Balkan resort with £1 beers tops index of Europe’s most affordable ski resorts
Bansko tops easyJet's index with daily costs under £50, including lift passes, ski hire, accommodation, and £1.23 beers.
- This week, easyJet's Cheap Ski Index named Bansko, Bulgaria the most affordable among ten European ski destinations after researchers compared lift, hire, hotel, transport and beer costs.
- Researchers compared average prices for lift passes, ski hire, hotels, transport and beer across ten European ski destinations to produce easyJet's affordability index.
- The index lists Bansko, Bulgaria's daily total as 142 euros, with lift pass & ski hire at 63 euros, hotel & transport at 79 euros, and beer at 1.23 euros.
- With a flurry of snow set to dust Europe in the coming weeks, direct flights from 13 UK airports and Manchester Airport's 3 hour 15 minute route to Sofia ease access for British skiers.
- Situated at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, Bansko, Bulgaria offers two main ski areas, Shiligarnika and Chalin Valog, with gondola access to runs up to 2,500m and a snow season from December through May.
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Balkan resort with £1 beers tops index of Europe’s most affordable ski resorts
A Balkan resort has topped an index of Europe’s most affordable ski destinations – boasting £1 beers and slope access for under £50 a day.
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