Sofia · Bulgaria · ski area
Borovets ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Borovets is a ski area in Sofia, Bulgaria with 43 km of mapped downhill runs and 14 lifts, between 1,329 m and 2,537 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 43 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Top elevation
- 2,537 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,208 m
- Nearest airport
- SOF · 53 km
Slopes by difficulty
51 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 6 Button lifts
- 4 Chairlifts
- 2 Gondolas
- 1 Drag lifts
- 1 Magic carpets
Borovets is a ski area in Sofia, Bulgaria. Its 51 mapped downhill runs add up to 43 km, which ranks it #1 of 12 ski areas in Bulgaria and gives it 29% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 839 m long.
Slopes at Borovets
About 67% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 26% intermediate and 6% advanced or expert, which makes Borovets a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 14 lifts: 6 button lifts, 4 chairlifts, 2 gondolas, 1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,329 m up to 2,537 m, a vertical drop of 1,208 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Borovets
The nearest airport is Sofia Airport (SOF), about 53 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 9 min by car; Plovdiv International Airport (PDV) is 105 km away. Nearby ski areas include Malyovista (4.1 km), Panichishte (2.3 km), Semkovo (4.5 km) and Kartala (3.2 km), which together add 64 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Borovets
- 1 SOF53 kmstraight line
- 2 PDV105 kmstraight line
- 3Skopje International AirportSKP166 kmstraight line
Ilinden, North Macedonia
Airports in North MacedoniaTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 4Kavala Alexander the Great International AirportKVA170 kmstraight line
Kavala, Greece
Airports in GreeceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
Nearby
Ski resorts near Borovets
- 17 kmMalyovista4.1 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,973 m
- 22 kmPanichishte2.3 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 2,091 m
- 22 kmSemkovo4.5 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,771 m
- 30 kmKartala3.2 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 2,244 m
- 45 kmVitosha15 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,245 m
- 52 kmBansko34 km of slopes · 19 lifts · up to 2,515 m
- 55 kmDobrinishte4.1 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,225 m
- 94 kmZdravets, писта х. "Здравец" - голяма1.0 km of slopes · up to 1,338 m
- 94 kmписта х. "Здравец" - малка0.2 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,256 m
- 105 kmPonikvaNorth Macedonia1.1 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,628 m
- 107 kmЧепеларе, Tschepelare, Chepelare, Tchepelare, Čepelare, Cepelare12 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,871 m
- 108 kmΧιονοδρομικό Κέντρο Λαϊλιά, Lailias Ski CentreGreece1.2 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,826 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.