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There are two types of February in Bulgaria - the good and the bad one. The bad one is more common. It is warm and there are no snow falls (or they are rare and very light). Sometimes the people even think that the spring has come and make very happy smiles. Well, at these times we, the skiers are sad. The snow is hard like concrete and after a week or two of "competitor's skiing" everybody gets fuckin' bored. What else could be said about this type of February- nothing!
I like the second one - the good.

   Some day, early in February you wake up to find out that the city life is blocked. The radio stations "alarm" the ordinary people that the streets are unpassable. The high mountain passes- forbidden for trucks, cars restricted. You look out of the window to find out that God has made you a February gift - 20-30cm of clear white snow. A happy smile sets on your face and you think happily "The RICH years from my grandfather's days have come back". One hour of hard driving in traffic jams and on the snowy mountain road and we throw ourselves in the thick powder...
               Well this year we are happy.
            Every two days - a heavy snowfall.
            Every possible day - in the mountains.

And of course soon we were "on the road again". Me, Joanna and Botyo (a snowboarder with right ideas - powder ride is better than half pipe) headed for holy Bansko. Dirty busses, deals with taxi drivers, 3 hours of traveling and finally we were there...
Well, I expected a lot, but this was more. The road had been dug in the huge snowocover. The taxi traveled as if in tunnel of snow...And finally a breath of crystal cold air. The Powder waited for us. So were the steep forests...Perfect as ever...Lots of POWDER, nobody's passed before you...Speed riding with Beastie and Sublime sounding in our heads...Diving in and flying out, jumping from everything, falling with joy...well this is what skiing is about. Like It was written a long time ago: "Trying to describe It is like trying to describe sex to a virgin"

Several perfect days thinking only "Well, which forest or slope to ski now?'' This is what I want from Life. And of course the great nights in ACADEMICA hut with It's great wild DISCO.
For our greatest pity after several days of great skiing we had to return in the nasty city. Anyway at least the traveling was interesting - how many of you have traveled alone in a bus for 50 people. We felt like it was our private bus. And of course we made plans for next trips...

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