Feldberg germany
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Feldberg Germany.
Feldberg Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1894 the German ski resort Feldberg lies at 1450 metres altitude in the Schwarzwald region of the German Bavarian Alps. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Feldberg ski area is not snow sure. Over 33 snow cannons ensure artificial Feldberg snow making covers 4.4km of ski trails, which equates to around 1 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Feldberg (Germany) is Zürich at a distance of 85km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Feldberg ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Popular Black Forest ski centre, generally regarded as the best German ski area outside the Alps. The country's first ski club, the Feldberger Hof, was established here in November 1891. World Cup Giant Slalom races have taken place on the challenging Fahler Loch.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Feldberg Germany
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 15 runs 15km |
41% |
Advanced Trails
 15 runs 20km |
41% |
Expert Trails
 6 runs 6km |
16% |
Feldberg Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| 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 Feldberg Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 50km |
| total length of Feldberg trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 2.8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Feldberg ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1450m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 945m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1250m |
| centre of Feldberg ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 505m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 505m |
| 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 Feldberg
Skiing Feldberg you'll enjoy 36 pistes and trails and that means approximately 50km of ski runs. Feldberg lifts number 28 with the capacity to uplift 24000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the German ski resort of Feldberg is over 2.8km long.
Feldberg Ski Area
Feldberg ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 41% intermediate, 41% advanced ski slopes and 16% for expert skiers - the most difficult Feldberg piste is the 1.5km FIS Weltcup run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Feldberg after dark.
Feldberg for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Feldberg
If you snowboard Feldberg you'll want to know that, of the 28 ski lifts in total, 24 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Feldberg snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Feldberg snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Feldberg for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Feldberg Apres Ski
The apres ski Feldberg scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 15 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling.
Feldberg for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Feldberg Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Feldberg resort - ski Feldberg by any other name
The German ski resort of Feldberg ski resort is also known as Feldberg and has the following common misspellings:
Feldberg ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Feldberg 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. Feldberg ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Feldberg for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall