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Hesselbacher Gletscher ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Hesselbacher Gletscher is a ski area in Bad Laasphe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with 0.7 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 408 m and 494 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
0.7 km
Lifts
2
Top elevation
494 m
Vertical drop
86 m
Nearest airport
PAD · 83 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy0.5 km
  • Beginner0.1 km
  • Intermediate0.2 km

4 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Magic carpets

Hesselbacher Gletscher is a ski area in Bad Laasphe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its 4 mapped downhill runs add up to 0.7 km, which ranks it #149 of 292 ski areas in Germany and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 180 m long.

Slopes at Hesselbacher Gletscher

About 78% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 22% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Hesselbacher Gletscher a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 2 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 408 m up to 494 m, a vertical drop of 86 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Hesselbacher Gletscher

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), about 83 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 48 min by car; Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is 85 km away. Nearby ski areas include Eichholzkopf (0.4 km), Skihang Dautphetal-Holzhausen (0.4 km), Hartenrod (1.6 km) and Salzburger Kopf - Liebenscheid, which together add 11 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Hesselbacher Gletscher

  1. 1
    Paderborn Lippstadt Airport Flag of GermanyBüren, Germany Airports in Germany
    PAD83 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Cologne Bonn Airport Flag of GermanyKöln (Cologne), Germany Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    CGN85 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Dortmund Airport Flag of GermanyDortmund, Germany Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    DTM87 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Kassel Airport Flag of GermanyCalden, Germany Airports in Germany
    KSF94 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Hesselbacher Gletscher have?

0.7 km of downhill runs (4 runs): 0.5 km easy, 0.1 km beginner, 0.2 km intermediate. It is #149 in Germany by piste length.

How high is Hesselbacher Gletscher?

The lifts and runs reach 494 m (1,621 ft); the lowest point is 408 m, a vertical drop of 86 m.

What is the nearest airport to Hesselbacher Gletscher?

Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), about 83 km away in a straight line; Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is 85 km away.

How many ski lifts does Hesselbacher Gletscher have?

2 lifts: 1 t-bars, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.