4 Skiing Spots to explore in Germany
Country with the largest population in Europe. Stretches from the North and the Baltic Sea in the north to the Alps in the south. It is traversed by some of Europe's major rivers such as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe.
At 1,493 metres (4,898 ft) the Feldberg in the Black Forest is the highest mountain in Baden-Württemberg, and the highest in Germany outside of the Alps. The whole area, with ski-runs of Alpine character, is popular for ski touring.
Mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m (4,213 ft) above sea level. Due to the high amount of silver mining, it was previously known as "Erzkasten" meaning "ore box". A part of an old ore mine here has been transformed into a museum. Visitors are shown a wide range of medieval tunnels and shafts from the final stages of when the mine was in operation.
The Silbersattel ski arena is the largest alpine ski area in Thuringia . It covers around 65,000 m². There are slopes of all difficulty levels with a total length of approx. 4.5 km in the ski area. There is a double chairlift, two drag lifts and a baby lift for passenger transport . The Silbersattel ski arena is the largest of its kind in Thuringia and at the same time offers the steepest slope in the Free State with an 80% incline. Floodlights allow skiing and snowboarding in the evening too. T
