The ride up the mountain is quiet and very smooth because the 6.3km-long lift is barely two years old. I am alone in the eight-seat gondola, since, at 9.30am, still the "rush-hour", there was no one ...

Lucy Aspden-Kean has been a member of The Telegraph’s Travel desk for over a decade. In her role as Senior Commissioning Editor, she oversees The Telegraph’s award-winning ski content, and, as an avid ...

The heavy snowfall in recent days has created ideal conditions for an early start to the winter season in Bansko. Originally scheduled to open on December 14, the ski area will now welcome visitors ...

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