Winter activity

The mountains are calling! Skiing is a tradition here – the Feldberg quite rightly refers to itself as the “cradle of German skiing”, as it was here that the first German skiing club was formed in 1891.

The Black Forest Highlands attract visitors to the peaks in winter too – the region’s best skiing is between 850 and 1,493 metres. World-famous ski jumps are found in Hinterzarten and Titisee-Neustadt and the Black Forest’s most extensive slopes are spread out on the slopes of the Feldberg.

Highlights

• The Black Forest’s largest ski area
• The cradle of German skiing
• Over 100 days of winter fun every year
• Alpine skiing
• Snowboarding
• Cross-country skiing
• Winter hiking
• Snowshoe hiking
• Tobogganing
• Ice diving
• Ice-skating

Events

• Fun with horn sled racing
• World cup ski jumping
• German Alpine ski championships
• Alemannische Fasnet (local carnival)

Snowboarder am Seebuck im Hintergrund das Bismarckdenkmal

Skiing and snowboarding

44 lifts, 60 kilometres of slopes – Skiing is a tradition here

Cross-country skiing

Good pole technique required: on over 60 cross-country runs with a total length of 330 kilometres. To keep them groomed, 22 ski trail formers are always in use.

Winter hiking

Hikers too can still use the extensive network of trails they are used to – more than 300 kilometres of cleared or rolled winter hiking trails extend throughout the region and also make excellent tracks for Nordic walkers.

Springende Schneeschuhläufer vor dem Feldbergturm

Snowshoe hiking

Discover the winter terrain away from the slopes and hiking trails on snowshoes.

Tobogganing

If you prefer to reach the valley sitting down, the region has over 14 toboggan runs altogether.

Ice skating

Above the waterline gliding skaters have seven rinks to choose from. And if it gets cold enough, even Lake Titisee freezes solid.

Wild and Romantic: The Christmas Market in the Ravenna Gorge

Set beneath the inspiring viaduct of the “Höllentalbahn”. The Black Forest Highlands Christmas Market is sure to charm you with its heavenly scents and fairytale atmosphere.