Today Borovets is the oldest and the biggest mountain resort in Bulgaria, situated at 1350 m. altitude, and is a modern all year round resort, with luxury hotels, restaurants with international and traditional Bulgarian cuisine, bars where world-famous Bulgarian wines can be tasted, night clubs and discos. Situated 73 km from the capital of Bulgaria – Sofia, and 126 km from Plovdiv – the second largest city in the country, Borovets is easy of access and preferred place for a holiday, tourism and sport. It provides excellent opportunities for winter sports: the ski runs are with total length of 45 km, and are of various difficulty, they are suitable not only for skiing but also for snowboarding, ski jumps, biathlon, night skiing. New runs and equipment are in process of construction. Visitors who do not ski may enjoy organized trips to picturesque spots in the Rila Mountain like the Seven Rila Lakes, the famous Rila Monastery, Moussala peak, etc. They may also ride or fish, or visit the King’s Residence in Borovets. The climate is also considered to be healthy. The winter in the resort is mild and of course with loads of snow! The average temperature during the coldest month January is 4.8°C.Usually the slopes of Borovets have snow cover from mid December till April. The air in Borovets is clear, free of any pollutants. The real charm of Borovets can be felt during the winter. It is then when the harmony with the nature is complete.
The excellent equipment for ski sports attracts thousands of mountain lovers from Bulgaria and from foreign countries. They can use the 45 kilometers various in difficulty and length ski pistes grouped in three regions: Sitnqkovo – Martinovi Baraki – pistes; Markudjik- 4 pistes and Qstrebec- 3 pistes. The pistes on Qstrebets are the best- and all of the competitions in the resort are taking place there! The resort is a regular host of various winter sports competitions. It has twice hosted World Cup competitions in Alpine skiing. Its biathlon track is one of the best in Europe.
Borovets was developed into a modern ski resort of high class with luxury hotels, restaurants, discos, shops and a good choice of pistes and lifts. Borovets is a resort of Alpine type and provides very good conditions for snow sports during the winter: skiing, night- skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, ski jumps and biathlon, ski-doo, ice-skating in the resort, etc.There are available ski runs for beginners, intermediates and advanced skiers, designed with international markings and multilingual signs. Pistes are bashed and maintained to the high standard.
The ski runs of Borovets are located in three different regions. Cross-country and biathlon tracks are located 2 km away from the resort together with the cross-country tuition tracks. Borovets ski centre is serviced by well organized lift system , inclusive Gondola lift. 14 snow cannons for artificial snow are installed to guarantee the snow cover if needed. The Borovets ski school has been known as one of the best in Bulgaria. There are more than 200 ski instructors fluent in foreign languages and some of them are former professional skiers.