Bayrischzell, Bavaria · Germany · ski area
Wendelstein ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Wendelstein is a ski area in Bayrischzell, Bavaria, Germany with 8.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 51 lifts, between 787 m and 1,717 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 8.8 km
- Lifts
- 51
- Top elevation
- 1,717 m
- Vertical drop
- 930 m
- Nearest airport
- INN · 70 km
Slopes by difficulty
13 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 48 Mountain railways
- 2 Drag lifts
- 1 Cable cars
Wendelstein is a ski area in Bayrischzell, Bavaria, Germany. Its 13 mapped downhill runs add up to 8.8 km, which ranks it #26 of 292 ski areas in Germany and gives it 1.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 678 m long.
Slopes at Wendelstein
About 0% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 61% intermediate and 39% advanced or expert, which makes Wendelstein best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 51 lifts: 48 mountain railways, 2 drag lifts, 1 cable car. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 787 m up to 1,717 m, a vertical drop of 930 m.
Getting to Wendelstein
The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 70 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 31 min by car; Salzburg Airport (SZG) is 75 km away. Nearby ski areas include Langlauf-Zentrum Bayrischzell, Grafenherberge (Rankenlift) (1.7 km), Sudelfeld - Bayrischzell (26.2 km) and Oberer Maxlraineralm (1.7 km), which together add 46 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Wendelstein
- 1 INN70 kmstraight line
- 2 SZG75 kmstraight line
- 3 MUC75 kmstraight line
- 4 FMM136 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Wendelstein
- 3 kmLanglauf-Zentrum Bayrischzellup to 917 m
- 4 kmGrafenherberge (Rankenlift)1.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,247 m
- 4 kmSudelfeld - Bayrischzell26 km of slopes · 13 lifts · up to 1,507 m
- 9 kmOberer Maxlraineralm1.7 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,596 m
- 10 kmSkigebiet Spitzingsee - Tegernsee16 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 1,569 m
- 11 kmSkilift Au0.3 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 536 m
- 11 kmPfannilift am Schliersee0.2 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 872 m
- 13 kmHocheck (Oberaudorf)3.3 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 849 m
- 14 kmTirolina Hinterthiersee
AustriaSmall ski area - 14 kmTirolina - HaltjochliftAustria3.3 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,074 m
- 14 kmSchneeberglifte ThierseeAustria1.7 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,010 m
- 18 kmSamerberg Nordicup to 716 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.