Bulgaria
A visit to Bulgaria for ski mountaineering and snowshoeing enables you to combine the excellent conditions in the Bulgarian mountains with visits to some ...
A visit to Bulgaria for ski mountaineering and snowshoeing enables you to combine the excellent conditions in the Bulgarian mountains with visits to some famous cultural monuments. Due to the geology of the rocks - marble, marbleized limestone and granite, the peaks and ridges are very sharp and the landscape spectacular. It has a splendid alpine relief with picturesque traverses and the special charm of wild valleys. It is the firm favorite of everyone who vistis.A typical day of ski mountaineering includes up to 1100m climb - usually in good conditions. It is the natural setting for Bulgaria's most famous monastery - Rila Monastery. Later the Slavs gave to the range the name Perun - the God-Thunderer. Situated high in the beautiful Rilska river valley the monastery was founded by John of Rila in the 10th century, as a colony of hermits. Sixty of the peaks are over 2000m and two of them - Vihren (2914m - third on the Balkan Peninsula) and Kutelo (2908m), are over 2900m. Summit peaks are between 2700 and 2900m followed by 1000 to 1300 m of downhill skiing in powder snow, reserved only for you. The itinerary passes trough beautiful bowls, over sharp ridges and peaks. The mountain range has a wide zone of coniferous and broad-leafed natural woods and it is classified as a National Park.Another interesting part of Rila range is the region surrounding Peak Maliovitza (2927m). The name Rila descends from the Slavic word Rula means "Full of Water Mountains". The Perun mountains offer skiers and snowshoers a variety of challenging terrain. The range is situated in the southwest corner of the country. The snowshoeing routes follow the river valleys and climbing passes between 2500 and 2600m. This name reflects the character of the Rila range; there are more than 200 lakes, which are source of many rivers.
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