[size=75:142f3nwa]Sofia echo 28 December 2009

Warm weather disappoints skiers on Christmas

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The unseasonably warm Christmas weather, together with strong winds, combined to disappoint many skiers over the holiday period, Bulgarian-language Dnevnik daily said.

Most of the ski runs at Bulgaria’s top winter resorts of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets remained closed on and around Christmas with just small sections open for business.

Many of the ski runs are covered in ice, hence Mountain Rescue Service is calling upon skiers to be careful and prepare for possible pitfalls.

The weather forecast for the upcoming days is also unfavourable for skiers. Snow is not expected to fall before the first days of 2010 which is when conditions in winter resorts are excepted to improve.

Ah shame, they should have come to England we had lots of the white stuff here

Oddy