Willingen ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Willingen is a ski area in Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its 46 mapped downhill runs add up to 15 km, which ranks it #15 of 292 ski areas in Germany and gives it 1.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 319 m long.

Slopes at Willingen

About 49% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 50% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Willingen a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 15 lifts: 5 magic carpets, 4 button lifts, 2 t-bars, 2 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 funicular. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 576 m up to 837 m, a vertical drop of 261 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Willingen

The nearest airport is Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD), about 36 km away in a straight line — roughly 47 minutes by car; Kassel Airport (KSF) is 57 km away. Nearby ski areas include Sternrodt (1.5 km), Eschenberglifte (3.5 km), Skigebiet Ruhrquelle (0.2 km) and Skihang am Poppenberg in Brilon (0.6 km), which together add 6 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.