Simmelsberg ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Simmelsberg is a ski area in Gersfeld, Hesse, Germany. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.8 km, which ranks it #67 of 292 ski areas in Germany and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 375 m long.

Slopes at Simmelsberg

About 48% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 18% intermediate and 29% advanced or expert, which makes Simmelsberg a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 5 lifts: 2 button lifts, 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 668 m up to 841 m, a vertical drop of 173 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Simmelsberg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), about 94 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 2 min by car; Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) is 108 km away. Nearby ski areas include Skigebiet Arnsberglifte (13.5 km), Loipenpark Rotes Moor, Skigebiet Zuckerfeld (Wasserkuppe) (3.7 km) and Kreuzberg (8.2 km), which together add 31 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.