Wendelstein
Ski resort · Bavaria, Germany
Wendelstein is a ski resort in Bavaria (Germany) with 8.8 km of runs and 51 lifts. You can ski between 788 m and 1,718 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 930 m. Its longest run is Westabfahrt (2.1 km) and the steepest, Ostabfahrt, reaches 61% on its toughest stretch.
See Wendelstein on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 8.8 km
- Lifts
- 51
- Elevation
- 788–1,718 m
- Vertical drop
- 930 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Red5.4 km
- Black3.4 km
The steepest runs at Wendelstein
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Ostabfahrt Black61% · 31°
- Hotelhang, 1a Black53% · 28°
- Westabfahrt, 2b Red50% · 27°
- Westabfahrt Red46% · 25°
- Hotelhang Black44% · 24°
The longest runs
- Westabfahrt Red2.1 km
- Westabfahrt, 2b Red1.2 km
- Bockstein Red0.5 km
- Ostabfahrt, Winterweg Black0.4 km
- Ostabfahrt Black0.4 km
Lifts
48 trains · 2 drag lifts · 1 cable car.
When to go to Wendelstein
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 1,219 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,253 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Wendelstein
- Sudelfeld - Bayrischzell4 km · 26 km of runs
- Spitzingsee - Tegernsee12 km · 16 km of runs
- Zahmer Kaiser20 km · 6.2 km of runs
- Kampenwand24 km · 6.8 km of runs
- Niederau (Wildschönau)30 km · 19 km of runs
- Hochkössen - Unterberghorn30 km · 15 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wendelstein?
- In Bavaria, Germany. The nearest resort is Sudelfeld - Bayrischzell, 4 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Wendelstein have?
- 8.8 km: 5.4 km of red runs, 3.4 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Wendelstein?
- You can ski between 788 m and 1,718 m: a vertical drop of 930 m.
- How many lifts does Wendelstein have?
- 51: 48 trains, 2 drag lifts, 1 cable car.
- What is the steepest run at Wendelstein?
- Ostabfahrt (black), at 61% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Wendelstein?
- 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 Wendelstein?
- 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.