Hinterstaufen
Ski resort · Bavaria, Germany
Hinterstaufen is a ski resort in Bavaria (Germany) with 18 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 744 m and 1,183 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 439 m. Its longest run is Familienabfahrt (1.0 km) and the steepest, Steilhang, reaches 59% on its toughest stretch.
See Hinterstaufen on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 18 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 744–1,183 m
- Vertical drop
- 439 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue11 km
- Red6.1 km
- Black0.5 km
The steepest runs at Hinterstaufen
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Steilhang Black59% · 31°
- Talabfahrt Red53% · 28°
- Skiroute Hochsiedel Red42% · 23°
- Hochsiedelabfahrt Red40% · 22°
- Familienabfahrt Blue38% · 21°
The longest runs
- Familienabfahrt Blue1.0 km
- Talabfahrt Red0.9 km
- Verbindung Gratlift - Hochsiedel Blue0.9 km
- Verbindung Hochsiedel - Thalkirchdorf Blue0.8 km
- Hochsiedelabfahrt Red0.7 km
Lifts
6 drag lifts · 1 gondola · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Hinterstaufen
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 960 m (the resort's mean elevation is 964 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Hinterstaufen
- Steibis5 km · 16 km of runs
- Hochlitten-Riefensberg7 km · 5.5 km of runs
- Hochhäderich9 km · 9.4 km of runs
- Balderschwang – Hochschelpen/Riedberger Horn10 km · 26 km of runs
- Ofterschwang/Gunzesried12 km · 15 km of runs
- Grasgehren14 km · 9.2 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hinterstaufen?
- In Bavaria, Germany. The nearest resort is Steibis, 5 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Hinterstaufen have?
- 18 km: 11 km of blue runs, 6.1 km of red runs, 0.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Hinterstaufen?
- You can ski between 744 m and 1,183 m: a vertical drop of 439 m.
- How many lifts does Hinterstaufen have?
- 8: 6 drag lifts, 1 gondola, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Hinterstaufen?
- Steilhang (black), at 59% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Hinterstaufen?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Hinterstaufen?
- 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.