Bansko Opens Winter Season with Ski Legends Giorgio Rocca and Marc Girardelli 2025

Balgarianovinite.com Bansko officially opened the 2025/2026 winter season on Saturday, with the traditional event once again attracting ski legends to the mountain resort. The slopes beneath Todorka Peak (2,746 m) hosted Giorgio Rocca and Marc Girardelli, who faced each other with their teams in the game Join the Champion’s Team. The two ski icons then opened the season together with children from the Ulen Ski Club.
Rocca described his first descent of the new winter season in Bansko as emotional. He told a news conference that he usually skis on artificial snow, but was impressed in Bansko by the opportunity to ski on incredible, well-groomed slopes with compact snow.
Girardelli praised the excellent conditions at the top of the mountain, adding that despite the lack of snow on the lower slopes, visitors skiing beneath Todorka Peak would be very satisfied.
Bansko Mayor Stoycho Banenski said the resort’s long experience gives grounds for confidence that preparations have been made properly. Although warmer mid-December weather remains a challenge, he wished residents and visitors a successful season.
Ivan Obreykov, Marketing Director of Ulen AD, the concessionaire of Bansko Ski Zone, said the resort had met the expectations of many skiers and snowboarders eager for snow. He expressed hope for further snowfall to allow preparations for the VISA FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup in January 2026. The resort will operate regularly from December 13 until April 12. Three runs are open at present, and more slopes will open as soon as temperatures allow snow production.
Deputy Tourism Minister Pavlin Petrov said tourism in Bansko is a way of life passed down through generations, which is reflected in the town’s rich calendar of sporting events, crafts, cultural activities and historical programmes. Bansko proves that it is beginning to lead the way in the development of winter tourism in Bulgaria, he said.
After the official opening, winners of the traditional season-opening games Join the Champion’s Team and Treasure Hunters were awarded prizes by Mayor Banenski.The event was attended by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev. Bansko Opens Winter Season with Ski Legends Giorgio Rocca and Marc Girardelli 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-13 17:16:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law