Mechi Chal - Chepelare

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Visitors to Mechi Chal - Chepelare have almost 20 km of pistes available. All slopes are maintained and marked according to European standards. Chepelare has a long skiing tradition. The town's first ski school was founded in 1954. In 1969, the resort opened a sports school for alpine skiing and biathlon. The good coaches working there have produced great athletes for Bulgaria and the world, including Ekaterina Dafovska, an Olympic gold medallist. Chepelare has a ski factory that has been producing skis since 1975 and snowboards since 1992.

One of the resort's main pistes is intended for experienced skiers. It is 3,250 m long and equipped with 47 high-quality snow cannons produced by the French-American company Johnson Controls. They can cover the piste with artificial snow within 100 hours at an air temperature of -3 °C. Chepelare is the first Bulgarian resort to offer free Wi-Fi throughout the ski area.

The resort has snowmaking facilities.

There is a valley run from the slopes.