Winterberg germany
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Winterberg Germany.
Winterberg Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1900 the German ski resort Winterberg lies at 640 metres altitude in the Sauerland / Waldecksches Upland region of the German Rothaargebirge. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 830m Winterberg ski area is not snow sure. Over 100 snow cannons ensure artificial Winterberg snow making covers 30km of ski trails, which equates to around 75 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Winterberg (Germany) is Cologne at a distance of 145km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Winterberg ski season runs from January to March.
SNO-man says
Winterberg's lifts are spread over several ski areas above local villages. They have been upgraded a great deal in recent years with high capacity chairlifts replacing predominantly surface lifts and a big investment in a state-of-the-art snowmaking system which covers much of the area. There's a challenging slope next to the bobsleigh-run (site of bob-world-championships). At weekends up to 50,000 skiers arrive from nearby German cities and over the borded from nearby Holland, there's a great party atmosphere in the evening. A large amount of terrain is also open up to 10pm at night for floodlit snow sports.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Winterberg Germany
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 21 runs 18km |
70% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs 18km |
26% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
3% |
Winterberg Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jan 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Mar 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Winterberg Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Winterberg trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 1.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Winterberg ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 830m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 640m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 640m |
| centre of Winterberg ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 190m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 190m |
| 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 Winterberg
Skiing Winterberg you'll enjoy 30 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Winterberg lifts number 20 with the capacity to uplift 15000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the German ski resort of Winterberg is over 1.5km long.
Winterberg Ski Area
Winterberg ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 70% intermediate, 26% advanced ski slopes and 3% for expert skiers - the most difficult Winterberg piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Winterberg after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Winterberg for skiing gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Winterberg
If you snowboard Winterberg you'll want to know that, of the 20 ski lifts in total, 16 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Winterberg snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Winterberg snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Winterberg for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Winterberg Apres Ski
The apres ski Winterberg scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
0 apres ski bars 1 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 4 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 3 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bobsleigh, Curling, Luge, Squash, Indoor Tennis.
Winterberg for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Winterberg Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Winterberg resort - ski Winterberg by any other name
The German ski resort of Winterberg ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Winterberg ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Winterberg 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. Winterberg ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Winterberg for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Winterberg reviews, 1.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.