Germany Sports & Outdoors Tips by Leipzig

Winter sports in Germany?

Germany is worth a trip in winter. Best time is between November and March. Only regions above 800m are snow proof.

Winter sport regions:
Bavarian Alps: one hour south of Munich. Up to 2900m high. Best winter sport region. Snow proof - but expensive.

Black Forest : one hour west of Stuttgart. Up to 1400m high. Very expensive region.

Harz : Most northern winter sport region. 90min northwest of Leipzig. Up to 1100m high. Moderate prices.

Erzgebirge & Thüringer Wald (Ore Mountains & Thuringian Forest) : Winter sport region in the east. 90min south of Leipzig/ 90min north of Nuremberg. Up to 1200m high. Moderate prices.

Sauerland : 2 hours east of Cologne. Up to 800m high. Not snow proof.

Bayrischer Wald (Bavarian Forest): 2 hours northeast of Munich. Up to 1400m high. Quite expensive.

Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding