Bansko or Jasná?
Bansko takes 4 of 9, with 3 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
Bulgaria
Bansko
By some distance the cheapest week on this list, with a 2,560 m top station and a genuinely old Bulgarian town underneath it. The single gondola out of the village is a notorious morning bottleneck.
Worth knowing. The single gondola out of the village is a notorious morning bottleneck.
Choose it if
Budget and après
About £809 a week from London
Slovakia
Jasná
The best skiing in Central Europe: 1,000 m of vertical off Chopok, modern lifts and legal off-piste that would cost four times as much in the Alps. Awkward to reach from the UK.
Worth knowing. Awkward to reach from anywhere outside Central Europe.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £811 a week from London
Side by side
| Bansko | Jasná | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 28/100 | 40/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 75 km | 50 km |
| Top lift | 2560 m | 2024 m |
| Cost before travel | €580 | €675 |
| Families with young kids | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Budget and après | 10/10 | 8/10 |
| Off-piste | 5/10 | 8/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.