Season 2026/27
Ski resorts in Germany
Updated 10 Nov: 0 of 59 ski resorts in Germany have lifts open today.
Checked with every lift captureThe biggest ski resorts in Germany by km of pistes are Balderschwang (41 km), Garmisch-Classic (40 km) and Fellhorn/Kanzelwand (36 km). Most resorts here open in mid-December; this winter the first one opens on 21 Nov.
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Biggest ski resorts in Germany
| # | Resort | Pistes | Lifts | Top altitude | Day pass | Opens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BalderschwangBavaria (Bayern) | 41 km | 12 | 1500 m | — | 19 Dec |
| 2 | Garmisch-ClassicBavaria (Bayern) | 40 km | 18 | 2050 m | €72 | — |
| 3 | Fellhorn/KanzelwandBavaria (Bayern) | 36 km | 13 | 1967 m | €72.90 | 4 Dec |
| 4 | Oberjoch (Bad Hindelang)Bavaria (Bayern) | 32 km | 5 | 1559 m | — | 12 Dec |
| 5 | SudelfeldBavaria (Bayern) | 32 km | 13 | 1563 m | — | 28 Nov |
| 6 | BrauneckBavaria (Bayern) | 31 km | 15 | 1712 m | — | 5 Dec |
| 7 | WinterbergSauerland | 28 km | 26 | 820 m | — | 27 Nov |
| 8 | ZugspitzeBavaria | 17 km | 8 | 2650 m | €78 | 27 Nov |
| 9 | Ofterschwang/GunzesriedBavaria (Bayern) | 17 km | 7 | 1405 m | €57.50 | — |
| 10 | WillingenCentral Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge) | 16 km | 16 | 838 m | — | 19 Dec |
All 59 ski resorts
Also listed — lift status not available yet (117)
- Adelharz- and Breitensteinlifts · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Albstadt-Ebingen · Baden-Württemberg
- Albstadt-Pfeffingen · Baden-Württemberg
- Argental · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Arnsberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Auf der Rose · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Belchen · Baden-Württemberg
- Bischofsreut · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Bläsiberg · Baden-Württemberg
- Bleaml Alm · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Bottrop (alpincenter) · North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
- Bregtallift/Staatsberg · Baden-Württemberg
- Dobellifts · Baden-Württemberg
- Donnstetten (Römerstein) · Baden-Württemberg
- Dottingen (Münsingen) · Baden-Württemberg
- Eibenstock · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Engländerlifts · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Erbeskopf · Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
- Ersteberg · Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Fallbachhang · Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Feldberg · Black Forest
- Fischbach (Schluchsee) · Baden-Württemberg
- Fleckllift · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Fort Fun Winterwelt · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Gehrenlift · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Geiersberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Götschen · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Grün-Maibrunn (St. Englmar) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Grüntenlifte · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Halde · Baden-Württemberg
- Haldenköpfle · Baden-Württemberg
- Heindlmühle · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Hempelsberg/Geiersberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Herrischried · Baden-Württemberg
- Herzogsreut (Hinterschmiding) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Heubach (Masserberg) · Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Hirschkopf · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Hochfelln · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Hofeck · Baden-Württemberg
- Hoherodskopf · Hesse (Hessen)
- Holzelfingen (Lichtenstein) · Baden-Württemberg
- Holzhau · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Homberg · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Hörnerbahn · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Hörnle · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Hündle/Thalkirchdorf (Oberstaufen) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Iberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Inselsberg · Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Kalte Herberge · Baden-Württemberg
- Kaltenbronn · Baden-Württemberg
- Kandel · Baden-Württemberg
- Kegelberg · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Kessellifts · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Kirchberglifte · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Klausenlift · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Kranzberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Laber · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Lamm · Baden-Württemberg
- Lausche · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Luggi Leitner Lifts · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Maiergschwendt (Ruhpolding) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Matthias-Schmidt-Berg · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Max-Wild-Arena/Felderhalde · Southern Germany
- Mehliskopf · Baden-Württemberg
- Menzenschwand (St. Blasien) · Baden-Württemberg
- Muggenbrunn · Baden-Württemberg
- Münstertal-Wieden · Baden-Württemberg
- Oberaudorf · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Oberfrauenwald (Waldkirchen) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Obersalzberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Oberwilhams · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Oedberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Ötzlifte (Rabenkopf) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Pappenheimer Berg · Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Pröller Skidreieck (St. Englmar) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Rabenkopf · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Rathauslifte · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Raupennesthang · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Ravensberg · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Reichenberg (Sankt Oswald-Riedlhütte) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Reiserhang · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Rohrhardsberg · Baden-Württemberg
- Rossfeld · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Rössle-Lift · Baden-Württemberg
- Rotterhang · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Ruhestein (Baiersbronn) · Baden-Württemberg
- Sachrang · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig · Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Schneeberglifte · Baden-Württemberg
- Schöneck (Skiwelt) · Saxony (Sachsen)
- Schulenberg (Skialpinum) · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Schwarzenbachlift · Baden-Württemberg
- Seimberg · Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Silberberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Sinswang (Oberstaufen) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Skizentrum Pfronten · Bavaria (Bayern)
- SnowWorld Bispingen · Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
- SnowWorld Neuss · North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
- Solla · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Sonnenberg · Central Uplands of Germany (Deutsche Mittelgebirge)
- Spitzenberg/Köpfle · Baden-Württemberg
- Steckenberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Steibis · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Stinesser Lifte · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Unternberg (Ruhpolding) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Unterstmatt · Baden-Württemberg
- Vogelskopf (Baiersbronn) · Baden-Württemberg
- Voithenberg · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Waldhäuser (Neuschönau) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Wasserkuppe · Hesse (Hessen)
- Weißer Stein · North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
- Westernberg (Ruhpolding) · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Winterberglifte · Baden-Württemberg
- Winterloch · Bavaria (Bayern)
- Wittenburg (alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenburg) · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
- Zuflucht (Baiersbronn) · Baden-Württemberg
- Zwiesel · Bavaria (Bayern)
Questions
What is the biggest ski resort in Germany?
Balderschwang is the biggest ski resort in Germany by km of pistes: 41 km, 12 lifts, top station at 1500 m. Next come Garmisch-Classic (40 km) and Fellhorn/Kanzelwand (36 km). Balderschwang
When does the ski season start in Germany?
This winter Schwärzenlifts is the first ski resort in Germany to open, on 21 Nov. Most resorts open in mid-December. See all opening dates
Which ski resorts in Germany are open now?
No ski resort in Germany is open today. The next one to open is Schwärzenlifts, on 21 Nov. Ski resorts open now in Europe
Open today is one thing. How much is open on your dates is another.
Early in the season many resorts open with a few lifts. See the forecast for your exact dates.
How we get the figures: checked 2–4× a day. A resort that hasn’t reported today is not counted as open. How we count