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Altitude difference
177 m (Valley 639 m - Mountain 816 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
21
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 3 ← 2
Slope offering, variety of runs
Run location
under tree line
6 chair lifts, otherwise t-bars
Total capacity
30277 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
8.4 km Total
60 snow guns, season from December to March
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
85 Snow canons
75 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2008/2009
100 Days open
100 Days when valley run open
Season 2009/2010
95 Days open
95 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
25 km to the A 46, other highways more than 50 km away
Access via Autobahn A46, Ausfahrt Richtung B7/Bundesstraße
Brembergkopflift I (Winterberg), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 28 km · approx. 35 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: usually enough available,
Stone parking lot,
for a fee
Rauher Busch (Winterberg), Entry suitable for day visitors
Distance: 30 km · approx. 35 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: limited amount available,
Tarred parking lot,
for a fee
Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)
Environmentally friendly ski operation
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- No ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Mountain restaurants, ski huts, gastronomy
spread within the ski resort, rustic mountain huts with a lot of influence from Netherlands
8 Mountain restaurants & Ski huts
Alm-Salettl at the Remmeswiese (Rauher Busch) or a beer in a restaurant
Accommodation offering directly on the slopes and lifts
Ski-in/Ski-out
There is only one accommodation with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Winterberg
Distance to ski resort fewer than 1 km
Guest beds 9200
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
family friendly, children safe six person chair
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
Advanced skiers, freeriders
advanced runs at the Sportberg Kappe and from Herrloh to the Quick Jet
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- no freeride/ deep snow areas
- no extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
funpark, nearly all runs good for riders, but a lot of flat runs
Information for Snowboarders
- no freeride/ deep snow areas
Snow parks
Offering snow parks
Cross-country skiing and trails
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 170 km
well groomed tracks around Winterberg, up to 170 km, depend on snow conditions
Conclusion
family friendly, long opening times of the lifts (5.00 p.m.), night skiing
parking fees, connection between Nordhang, Kappe and Skiliftkarussell (not realy connected)
Test Report issued on 2009-03-11
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