Borovets resort · Winter season
One-to-one coaching with an instructor with over 30 years of experience. For children from age 4 and adults, from your first steps on the slope to carving technique.
01The lesson
A private lesson is for people who want personal attention and coaching matched to their level and goals, in one of Bulgaria's most popular winter resorts.
The pace and exercises adapt to your skills, whether you are taking your first steps or want to refine your technique.
Correct stance, balance, control and edging, plus turns, speed control and carving for advanced skiers.
Lessons take place on suitable terrain in the Borovets ski area, chosen according to the weather and how busy the slopes are.
02Who it's for
The colours follow the piste markings: blue, red and black.
First steps on the slope: correct stance, balance, control and edging.
Refining turns, speed control and developing carving technique.
The minimum age is 4. For children, the pace and exercises are matched to the child's skills.
A lesson can be for 1 or 2 people and is taught individually for the chosen number of participants.
03The instructor
Experience
30+ yearsLanguages
The journey
Stage 1
7 years as a ski teacher
Stage 2
From 2002 · 20 winter seasons at Ski Schule 3000
Stage 3Now
From 2023 · ski instructor
Ivan's story
Ivan Keskinov is a ski instructor with over 30 years of experience. He graduated from the National Sports Academy 'Vasil Levski' with a specialization in sailing coaching and holds a Class C qualification in alpine skiing.
His professional career began on Vitosha, where he worked as a ski teacher for 7 years. From 2002, he worked in Mayrhofen (Zillertal, Tyrol) at Ski Schule 3000, led by Michel Thanner, for twenty winter seasons.
Since 2023, he has been a ski instructor at the Borovets resort, where he continues to teach children and adults with attention to technique, safety, and the joy of skiing.
Achievements
Achievement unlocked
Level C · Alpine skiing
Instructor card No. 1922, issued by BPSI (Bulgarian Professional Ski Instructors).
National Sports Academy
'Vasil Levski', specialization in sailing coaching.
04The instructor
Experience
30+ yearsThe journey
Stage 1
Since 1995 · ski instructor
Stage 2
17 winter seasons in Austria
Stage 3Now
Since 2023 · independent ski instructor
Nia's story
Nia comes from a family of skiers, where skiing was never just a sport but a tradition handed down from one generation to the next. She has been on the slopes since the age of three.
She qualified as a ski instructor in 1995. She taught in Borovets and on Vitosha, then spent 17 ski seasons in Mayrhofen, Austria.
Since 2023 she has been teaching in Borovets again, now as an independent ski instructor. She teaches children and adults alike, with an individual approach for everyone.
Achievements
Achievement unlocked
Level B · Alpine skiing
Instructor card no. 1921, issued by BPSI (Bulgarian Professional Ski Instructors).
Skiing since age 3
Grew up in a family of skiers, where skiing has been a tradition for generations.
05Prices
01 / 1 hour
€60.00, 1 person
Price for one person
02 / 2 hours
€110.00, 1 person
Price for one person
03 / 3 hours
€145.00, 1 person
Price for one person
Prices are in euros. Prices may increase by 10% during high season and the English school half-term holiday.
06Practical information
Lower station of the Martinovi Baraki lift, Borovets resort, Samokov
42°15′50.8″ N · 23°36′24.3″ E
Open in Google Maps(opens in a new tab)Every day with prior reservation
Subject to suitable snow conditions
from December 15 to April 15
Chosen according to the weather and how busy the slopes are
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07Questions
08Enquiry
