Oberwiesenthal
Ski resort · Saxony, Germany
Oberwiesenthal is a ski resort in Saxony (Germany) with 11 km of runs and 14 lifts. You can ski between 907 m and 1,215 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 308 m. Its longest run is Rennstrecke (0.9 km) and the steepest, Rennstrecke, reaches 47% on its toughest stretch.
See Oberwiesenthal on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 11 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Elevation
- 907–1,215 m
- Vertical drop
- 308 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue8.5 km
- Red1.1 km
- Black0.9 km
The steepest runs at Oberwiesenthal
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Rennstrecke Black47% · 25°
- Skiheimstraße Blue11% · 6°
- Oberer Ringweg Blue3% · 2°
The longest runs
- Rennstrecke Black0.9 km
- Oberer Ringweg Blue0.4 km
Lifts
6 drag lifts · 6 magic carpets · 1 cable car · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Oberwiesenthal
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 809 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,061 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Oberwiesenthal
- Boží Dar3 km · 7.8 km of runs
- Skiareál Klínovec5 km · 20 km of runs
- Skiareál Plešivec12 km · 5.8 km of runs
- Bouřňák60 km · 6.7 km of runs
- Zadní Telnice65 km · 7.3 km of runs
- Ochsenkopf93 km · 6.5 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oberwiesenthal?
- In Saxony, Germany. The nearest resort is Boží Dar, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Oberwiesenthal have?
- 11 km: 8.5 km of blue runs, 1.1 km of red runs, 0.9 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Oberwiesenthal?
- You can ski between 907 m and 1,215 m: a vertical drop of 308 m.
- How many lifts does Oberwiesenthal have?
- 14: 6 drag lifts, 6 magic carpets, 1 cable car, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Oberwiesenthal?
- Rennstrecke (black), at 47% (25°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Oberwiesenthal?
- 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 Oberwiesenthal?
- 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.