Winterberg Ski Resort Guide
Winterberg, Germany
Rated: 3/5 (from 6 ratings)
| Recommended For | Beginners, Snowboarders, Snowfall and Apres-Ski! |
|---|---|
| Total Piste Length | 40km |
| Highest Lift | 830m |
| Resort Height | 700m |
| Nearest Airports | Paderborn and Dortmund |
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Winterberg
The ski area of Winterberg is little known outside the country but despite having a small vertical of less than 200m is one of the country’s most popular and operates the most modern lifts.
Part of the centre’s success is due to its location in the North West of the country, unlike most other famous German ski areas on the southern border in the Alps. Instead it is close to several major German cities, including Cologne, and the Dutch border, which sees up to 50,000 skiers and boarders arriving for evening and weekend skiing.
The resorts lifts were once largely separate drag lifts operating in multiple small villages making up the area, but increasingly these have been inter-connected and with hi-tec, hi-speed detachable chairlifts.
In fact the resort’s chairlifts, most of them detachable, including five six and eight seat detachable chairlifts, is the greatest collection of chairlifts and detachable chairlifts at any German resort.
Summary
The German ski resort of Winterberg is at an altitude of 700m, with 40km of marked runs.
Winterberg is part of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland ski area with access to 67km of downhill skiing, with 41 marked pistes, served by a total of 3 ski lifts. In addition to the skiing in Winterberg itself (40km of pisted ski runs), the appropriate ski Lift Pass will allow you to ski or snowboard in the other Wintersport Arena Sauerland ski resorts of Altastenberg, Postwiesen, Usseln, Willingen-Upland and Züschen.
The skiing is at relatively low altitude, so snow cover can be variable.
Skiing
Winterberg offers good sking, particularly, for Intermediate and Beginner skiers.
Snowboarding
Winterberg is highly rated by Snowboarders and there is a Snow Park in Winterberg.
Snow and Weather
When will it snow in Winterberg?
The next notable snow forecast is 3cm, expected on 23 January, with around 23cm forecast over the next 7 days.
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Snow this week
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Ski Area Stats
Winterberg Ski Area
| Black Pistes Expert Trails | 1 | 4km |
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| Red Pistes Intermediate Runs | 8 | 18km |
| Blue Pistes Easy Trails | 21 | 18km |
| Downhill Total Length | 40km | |
| Cross Country Total Length | 220km | |
| Ski Lifts Number of Lifts | 19 | |
Wintersport Arena Sauerland Ski Area
| Pistes Number of runs | 41 | |
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| Downhill Total Length | 67km | |
| Ski Lifts Number of Lifts | 3 | |
Altitudes
Winterberg Ski Area Heights
| Highest Lift | 830m |
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| Resort Altitude (Winterberg) | 700m |
| Lowest Piste | 620m |
| Max Vertical | 210m |
Ratings & Suitability
| Beginners | |
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| Snowboarding | |
| Snow | |
| Apres-Ski |
Location and Map
Where is Winterberg?
This ski resort is in Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, Germany.
Map
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How to get there
By Air
The nearest airport to Winterberg is Paderborn, 65 minutes drive away.
Dortmund, Köln Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Frankfurt and Mannheim airports are all within three hours drive.
Paderborn is just one hours drive away, in good driving conditions, so you can be on the piste quickly.
Infrastructure
Ski Lift Capacity
The 19 ski lifts are able to uplift 15,000 skiers and snowboarders every hour.
Snow Making
Snow-making is available, on 30km of ski runs, with 100 snow cannons.
Season Dates
When is Winterberg open?
We don't currently have confirmed season dates, but hope to soon.
Usual opening is mid December, and usual closing is Mid March.
NOTE:- Ski area, lift and piste opening is subject to Current Snow Conditions.
COVID-19 / Coronavirus
We don't yet have specific details of the COVID-19 precautions being taken in Winterberg, but they are likely to include most of the following :-
- Face masks required on lifts, and in shops.
- Social distancing in public areas.
- Reduced lift capacity.
- Extensive disinfection / sanitization.
French Ski Resort COVID-19 Measures describes further measures that may also be applied.
Visit the Winterberg Tourist Office for the latest.
Talking about Winterberg
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Winterberg Webcams
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