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Ruhpolding Ski Holidays

At a glance

  • Traditional Bavarian destination
  • Bus links to ski area
  • Quiet winter holidays

Great for

  • Non-skiers
  • Pretty village
  • Short transfer

Ski Holidays in Ruhpolding

Brimming with Bavarian charm, Ruhpolding takes ski holidays and slows them down to a gentler pace – your main ski area’s a bus ride away and in the meantime there’s winter walking, ice skating and a shedload of culture to soak up in the village.

  • Flight Time
  • 1h 40m
  • From London
  • Nearest Airports
  • Salzburg
  • Time zone
  • GMT + 2 hours
  • Language
  • German
  • Currency
  • Euros
  • Ski Season
  • Dec - April

Ruhpolding Stats

Top Altitude
1860m
Bottom Altitude
1100m
Resort Altitude
660m
Total Piste
42km (Winklmoos-Steinplatte)
Longest Run
4km
Slope Orientation
Vertical Drop
630m
Skiable Vertical
Night Skiing
No
Glacier Skiing
No
Location
Bavaria, Germany
Established
1950
Downhill
42km (Winklmoos-Steinplatte)
Lift Pass
€219.50 (Winklmoos-Steinplatte adult 6 day)

This village in the Chiemgau Alps is mighty proud of its Bavarian heritage – locals often wear traditional dress and huge amounts of effort are put into preserving older buildings and structures.

It’s a beautiful part of the world, with sloping pastures and forested mountains. Churches and chapels are dotted around the valley floor, with St George’s parish church playing focal point and the village centre’s houses decorated with Upper Bavarian frescoes.

In the skiing department, there are three small ski areas locally, with the main ski area - Winklmoos-Steinplatte – reached by car and bus in a few minutes.

The nearest airport is Salzburg, 40km away and train travellers can connect to Ruhpolding via Traunstein. Having your own car can be handy if you’d rather not depend on buses to reach the Winklmoos-Steinplatte resort.

Look out for the eXtra card, which gives visitors access to a number of local activities and attractions for free. These included the ice rink, Unternberg ski area and Vita Alpina swimming pool last time we checked, as well as free parking in a number of public car parks.

The nearest airport to Ruhpolding is Salzburg Airport (SZG) at 40 km or about 40 minutes by car.

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced

Snowboarding

What's the ski area like in Ruhpolding?

The three small ski areas include the slopes of Unternberg, Westernberg and Maiergschwendt. There’s also the bigger Winklmoos-Steinplatte ski area a short drive or bus ride away.

While Ruhpolding itself has small offerings for downhill skiers.

Which other ski resorts are near to Ruhpolding?

The nearest ski resorts to Ruhpolding include Waidring, Lofer.

Beginner Slopes

27.7km66%

Intermediate Skiing

13km31%

Advance & Expert Piste

1.2km3%

Snowboarding Trails

42km (Winklmoos-Steinplatte)100%

What is Ruhpolding like for Beginner skiers?

The Westernberg has a short beginner run

What is Ruhpolding like for Intermediate skiers?

The nearest proper downhill ski area is Winklmoos-Steinplatte, which has 16 pistes totalling 44km that cross the border into Austria. The Winklmoosalm area alone has 12km to ski, including lovely blue runs that stream back to the base station. The top of the ski area is Steinplatte, where a choice of three red runs takes you back to the chairlift base stations. Unternberg has a red and blue run from the midstation, with a long red trailing down from Unterberg Alm at 1417m. Maiergschwendt has a kilometre-long blue.

What is Ruhpolding like for Advanced skiers?

Winklmoosalm has the most challenging piste in the area, black #8, which forks off half way down for added variety. Unternberg crystal piste is an FIS slalom slope, 628m long.

What is Ruhpolding like for snowboarding?

Snowpark Steinplatte by the #4 blue run features a mix of lines for different abilities, and the Triassic Funslope has some brilliant waves, banks and slaloms.

What is Ruhpolding like for cross country skiing?

Cross-country skiers are catered for brilliantly with 155km of tracks.

Ruhpolding Restaurants

Restaurant-wise, Janos has a menu in English which is always handy – choose between pizzas and Hungarian dishes. Bellevue on the edge of the village does delicious local dishes and Mandarin serves oriental cuisine. Der Backer Schuhbeck is a favourite for coffee and cakes and there’s also Gillitzer's for afternoon tea.

Ruhpolding Après Ski

The après ski is far tamer than the big alpine resorts – here it’s more about friendly, authentic watering holes. Raffner Alm hosts traditional Bavarian evenings with live music and Jeannette and Dirk are known for their band nights at the Holzstube. Don’t miss out on a Glühwein around the fire at Stachus Bar 57, which is right in the middle of the village.

Ruhpolding Activites for Non-skiers

Salzburg city, the Herrenchiemsee Palace and Fraueninsel island are within easy reach for non-ski daytrips. Locally, activities include snowshoeing, hiking and ice skating. Ask us about the eXtra card which gives access to the sports centre and a number of other things to see and do in the area.

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Best Time to Visit Ruhpolding

The Winklmoos-Steinplatte area has artificial snowmaking on 47% of the pistes, which is great when snowfall is touch and go at the beginning of the ski season. You’ll find the highest slopes on Steinplatte, which are usually in fabulous condition in the middle of ski season. With no glacier and most slopes under 2000m, late season conditions aren’t the best in the alps but having the eXtra card helps with having things to do in the afternoons.

What's Ruhpolding like at Christmas?

Experience a Bavarian Christmas in Ruhpolding – on good snow years the village has a beautiful blanket of white for the festive season and the Raunacht Market adds to the atmosphere.

What's Ruhpolding like in the New Year?

Farmers markets and concerts have taken place over New Year in Ruhpolding on previous seasons – let the locals show you how to celebrate Bavarian style

What's Ruhpolding like in Half-Term?

Ski, snowboard, snowshoe and explore Bavaria during Half Term in Ruhpolding, when the local ski areas are often in excellent condition.

What's Ruhpolding like at Easter?

Easter in Ruhpolding usually sees the whole place transformed into an Easter village, with appearances from the Easter Bunny and plenty of family activities.

Ruhpolding Snow Conditions

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Children are treated like royalty in Ruhpolding, a certified ‘Kinderland Town’ with childcare options, family focussed restaurants and more activities than you can shake a stick at! The short transfer from Salzburg airport helps make life easier for parents, who can spend the week exploring the local villages and ski areas.

Skiers and non-skiers alike can enjoy a cracking group trip to Ruhpolding. Soak up the Bavarian atmosphere in the village or head off to explore the Winklmoos-Steinplatte area. There are oodles of activities to enjoy together, from snowshoe tours to day trips to Salzburg and other nearby cities.

Ski Extras

How much is a ski pass in Ruhpolding

Maximum and minimum adult Ruhpolding lift pass prices ranged from to for 6 days access to the Ruhpolding ski lift system at the start of the 2025 winter season. Our lift passes are part of a packaged Ruhpolding holiday with accommodation, so prices vary depending on chalet or hotel suppliers. Confirm price for the lift ticket before booking your holiday.

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Getting to Ruhpolding

Most of our ski holidays to Ruhpolding packaged with flights include airport transfers. We can also arrange private transfers to Ruhpolding from nearby airports

How long does it take to fly to Ruhpolding from the UK?

Flights from London take about 1h 40m to Salzburg. This table shows approximate transfer times to Ruhpolding from the nearest airports, smaller airports can be more prone to delays.

Airport Distance Transfer Time
Salzburg Airport (SZG) 40 km 40 minutes
Munich Airport (MUC) 140 km 1h40

How long does it take to drive to Ruhpolding from the UK?

Browse our self-drive ski holidays which include your car channel crossing, or go choose accom-only and book your car ferry or tunnel later.

How long is the transfer from nearest Germany train station to Ruhpolding?

The transfer time from alpine train stations are generally shorter than from airports, Call us for details of Ruhpolding transfers.

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Going to Ruhpolding under your own steam

For independant travel to Germany, compare accommodation only with Ruhpolding self-drive packages which include Eurotunnel or ferry.

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