{
  "name": "Bansko",
  "alternateNames": [
    "Municipi de Bansko",
    "班斯科市镇",
    "Bansko Opshtina",
    "Bansko municipality"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/bansko/",
  "summary": "A Bulgarian resort in the Pirin mountains, where a gondola from the town climbs to ski slopes below Todorka peak.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Bulgaria",
    "region": "Blagoevgrad",
    "latitude": 41.75,
    "longitude": 23.43
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2600,
    "village": 925
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Early December",
    "closes": "Mid-April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.banskoski.com/en",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 9.6,
      "february": 7.1,
      "march": 9.9,
      "april": 6.6,
      "may": 0.9,
      "june": 0.1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 1.2,
      "november": 4,
      "december": 8.4
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 22,
      "february": 13,
      "march": 18,
      "april": 11,
      "may": 2,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 0,
      "october": 3,
      "november": 10,
      "december": 20
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -7.4,
        "high": -0.5
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -5.8,
        "high": 1.5
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -3.7,
        "high": 3.4
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -0.7,
        "high": 7.7
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 3.9,
        "high": 12.1
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 8.9,
        "high": 17
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 11.1,
        "high": 19.7
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 11.1,
        "high": 19.7
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 7.2,
        "high": 15.7
      },
      "october": {
        "low": 3.4,
        "high": 11.4
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -0.4,
        "high": 6.5
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -5.2,
        "high": 1.6
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 59,
      "2017/18": 128,
      "2018/19": 81,
      "2019/20": 106,
      "2020/21": 124,
      "2021/22": 131,
      "2022/23": 100,
      "2023/24": 77,
      "2024/25": 81,
      "2025/26": 114
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 7,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 8,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 5
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 3,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Banskoski lifts and ski slopes",
      "url": "https://www.banskoski.com/en/page/lifts-and-ski-slopes"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia (Bansko)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bansko"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia (Todorka)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todorka"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.info (Bansko)",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/bansko/"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}