Bansko: Schneevorhersage

It could be a decent resort but it isn't for many reasons: 1) the huge queues in the single gondola, which everyone needs to take (or alternatively pay for a taxi or a bus, but still wait at least 30 min). If there isn't enough snow, you must take the same gondola back to the city, which means another hour or so waiting in the queue. 2) The prices. It used to be an affordable option. Nowadays it's overly priced. It is more expensive than resorts such as Val Cenis or Puy Saint Vincent for example, with likely less snow and much more crowded. The 20-day pass is now at more than 700€ and the seasonal almost 900€! 3) The pistes. It announces more than 70km of pistes when in reality a big part of them is closed (there is a lift that hasn't run for years, however, they always include it in the maps). The run from the mid-station to the city, which you normally only take when you want to return to the city at the end of the day. With this, the effectively accumulated distance should be around 40km at most. The city is very nice tho, and there is a good apres-ski atmosphere.