Borovets or Jasná?
They split the categories 3–3. This comes down to the kind of week you want rather than which resort is better.
Bulgaria
Borovets
A 73 km transfer from Sofia — one of the shortest in Europe — and prices to match Bansko. Tree-lined runs help in bad weather; the resort itself is a strip of hotels rather than a village.
Worth knowing. A strip of hotels rather than a village.
Choose it if
Budget and après
About £774 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
| Borovets | Jasná | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 34/100 | 40/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 58 km | 50 km |
| Top lift | 2560 m | 2024 m |
| Cost before travel | €565 | €675 |
| Families with young kids | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Snowboarders | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 5/10 |
| Budget and après | 9/10 | 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.