# Borovets for Families > Borovets scores 4.9/10 for families: Beginner score 6.4 /10, Village elevation 1,350 m and Drive time from the main airport 101 min. Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/families · Updated: 2026-10-28T00:00:37.337Z · Data as of: 2026-10-28T00:00:37.337Z · Source: Just Piste ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Resort | Borovets, Bulgaria | | Family score | 4.9/10 | | Village elevation | 1,350 m | ## Score explanation | Input | Value | | --- | --- | | Beginner score | 6.4 /10 | | Village elevation | 1,350 m | | Drive time from the main airport | 101 min | ## Green and blue pistes | Name | Ref | Colour | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Top elevation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sitnyakovo Royal Residence Ski Way | | Blue | novice | 4,798 m | 375 m | 1,779 m | | Haramia | | Blue | easy | 1,658 m | 277 m | 2,360 m | | Markudjik 1 | | Blue | easy | 1,595 m | 259 m | 2,401 m | | Suhar | | Blue | easy | 1,273 m | 129 m | 2,449 m | | Martinovi baraki 1 | | Blue | easy | 860 m | 159 m | 1,641 m | | Sitnyakovo 1 | | Blue | easy | 790 m | 203 m | 1,779 m | | Rotata | | Blue | novice | 580 m | 64 m | 1,404 m | | Iglika | | Blue | easy | 363 m | 54 m | 1,394 m | | Rila | | Blue | novice | 352 m | 84 m | 1,420 m | 20 unnamed connecting sections, 9 km. ## FAQ ### Is Borovets a good resort for families? Borovets has a family score of 4.9 out of 10. The main inputs are its beginner score of 6.4 out of 10, a village elevation of 1350 m and a drive of about 101 minutes from the main airport. Its overall score is 4.2 out of 10. ### Is there easy terrain in Borovets for children learning to ski? There are no green pistes, but there are 21.2 km of blue pistes across 9 blue runs. Easiest-grade pistes make up 61.99 % of the total, and 6.1 km of easy piste starts near the base. The beginner score is 6.4 out of 10. ### Does Borovets have a nursery slope or magic carpet for young beginners? Yes. Borovets has 1 nursery slope at village level and 1 magic carpet. The magic carpet is one of 13 lifts in total, alongside 2 gondolas, 4 chairlifts and 6 drag lifts, with a combined capacity of 9600 people per hour. ### How long is the transfer from the airport to Borovets with children? The nearest airport is Sofia, 50.4 km away, with a drive of about 101 minutes. Plovdiv is 105.1 km away, about 137 minutes by road. Borovets has no train station, so the final leg is by road. ### What family accommodation is there in Borovets? Borovets lists 32 places to stay: 25 hotels, 1 chalet and 1 apartment. Of these, 10 are ski-in ski-out, and 31.25 % of places to stay are within 200 m of a lift, giving a ski-in ski-out score of 5.2 out of 10. ### What shops and facilities will a family find in Borovets village? The village has 28 restaurants, 6 supermarkets, 2 pharmacies, 1 swimming pool and 1 ski rental shop. For evenings there are 5 bars and 2 nightclubs, though the nightlife score is 1 out of 10. ### When does snow arrive in Borovets for a family ski trip? Snow usually first arrives in November and January is the snowiest month, with a mean snow depth of 32.7 cm in January. Average season snowfall is 325.1 cm. The resort has no snow cannons, and its snow reliability score is 3.1 out of 10. ### Why does Borovets score 4.9/10 for families? The three inputs that move the score most are Beginner score 6.4 /10, Village elevation 1,350 m and Drive time from the main airport 101 min. ## Related ### This resort - [Snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/snow-forecast.md) - [Snow history](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/snow-history.md) - [Weather](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/weather.md) - [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/getting-there.md) - [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/accommodation.md) - [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/restaurants.md) - [Après-ski](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/apres-ski.md) - [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/families.md) - [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/beginners.md) - [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/faq.md) ### Country - [Ski resorts in Bulgaria](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/bulgaria.md) ### Airports & transfers - [Sofia to Borovets](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/sofia-airport/to/borovets.md) · 50 km - [Plovdiv to Borovets](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/plovdiv-international-airport/to/borovets.md) · 105 km - [Burgas to Borovets](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/burgas-airport/to/borovets.md) · 323 km ### Nearest resorts - [Schladming](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/schladming.md) · 968 km - [Bad Gastein](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/bad-gastein.md) · 988 km - [Zell am See](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/zell-am-see.md) · 1022 km ### Similar resorts - [Flaine](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/flaine.md) - [La Clusaz](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/la-clusaz.md) - [Lech](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/lech.md) ### From nearby cities - [Vienna to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/vienna/ski-resorts.md) · 672 min - [Venice to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/venice/ski-resorts.md) · 762 min - [Salzburg to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/salzburg/ski-resorts.md) · 789 min ## Sources | Source | Licence | Attribution | Fetched | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org) | ODbL 1.0 | © OpenStreetMap contributors | 2026-10-27T02:54:54.593Z | - Image: Aerial view of a snow-covered mountain with a ski resort and clear skies. · Zafer Erdoğan · Pexels License · https://www.pexels.com/license/ Cite as: Just Piste, "Borovets for Families", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/borovets/families, accessed 2026-10-28