rules are not maintained. Lot of my friends there Vai is for skiing," said Rakovska. He also said fines imposed on the resort Bansko lion reached 56000 in total. "What?" He said. "The same is happening in Panichishte (in the National Park Buffer Zone Rila).
Course, the fines have no effect of these places and this leads to multiplication of the same violations in other places as well," said Rakovska. On November 16 Bulgaria WWF said in a media statement that the Bansko ski slopes near Chalin Valog are illegal. The reason was that gave permission issued by the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water in 2001 expressly Affairs said that the Chalin Valog slopes had to be cultivated again. Instead, they were further expanded and built. Additionally WWF said that Chalin Valog ski lift was built without an EIA decision. The coalition of 17 environmental organizations, Sustain For Bulgaria and Nature, including the WWF, has informed the authorities about violations in the construction of Chalin Valog ski slopes during the start of the project in April 2007.
Save citizens and representatives of the coalition Pirin protested at the site, in May and October 2007. Representatives of the European Commission DG Environment, Andrash Demeter and Ladislav Miko, also participated in a check of the site earlier this year. "Then, when questioned before the Europeans if Chalin Valog ski lift had EIA decisions and if it was legal director of the Pirin National Park Georgi Grancharov said they did not know, but the elevator and the concessionaire's was Program investment, "said WWF statement.

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Bansko, Ski & Snowboard destination in Bulgaria

Bansko Bulgaria is the # 2 ski resort, the best and most modern ski centre of all Bulgarian ski resorts. During the recent years a multi-million euro invested in a brand new ski resort was created by Yulen, the company which has the licence to the skiing area of the resort. Bansko has the best snow record and the longest ski season (December 15-May 15) of all Bulgarian ski resorts. Over the last few years this place has been part of a massive investment process with new hotels and resort facilities under construction. A brand new resort with a super luxury hotels and holiday apartments will be developed to the Gondola, which also Bansko resort with the best hotels.
The town of Bansko is located near the river Glazane (left feeder of Mesta River) in the north-eastern foot of Pirin, right bellow the largest and most beautiful part of the mountain. The name is derived from the old Bulgarian word "ban", which means "master". It is only 160 kilometers from Sofia and 6 kilometers from Razlog.
Bansko has become a favorite ski and snowboard destination, thanks to the excellent skiing facilities, combined with the unique architecture and historical significance.
The town of Bansko is at 925 m. Above the sea, and the ski area is located at 2000-2600 m. The Pirin mountain has a predominantly Alpine character and the highest peak in the area is Vihren 2914 m.
The ski slopes are located in two main ski centrs CHALIN VALOG (1100-1600 m) and SHILIGARNIKA (1700-2500 m). They are about 10 kilometers above the city on the northern slopes of Pirin, and easily accessible to approx. 25 minutes on the new Gondola lift coming out of Bansko. The total length of the marked trails is 65 kilometres.

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