EPIC Ski & Snowboard School

Twenty winters on this mountain. Ten of them teaching.

20Winters on Borovets

10Seasons teaching

I'm Georgi. EPIC is the school I wish someone had run when I was the nervous kid at the lift.

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Chairlift line on Martinovi Baraki, Borovets, with fog rolling over the valley below.
Georgi, founder of EPIC, at Borovets.

Georgi

Founder & head instructor

Martinovi Baraki lift line, Borovets

Borovets isn't a destination for me. It's the walk home.

Age

  1. 5

    First skis

  2. 15

    First snowboard

  3. 16

    Teaching friends

  4. 20

    Teaching for a living

I learned on a pair of borrowed skis two sizes too long, on the lower slopes of Martinovi Baraki. I stand at the same lift line every morning now.

I never moved away. Twenty years on, every season since, the lifts have opened on the same December morning and I've been at the base of Martinovi Baraki when they did. Ten winters teaching. Different boots.

“Just commit.”
The only instruction I got on my first day. I fell on every turn until lunch.

EPIC started because I still remember every detail of that first lesson: the "just commit," the day of falling, the quiet decision on the chairlift home that maybe skiing wasn't for me. I built the school I needed back then. So nobody walks away from us with that ride home.

An instructor skiing beside a student on a groomed run at Borovets.

A correction after every run.

You make a run. We watch what your body did, not what you think it did. The drill you do next is chosen for the turn you just blew, the foot you don't trust, the half-second the old habit creeps back in.

Then another run. Then another correction. By the third lap of the morning, the rider who started the day is a different one.

Riders per group
1–10
Ages we coach
4+

The moment I'm watching for.

Every lesson has it. It's not the first turn, which is still all conscious effort and thinking about the drill. It's the third or the fourth, the one where the rider stops running through the checklist in their head and just skis. The face changes. The shoulders drop an inch. The next turn happens before they decide to make it.

That's the moment I'm on the slope for. Everything before it is setup. Everything after it is yours to keep.

A young skier with both poles raised under the chairlift at Borovets.

Things people ask

Before they book.

If yours isn't here, write to us. We reply fast.

Private lessons and ski school cover instruction only. Equipment isn't included. Sessions under four hours run straight through; a full four-hour lesson is two hours, a one-hour break, then two more hours with the same instructor. Our Solo, Duo and Quattro packages include the full kit: skis or snowboard, boots, poles, helmet and goggles. All you need to bring is warm clothing and a sense of adventure for those first few runs.

If you've got your own gear, bring it along. If not, we'll sort rental for you at €20 per person per day, with everything you need included. Rental is part of the deal if you book one of our packages.

First-timers are who we teach most. By the end of a four-hour lesson, almost every beginner can stop where they want to stop and link their first turns. Most guests book three days. That's the point where things click and it starts to feel like skiing or snowboarding rather than drills.

From four years old upwards. Younger children start on the magic carpet with patient instruction. We ask parents to give them a little space while they focus on their instructor and build confidence. There's no upper age limit either; we've happily taught guests well into their fifties.

The riders we love working with most have several seasons under their belt and want to break through the next plateau: the turn that never quite carries, the edge they don't fully trust, the steeper pitch that asks for more commitment. Tell us where you'd like to level up when you enquire, and we'll match you with the instructor who can get you there.

Send a quick enquiry through the contact form with your dates, level and group size. We usually reply within a couple of hours, always within 24. You'll get a confirmation with your exact lesson times well before you arrive.

The earlier, the better. Spots fill quickly, especially around school holidays. We recommend booking at least two weeks ahead of your trip to be sure of your preferred dates.

Yes, absolutely. You can book rental through the contact form, or pop in and find us at the address in our footer.
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Kids from a ski school group cheering with their poles in the air at the Borovets base.

Show up nervous. Ride down grinning.

Tell us your level and your dates. We reply within 24 hours.

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Book a 3-day package by 30 November and get €40 off or a free extra private hour.

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