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It is 30° in Bansko now. light rain
It is 30° in Bansko now. light rain

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A collage showing the contrast between ski racing and suspended construction in Bansko in 2008

Bansko 2008: The year of the big turnaround – from property bubble to world ski scene
Lindsey Vonn at the World Cup in Bansko and unfinished construction in 2009

Bansko 2009: World triumph and economic collapse in the ski resort