Berchtesgadener Land germany
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Berchtesgadener Land Germany.
Berchtesgadener Land Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the German ski resort Berchtesgadener Land lies at 1800 metres altitude in the Oberbayern region of the German Bavarian Alps. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Berchtesgadener Land ski area is not snow sure. Over 3 snow cannons ensure artificial Berchtesgadener Land snow making covers 5.5km of ski trails, which equates to around 70 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Berchtesgadener Land (Germany) is Salzburg ( Austria ) at a distance of 25km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Berchtesgadener Land ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Berchtesgaden is a key Bavarian resort, active year-round, with six ski centres nearby. It has formerly put in bids to stage the Winter Olympics. A very pretty village with excellent accommodation and dining options. The resort includes the village of Schönau am Konigsee, a small centre included in the area lift pass. It has small drag lifts on the wooded slopes above the village, close to the Jenner ski area. Jenner itself has the main slopes of the five main Berchtesgaden ski areas, being cable-car served. The lift pass covers most other lifts in the area on either side of the border and accommodation and extensive off-slope facilities are available in Berchtesgaden. The Federal training centre for German women's Alpine skiing and snowboarding is located at Goetschen.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Berchtesgadener Land Germany
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 18 runs 12km |
52% |
Advanced Trails
 15 runs 28km |
44% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
2% |
Berchtesgadener Land Resort & Holiday Info
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Berchtesgadener Land Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 44km |
| total length of Berchtesgadener Land trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 6km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N, S |
| direction Berchtesgadener Land ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1800m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 630m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 630m |
| centre of Berchtesgadener Land ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1170m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1170m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Berchtesgadener Land
Skiing Berchtesgadener Land you'll enjoy 34 pistes and trails and that means approximately 44km of ski runs. Berchtesgadener Land lifts number 29 with the capacity to uplift 16500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the German ski resort of Berchtesgadener Land is over 6km long.
Berchtesgadener Land Ski Area
Berchtesgadener Land ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 52% intermediate, 44% advanced ski slopes and 2% for expert skiers - the most difficult Berchtesgadener Land piste is the ?km Skiabfahrt nach Bischofswiesen run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Berchtesgadener Land after dark.
Berchtesgadener Land for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Berchtesgadener Land
If you snowboard Berchtesgadener Land you'll want to know that, of the 29 ski lifts in total, 23 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Berchtesgadener Land snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Berchtesgadener Land snowboard facilities include 2 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 120 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Berchtesgadener Land for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Berchtesgadener Land Apres Ski
The apres ski Berchtesgadener Land scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 70 restaurants 1 bowling 5 night club 2 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 3 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ballooning, Bavarian Evenings, Beauty Salon, Boating, Bobsleigh, Bowling, Brewery, Concerts Curling Deer Feeding, Distillery, Eagles Nest Excursion, Fitness Centre, Folklore Evenings, Ice Hockey, Luge, Royal Palace, Salt Mines Visit Squash, Indoor.
Berchtesgadener Land for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Berchtesgadener Land Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Berchtesgadener Land resort - ski Berchtesgadener Land by any other name
The German ski resort of Berchtesgadener Land ski resort is also known as Jenner, Götschen, Hochschwarzeck, Obersalzberg, Rossfeld and has the following common misspellings:
Berchtesgadener Land ski area has ski slopes which face N, S
The direction which the various Berchtesgadener Land ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Berchtesgadener Land ski resort has ski slopes facing N, S.
Berchtesgadener Land for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall