Berchtesgaden, Bavaria · Germany · ski area
Obersalzberg ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Obersalzberg is a ski area in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany with 2.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 5 lifts, between 792 m and 952 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 2.8 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Top elevation
- 952 m
- Vertical drop
- 160 m
- Nearest airport
- SZG · 18 km
Slopes by difficulty
7 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 5 Drag lifts
Obersalzberg is a ski area in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. Its 7 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.8 km, which ranks it #83 of 292 ski areas in Germany and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 403 m long.
Slopes at Obersalzberg
About 13% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 87% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Obersalzberg a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 5 lifts: 5 drag lifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 792 m up to 952 m, a vertical drop of 160 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Obersalzberg
The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), about 18 km away in a straight line — roughly 23 minutes by car; Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) is 109 km away. Nearby ski areas include Rossfeld (9.6 km), Zinkenlifte – Dürrnberg (Hallein) (4.8 km), Jenner (Berchtesgadener Land) (1.1 km) and Grünsteinlift (Berchtesgaden) (0.4 km), which together add 27 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Obersalzberg
- 1 SZG18 kmstraight line
- 2 LNZ109 kmstraight line
- 3 MUC123 kmstraight line
- 4 INN134 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Obersalzberg
- 4 kmRossfeld9.6 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,536 m
- 5 kmZinkenlifte – Dürrnberg (Hallein)4.8 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,315 m
- 6 kmJenner (Berchtesgadener Land)1.1 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,432 m
- 6 kmGrünsteinlift (Berchtesgaden)0.4 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 750 m
- 7 kmGötschenkopf7.5 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,277 m
- 9 kmUntersberg
AustriaSmall ski area - 10 kmSkigebiet Ramsau - Hirscheck3.3 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,381 m
- 18 kmGaißau -HinterseeAustria1.3 km of slopes · up to 1,362 m
- 23 kmKesselmannlifteAustria0.6 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 856 m
- 23 kmOberwaldlifteAustria0.7 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 870 m
- 23 kmSchmiedhornliftAustria0.8 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 905 m
- 25 kmKarkogel - AbtenauAustria8.7 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,191 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.