Snow cannons

The company Borosport, which operates the pistes and lifts in Borovets announced that for the new season 2002-2003 all skiers and snowboarders going to Borovets will enjoy the new facility of the resort. Snow cannons will be fully operational for the beginning of the season - 6 machines for artificial snow will be installed. They will be built according to the highest standards and will also provide lights for night skiing/boarding, as well as audio system playing music.The snow cannons will be built on 2 slopes: 1) In front of hotel Rila (Martinovi Baraki 2 and 2) Next to the first one on Martinovi Baraki 3. The total length of the tracks with artificial snow is 2200 meters. On these 2 slopes will be installed 6 guns for artificial snow, with distance of 80 meters between each other.

Both slopes will also have lights located on 54 poles, as well as audio sound syestem. The machines for artificial snow will be supplied by the Austrian company LENKO. The new facilities will provide extended working time of the slopes until 10 pm every day, as well as possibilities for organizing night shows, attractions, etc. The deadline for starting the new facilities for artificial snow is 1 December 2002. The total investment for the project is 3.5 million Levs (approx. 1.8 million Ђ). 3 million have been provided by Borosport and the rest by all local hotels and restaurants. All of them support the project, because the snow cannons will increase the length of the ski season to at least 4 months per year.Mr. BulgariaSki went to Borovets on 25 October 2002 to check how the work goes. Here is his report: "Because it was the end of the work day there were very few workers left on the piste, as well as 1 truck. But it was possible to see the digging work near the piste where the cannons are supposed to be built. There are 2 pistes in front of hotel Rila where the work has been started. From the photos you can see that a sort of channel has been made going up on the hill. I talked to a man who was one of the supervisors of the work and he said that they are working quite hard and the cannons will be completely built till 1 December. He was sure that they will be ready in time for the first snow.

So, all skiers and snowboarders going to Borovets will have this improvement to be independent from the snow fall. Any new information on the building work will be published here." The company Borosport, which operates the pistes and lifts in Borovets announced that for the new season 2002-2003 all skiers and snowboarders going to Borovets will enjoy the new facility of the resort. Snow cannons will be fully operational for the beginning of the season - 6 machines for artificial snow will be installed. They will be built according to the highest standards and will also provide lights for night skiing/boarding, as well as audio system playing music.