The winter season is in its peak and tempts everyone keen on winter sports to indulge in one's passion. Europe boasts a plethora of impressive destinations for winter holidays among which Bulgaria has its noteworthy place. The generous Mother Nature has granted our country with magnificent mountains, each of which provides excellent conditions for practicing mountain and winter tourism. Skiers may choose from quite a number of different in terms of difficulty ski runs for alpine skiing and ski running, while for the snowboarders have been created modern bases during the past few years. The most famous and well-known Bulgarian winter resorts are Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo. But there are plenty of other not so popular but good ski centers, which are a true paradise for tourists and sportsmen who are looking for less crowded resorts. Such resorts are Panichishte, Semkovo, Govedartsi, Malyovitsa and Treshtenik in the Rila mountain, Dobrinishte, Kulinoto, Chalin valog and shiligarnika in the Pirin mountain, Chepelare, Gela, Belmeken, Yundola and Tsigov Chark in the Rhodope mountain, Mount Kom, Parshevitsa, Beklemeto, Chumerna and the Uzana locality in the Stara Planina mountain, the Tri buki locality in the Osogovo mountain, Aleko, Konyarnika and Vetrovala in the Vitosha mountain.