[size=75:66yg7inm]novinite 29 January 2010

Avalanche Kills Ski Instructor in Bulgaria Resort Bansko

An avalanche has killed a man in the Bulgarian ski resort Bansko, the local Mayor Alexander Kravarov reported Friday.

The avalanche happened on a slope of Mount Todorka at around noon as the ski instructor from Bansko was snowboarding in an area that is forbidden for skiing and snowboarding - outside of the ski zone. He was found by a team of mountain rescuers.

Kravarov continued that the avalanche happened in exactly the same furrow in which 28-year-old Victor Gerbev from Sofia died last year. He added that unfortunately there are still people who do not comply with repeated warnings of the local mountain rescuers.

As the temperature continues to go up after recent freezing weather the conditions are now perfect for avalanches, Bankso locals informed.

[size=75:51d72ht5]novinite 30 January 2010

New Avalanche Injures 1 in Bulgaria Bansko Resort

A new avalanche happened Saturday morning in Bulgaria’s most popular winter resort Bansko.

One person had suffered serious injuries and is said to have scull trauma.

The young woman had been part of a group of tourists who had been moving on a summer trail from the “Banderitsa” cabin to peak “Vihren” through the mountain site known as “Kazanite.”

Mountain rescue teams from Bankso are still trying to reach the group. The avalanche had fallen from the “Palashitsa” site – the most avalanche prone area of the Pirin Mountain.

On Friday, a ski instructor from Bansko, who was snowboarding in an area that is forbidden for skiing and snowboarding, was killed by an avalanche.

The Mountain Rescue Service warns that there is the highest level of danger of avalanches over the weekend.

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