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Pirin is not only known for hosting Bulgaria’a most modern ski resort in Bulgaria, but also for being the steepest mountain of all, with sharp peaks and difficult tracks. Vihren is the steepest of all.

Bulgaria has for some time been laughed upon by experienced Ski-ers as the Piste take, it has the shortest Piste lengths in Europe, so where exactly to apprentice skiers learn.

Dont listen to them folks.

Its ideal not only for the learner/novice its also appeals to those skiers who are approaching middle age management like me who are not as daring as they used to be and leap a mountain in one single bound.

• North Pirin is the largest of the subdivisions and the mountain’s downright part. It takes up 74% of the whole range’s territory, being about 42 km long and ranging from Predel to the north to the Todorova Polyana Saddle (1,883 m) to the south. North Pirin is the most often visited part of the mountain, featuring many lakes, resthouses and shelters, and also the one where the highest peak, Vihren is located. It is further subdivided into several parts due to its size: Mramor Part, North Central Part, South Central Part, Polezhan Part, Kamenitsa Part, Sinanitsa Part and Debeli Rid Part.
• Central Pirin extends between the Todorova Polyana Saddle and the Popovi Livadi Saddle. It constitutes the smallest (7%) and shortest part, being only 7 km long. The highest peak is Orelyak (2,099 m), while the other peaks are under 2,000 m and heavily forested, usually deciduous. There are only two resthouses, Popovi Livadi and Malina.
• South Pirin is the lowest and most round part, the highest peak being Svesthnik at 1,975 m. It occupies 17% of Pirin and is about 11 km long and wide. Well forested with coniferous and deciduous trees, it is the most rarely visited part of the mountains and thus lacks any resthouses.

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Above is the Popinolashki waterfall featured amongst the Pirin

Mountain range.

Baikushev’s Pine (Featured right) Is in fact the country’s oldest

tree planted over 1.300 years ago.