Chepelare

A tragic incident has occurred in Chepelare, Bulgaria, where a 21-year-old skier lost his life after a fatal accident on an advanced track, as reported by BNR. The young man, hailing from Kostinbrod, was enjoying a holiday in the town when the unfortunate event took place yesterday afternoon, around 4 p.m.

At the moment, the snow cover in Pamporovo is 80 cm, and the owners of the tourist centers cannot be happier about their numerous clientele, which fills the ski slopes, hotels and restaurants. This year, nature smiled favorably on the Rhodope winter resort.

After a one-year pause, the Chepelarski tarkala race will take place again, Mayor of Chepelare, Slavka Chakarova, told Focus Radio. 

The ski season will also be opened in Chepelare on Saturday, Chepelare Mayor Slavka Chakarova said in an interview for Focus Radio this morning. Town guests could use the lift free throughout the day and enjoy surprises and festivities.

Smolyan. The partial state of emergency declared yesterday in Chepelare remains in place, Smolyan Governor Nedyalko Slavov and Chepelare Mayor Slavka Chakarova told Focus News Agency this morning. The road to Zabardo village and Marvellous Bridges remains closed due to a rockslide. The stones were removed yesterday, but then the rockslide resumed.

For about an hour on 13th of November, forest owners, residents and workers in Pamporovo ski resort blocked the traffic on the main road Smolyan - Plovdiv, periodically letting waiting cars to pass. The protest was staged over the intended closure of the firefighting service in the resort.

Bulgarian snowboarder Radoslav Yankov won the world cup in men's parallel giant slalom on Sunday.

The 26-year-old from the town of Chepelare reached the quarterfinals and finished sixth in the last race for the season in Winterberg on Sunday, earning 400 points and becoming unchallenged in the final standing.