Belchen
Ski resort · Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Belchen is a ski resort in Baden-Württemberg (Germany) with 5.1 km of runs and 1 lifts. You can ski between 1,020 m and 1,355 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 335 m. Its longest run is Donauwellenabfahrt (0.8 km) and the steepest, Kleine Belchenabfahrt, reaches 46% on its toughest stretch.
See Belchen on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 5.1 km
- Lifts
- 1
- Elevation
- 1,020–1,355 m
- Vertical drop
- 335 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue3.8 km
- Red1.3 km
The steepest runs at Belchen
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Kleine Belchenabfahrt Blue46% · 25°
- Kaltwasserabfahrt Red44% · 24°
- Slalomhang Red40% · 22°
- Hintere Schneiße Red39% · 21°
- Donauwellenabfahrt Blue26% · 15°
The longest runs
- Donauwellenabfahrt Blue0.8 km
- Winterwanderweg Alten Belchenstraße (Nr. 5), Belchenstraße Blue0.7 km
- Kleine Belchenabfahrt Blue0.6 km
- Hintere Schneiße Red0.5 km
- Slalomhang Red0.4 km
Lifts
1 gondola.
When to go to Belchen
For snow, January: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,039 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,188 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Belchen
- Münstertal-Wieden3 km · 15 km of runs
- Muggenbrunn7 km · 7.0 km of runs
- Todtnauberg9 km · 17 km of runs
- Feldberg14 km · 22 km of runs
- Saint Blasien16 km · 7.4 km of runs
- Haldenköpfle23 km · 7.5 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belchen?
- In Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The nearest resort is Münstertal-Wieden, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Belchen have?
- 5.1 km: 3.8 km of blue runs, 1.3 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Belchen?
- You can ski between 1,020 m and 1,355 m: a vertical drop of 335 m.
- How many lifts does Belchen have?
- 1: 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Belchen?
- Kleine Belchenabfahrt (blue), at 46% (25°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Belchen?
- For snow, January: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Belchen?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.