Skiarena Wasserkuppe

Location

Main-Tauber-Kreis

Germany

49° 37' 51.9996" N, 9° 49' 36.9984" E

General info:

Skiing on the Wasserkuppe, the highest mountain in Hesse and the birth place of gliding. Tree cover is thin in the Rhon mountains (contrasting with Germany's other low mountain regions).

BASE: 1476ft
SUMMIT: 3018ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1541ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 3

Interesting places nearby

Chiesa Valmalenco

The main village of Valmalenco is situated at 1000 m above the sea level; surrounded by forests and streams flowing close to it since it is the meeting point of two of them: Lanterna and Mallero.

Chur

Chur, the oldest city of Switzerland, possesses an own winter sports area on the local mountain. The high plateau (1600 metres above sea level) is achievable by ropeway, directly from the city.

In the ski- region Lenzerheide the wintersport fans can expect the sedate but challenging ski-area Churwalden. Here you can find not only interesting ski-areas but furthermore the, with 31 bends, longest rail based chute in Europe.

Ciampac - Buffaure

An attractive small resort located at one end of the Fassa Valley, with it's own ski area on Sella Brunech and easy access to the Sella Ronda via the nearby lift access at Canazei.

Cierny Balog

BASE: 1833ft
SUMMIT: 2654ft
VERTICAL DROP: 820ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 3

Cimone

The Cimone, 2165 meters high, 70 kilometres south of Modena, is not only the highest mountain in the northern Apennines, but the most popular ski resort in the Apennines of Tuscany and Emilia, one of the most fully equipped in Italy, as