Beginner with no clue!

'Andorra' has in the past suffered from similar lacks of snow. It is just a gamble.

hmmm yeh. i just had a look in the brochure. the hotel is about £50 more. i guess i dont mind paying £85 more if theres more chance ill enjoy it. i cant really swap the place as iv paid half of the holiday already. dont really wanna lose £300 quid lol

Most ski resorts have suffered at some point in the past, apart from the snow sure and glaciers. But if you look at the snow history over the past 15 years, Bulgaria is far worse than Arinsal. In fact the average snowfall in Bulgaria when they have enough to ski on at that time of year is not very good at all.

Soldue average 90 54
Borovets average 63 35

In the last 15 years (Mid January) Arinsal has had one very poor year compared to Borovets that has had 7.

lol you guys arnt making me feel any better.. lol. as im a beginner though would i need a lot of snow? if it was like it has been this year would that be ok for a beginner who isnt going to be speeding down massive hills? lol

sm4sh wrote:hmmm yeh. i just had a look in the brochure. the hotel is about £50 more. i guess i dont mind paying £85 more if theres more chance ill enjoy it. i cant really swap the place as iv paid half of the holiday already. dont really wanna lose £300 quid lol

No harm in giving them a call. I don't think you will lose any money...You'll probably have to pay £35 admin charges and the difference in cost for the holidays. Arinsal in Andorra is cheap and rated as good for beginners.

Just been thinking, is there a way of changing the date rather than the place. Much better to go in Mid Feb onwards. The reason Bulgarian resorts get bad feedback is that tour companies keep sending people there way too early.

sm4sh wrote:lol you guys arnt making me feel any better.. lol. as im a beginner though would i need a lot of snow? if it was like it has been this year would that be ok for a beginner who isnt going to be speeding down massive hills? lol

Sorry, When I was in Bulgaria a couple of years ago at Christmas the snow was superb! So in mid January I'm sure there will be plenty for you and they do have snow making facilities. :D

ultancav wrote:Just been thinking, is there a way of changing the date rather than the place. Much better to go in Mid Feb onwards. The reason Bulgarian resorts get bad feedback is that tour companies keep sending people there way too early.

I recently had to put a holiday forward by three weeks, (it wasn't First Choice but I'm sure to's T&C's are all similar) they charged me £25pp admin fees and the holiday was £5 more expensive that week so they charged me that as well.