Mountain rescuers found five teenagers who got lost today in Mount Pirin in Southwestern Bulgaria. The teenagers from Serbia, aged 15 to 17, wanted to snowboard down furrows in the vicinity of Demyanitsa mountain cabin. The teenagers are..
Two young people were killed in an avalanche in Pirin Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria. After a search and rescue operation lasting several hours, their bodies were found in a region frequently used by freeriders in wintertime. The young..
In the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko in the Pirin mountain, the new ski season opens on December 15. A special guest of the resort during the opening will be Olympic and World Champion skier from Austria, Patrick Orthlib. Events start..
UNESCO has supported the decision of the Bulgarian government to amend the partially operational plan for the management of Pirin National Park. The modified document allows for the start of procedures for a project for the construction of a second..
Environmentalists have organized a symbolic action in front of the building of the Council of Ministers in Sofia. They brought jars containing fresh air from Pirin, accompanied by letters to the prime minister and ministers, despite the fact the..
The recent decision of Bulgaria’s cabinet to a give green light to building a second gondola lift in the mountain resort of Bansko has been discussed at a meeting today by Minister of Environment Neno Dimov, Mayor of the resort Georgi Ikonomov and a..
