Spring Ski Touring in Rila and Pirin
Sometimes the best trips start unexpectedly. A phone call and three days later we are skiing up Mount Hvoynati in Pirin Mountains early in the morning. At the beginning of May when everybody are already thinking about summer activities. And there hasn’t been so much snow in the mountains for years…
More about our Ski Touring Trip in the Pirin and Rila Mountains.
Nearly at the top of Mount Hvoynati (2635 m) in Pirin Mountains
Our strategy is to start as early as possible to get the best snow, then chilling in the afternoons…
Mount Vihren (2914 m) the top of Pirin Mountains
On the way to the top of Mount Todorka
At the top
Some of the lifts are still in operation
Spring comes at Demyanitsa Valley
Towards Tevno Lake Hut at 2500 m
Mount Kametiza on the background
And a well deserved can of Kametiza beer for us:)
First descent at sunrise to avoid the bad weather
No lifts this time
Our last aim – Mount Musala (2925) in Rila Mountains – the top of the Balkans
Along the last secured section
Than straight down from the top!
Author: Lyuben Grancharov
“The World is a book and those who do not travel read only a page” (Augustine of Hippo). I enjoy filling up the page, called “Bulgaria”, both working as a guide and writing about the mountains of Bulgaria on this blog.