Northern Pirin Mountains, Hut to Hut, Guided Ski Tour

Join a UIMLA guide on a 3-day hut to hut ski tour through the Northern Pirin mountains of Bulgaria.

Private

3 Days

Mar, Apr

High

Intermediate

Description

In a mountain range as vast as the Pirin mountains in Bulgaria, there is an assortment of different ways you can go about exploring and enjoying it. There are a number of different paths, routes and highlights available in the range. And on this trip, we will explore its Northern area, on a 3-day hut to hut ski tour.

The northern area of the Pirin mountains is quite remote. Thus giving you a quieter, more tranquil experience. And because we will be staying in a remote, high altitude hut on the second night, the Tevno Ezero hut (2,500m), that tranquil feeling will extend into the evenings as well. Along with the beauty of the views, you will get from the hut, we will also visit the village of Dorbinishte. This small village is a lovely place, and you will get ample time to explore it, as we will be spending our first night there.

The focus of this trip is not so much about technical skiing and difficult slopes; instead, it is about enjoying being in the mountains. However, because we will be covering a lot of terrain, participants should be in good physical condition and while the terrain is not too difficult, it does offer some varied conditions, from slush to powder, so previous skiing experience is a plus.

This 3 day ski tour through the Northern Pirin mountains is a joy for anybody who wants to enjoy the silence, the fun descents, and the gorgeous scenery of a fantastic mountain range. If that sounds like the trip for you, just send us a request.

And if you would like to experience a more challenging ski touring trip in the Pirin mountains that focuses more on the peaks themselves, you can also join us here.

Price includes

Accommodation included
Guiding fee
Breakfast
Dinner
Transport during the trip
Lifts tickets

Price details

The price includes transfers to and from Sofia, accommodation, half board, and lift tickets. Participants should have appropriate safety equipment such as probes, shovel and beacon, as well as proper skiing equipment that includes touring skis, ski touring bindings, with ski/walk mode and brakes or straps, climbing skins, ski crampons, poles, and ski boots. All of this equipment is available for rent in Sofia.

Itinerary

Day 1: Sofia - Gotse Delchev hut - Bezbog hut - Dobrinishte village

On the first day of the trip, participants will drive from Sofia to the Gotse Delchev hut. After that, we will take a chair lift to the Bezbog hut. From there we will skin up Mount Bezbog (2,645m) and descend back to the Gotse Delchev hut (1,450m) before driving to the village of Dobrinishte, where we will spend the night in a guesthouse.

Day 2: Dobrinishte village - Tevno Ezero hut

Today, participants will take the ski lift up around the Tevno Ezero hut, where we will spend approximately 5 hours enjoying some great descents before making our way to the hut, where we will spend the night.

Day 3: Tevno Ezero hut - Dobrinishte village - Sofia

On the last day of the trip, depending on weather conditions, we will skin up and ski down several nearby peaks, before making our way back to the village of Dobrinishte, or possibly taking a different route to the resort town of Bansko, before heading back to Sofia.

Details

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Participants should bring the following items with them: rucksack (35-45L), water and windproof jacket and pants, rain cover, sun hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, warm hat and gloves, water bottle (1.5L), travel liner (optional), torch, personal first aid kit.

Meeting point

Sofia

About the guide

Top

4.7

(27)

Tour Operator

Top Guides is an adventure travel company founded by three UIMLA-certified mountain guides Lyuben Grancharov, Dimiter Samounev, Alexander Serafimov. In 2016 we started as an association between certified local mountain guides united by the idea to ease and enrich the travelers’ outdoor experiences in Bulgaria.

Nowadays we are a leading tour operator specialized in authentic and tailored active tours throughout Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Macedonia, Albania, Turkey and Georgia.

We offer a wide-range of activities: hiking, trekking, rock climbing and mountain biking, snowshoeing, ice climbing, ski touring and off-piste skiing.

All our guides are certified, experienced and passionate about their job and will guide you with a smile and care through the wild beauty of the Bulgarian and the Balkan mountains.

Languages

Russian | English | Bulgarian

Certificates

UIMLA

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