Ski & winter sports in Willingen
Het NL anwb-reisgids "Sauerland-appief" zegd over Willingen: "The healthy climate and the sporting possibilities here are similar to those in Winterberg, Willingen scores higher in appearance!" In Willingen, almost the entire range of winter sports is possible: Alpine skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping, biathlon, Nordic skating, cross-country skiing, skating, curling, ice hockey, winter hiking, sledding and tobogganing. Skilifts are also available in Usseln. Numerous ski schools and ski rentals.
The highlight of the winter season is the annual FIS World Cup ski jumping on the Mühlenkopfschans - and the après-ski of Willingen is legendary!
Webcams of all ski resorts in the Sauerland click HERE!
Skiing in Willingen - one of the top 5 ski resorts in the low mountains!
The special feature of the Willingen ski resort is the (compared to Winterberg) long runs with a beautiful panoramic view. Here skiers and snowboarders find ideal conditions. Floodlight skiing is always available on Wednesday and Friday from 18.30 to 21.45 hours with sufficient snow conditions.
- The most powerful Cableway in Germany with 8-person gondolas, 2800 people per hour
- NEW! 8-person K1 chairlift Köhlerhagen] with a length of 1500m and 6-person Ritzhagen chairlift;
- 6 drag lifts (300-800m long)
- 6 conveyor belts (up to 250m in length)
- 15km of prepared slopes in Willingen, of which 7 km snowed. The main slopes have descents of 800-2000m with difficulty levels blue and red.
- The longest descent in Sauerland with 2km!
- Fun park for snowboarders at the Ritzhagen
- The second largest ski resort with spotlights in Germany with 6km of illuminated slopes
- Eight Ski cabins and restaurants directly on the slopes
- Ski rental and ski schools, children's ski schools, snowboard courses
- 1,500 free parking spaces directly at the lifts
- Computer-controlled cash register and access system, contactless "handsfree access" in Willingen ski resort
- Willingen ski pass: Choose between half a day, day, 2-day and 2.5-day ski pass or highlight card. From 3 days there is the Winter sports - Arena-Card (info see below) valid in all major ski resorts in the Sauerland.
- Two ski lifts in Usseln.
Piste webcams and lift status click HERE!
Book your ski tickets online HERE!
Ski holidaymakers on the homepage of the FewoZentrale -Willows specific search to a Holiday apartment up to 500m from a ski lift, so you can walk in the morning without a car on the slope.
Ski Resort Willingen - Videos of the main runs
Ettelsberg - descent
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Köhlerhagen - descent (K1)
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ski resort Willingen inspiration
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lighted skiing in Willingen
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Descent - upper Wilddieb
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Sonnenhang - descent
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Ritzhagen - descent
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The snowmakers - snow guns in Willingen
Skilifts in Usseln
Usseln has three ski lifts of different degrees of difficulty. The ski lifts Kahle-Pön and Emmet are located at the cottage settlement Schneppelnberg. Especially on weekends, the Usselner ski lifts are a cheap alternative without life - compared to the busy Willingen ski resort.[Nbsp]
Skilift Emmet: ideal snow-covered ski lift for beginners with ski school, ski rental and gastronomy "Helgas Hütte." You can also ski on the ski slope.
Ski School Tel. + 495632-7365; Mobile: +49 170-9964491; Email: info@skilift-emmet.de
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Kahle-Pön ski lift: ski lift (750 m) with spotlight and gastronomy. The track level is red. Tel. +49 171-2013665
Powerful snow system
Willingen has a powerful snow cannon system with more than 120 snow guns and a great storage lake of 54,000m3 on the Ettelsberg. 15 million euros were invested in technology and storage pond.
The snow cannon system can prepare 7 km of main slopes within 72 hours for the ski operation, even if no snow falls from the sky. It only takes an icy period of -3 °C.
Even in natural snow conditions, snow cannons are often used at night, because the compact snow is almost twice as dense as natural snow. A snow cover of 60cm compact snow corresponds to a natural snow height of about 100cm. This significantly increases the quality of the snow and the slopes.
Five modern snowblowers also ensure preparation for the top slopes.
Winter sports - Arena-Card
This usually only exists in the Alps! A network of eight ski resorts with 97 descents - with only one ticket! The winter sports arena Card is unique in the German low mountains and the largest ticket network north of the Alps!
- 70 lifts (19 chairlifts and 1 gondola cable car)
- 97 runs with a total length of 62 km
- 30 km easy / 27km average / 6km heavy
- 52 snowy slopes in 42km total length
The Wintersport Arena Card is available as a 3-7 day ski pass and is valid in the following ski areas:
Skigebied Willingen, skiliftcarrousel Winterberg, Postwiesen skigebied Neuastenberg, skicarrousel Altastenberg, SnowWorld Züschen, Bödefeld / Hunau, skigebied Cream slope en skigebied Ruhrquelle.
All ski resorts have modern electronically controlled checkout systems with handsfree access.
Tickets are available at the lift desks of the participating ski resorts.
HERE Prices Ski Resort Willingen & Winter Sports Arena Card
Ski schools and ski rental
Alpine and snowboard for every level, children's ski school, homeland
Hours: 10: 00-12: 00 / 13: 00-14: 00 / 14: 15-16: 15
Location: Am Hoppern 2b, 34508 Willingen; right at the valley station of the chairlift Ritzhagen
Contact: Matthias Wilke; Tel.: +49 5632 966357 of +49 172-2338047; ski-bike@sport-wilke.de
www.dsv-skischule-wiwa.de
Ski rental & Ski School "Snow & Bike Factory" Willingen
DSV Ski & snowboardschool, Kinderland
Course hours: 09: 45-11: 45 / 12: 15-14: 15 / 14: 30-16: 30
Location: Zur Hoppecke 5, 34508 Willingen; Dalstation Ettelsberg cable car
Contact: Jörg Stremme: Tel.: +49 5632 923751; info@ski-willingen.de
www.ski-willingen.de
Skiverhuur & DSV Ski School Upland "Auf der Dorfwiese"
Officially recognized DSV ski school and ski academy / professional ski school
Snowpark / Freestyle-Line - Kinderland with free conveyor belt
Course hours: 10: 00-12: 00 / 12: 45-14: 45
Snowboard / Freestyle Classes: 10: 00-12: 00 / 11: 00-13: 00 / 14: 00-16: 00
Locatie: In front of the pastures 3, 34508 Willingen; ski lift Dorfwiese
Contact: Brigitte Bruchhäuser; tel.: +49 170 6651005; info@skischule-upland.de www.skischule-upland.de
Ski rental & DSV Ski School Willingen
Alpine and snowboard ski school for every level
Hours: 10: 00-12: 00 / 14: 00-15: 00; One-on-one lessons: 9: 00-17: 00
Location: Am Hoppern 3, 34508 Willingen
At the Ritzhagen ski lifts on Hoppern
Contact: Ludwig Stuhldreher / Jörg Schirmak Tel.: +49 5632 4519; info@skischule-willingen.net
www.skischule-willingen.net
Hollandse skischool Willingen
Ski and snowboard lessons
Opening hours: 8: 45-17: 00
Location: Zur Hoppecke 10, 34508 Willingen at ski rental Neuhaus near the valley station Ettelsberg cable car
Contact: Onno de Goede Tel.: +49 152 33636885; odegoede@gmx.de
www.skischool-willingen.de
Ski rental Sporthaus Kesper
Alpine, cross-country skis, snowboard, toboggan run
Opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00
Location: Zur Hoppecke 10, 34508 Willingen at the valley station Ettelsberg cable car
Contact: Sporthaus Kesper: Tel. 05632 69877 of 6350 (hoofdactiviteit Waldecker Str. 2, 34508 Willingen)
sport.kesper.willingen@intersport.de
www.sporthaus-kesper.de
FIS World Cup jumping in Willingen
The annual peak of the winter season is the World Cup Ski jumping on The biggest ski jump in the world!
In 2017, 47.000 visitors came from all over the world to Willingen for the ski jumping weekend, when German Andreas Wellinger won the individual competition - and since then there have been more and more. Since 1995, the world top ski jumping has come together for the annual "rendez-vous" on the Mühlenkopfschans. About 1 million people follow ski jumping worldwide, making Willingen internationally known.
Usually jump on three days: qualification on Friday with supporting program, music top act and fireworks; Team jump on Saturdays and Individual jump On Sunday.
During the ski jump weekend there is usually a "Emergency situation" in Willingen - There is a good mood and a party mood everywhere. Even the ski jumpers are excited about the unique "Willinger-flair" that is not available at any other skiscan event - not even at the Four Hills Tournament. As a result, there is no guest bed available for this super event in the radius of 20 km, so you should book early if you want to be there!
Info & Tickets HERE!
Mühlenkopfschanze - Technical data:
Jib Type: Large hill (HS145 / K130) - the largest ski jump in the world!
Starter tower: take-off length 107m; take-off slope (γ) 35 °;
Starter table: table height: 3.25 m; Table length 6.7m; Slope of the starting table (α) 11 °
Exit: Hill size: 145m; Construction point 130m; Height difference table edge to K-point (h) 65.73m; Length difference table edge to K point (s) 111.41 m; Height ratio from height to longitude (h / n) 0.590; Length of run 118m;
Hill record: 2005 Janne Ahonen (FIN) and 2014 Jurij Tepeš (SLO) with 152m each
Stadium: capacity of 25,000 spectators, of which about 2,500 seats are on mobile stands.
The Mühlenkopfschanze can be visited all year round!
Guided tours are every Tuesday and Friday at 2 pm offered by Skiclub Willingen - meeting point is the fan shop. More information HERE
The cable car takes you to the Schanzenturm - and with a glass elevator the journey continues to the highest point of the complex, the so-called "Adlerhorst." This futuristic glass chandelier is a real eye-catcher, just standing where otherwise only top stars The ski jumper scene, such as Severin Freund, Gregor Schlierenzauer or Simon Ammann, makes the special of a visit a pleasure.
By the way, the difference in altitude between the exhaust and the walk-in towers is 156 meters (which is almost as high as the Cologne Cathedral!).The view from this spectacular viewpoint down is breathtaking and you get an impression of the daring character of jumping.
In the function building of the Willingen ski club is the café-restaurant "Aufwind" and the fan shop of SC Willingen.
Videos of ski jumping in Willingen
Scan jumping Willingen 2017
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Schansspringen 1971 - oude Mühlenkopfschans Willingen
Cross-country skiing (DSV-Nordic Active Center Willingen)
Willingen and his districts have about 100 kilometers of prepared paths (6 tracks are DSV certified) at altitudes 580-840 meters. 6 routes are certified as DSV Nordic Active Center
Willingen - Trail 1 Stryck
589 - 636 m above sea level. NN; Length: 3.1 km (classical and free technique), total increase: 46 m, difficulty: simple (blue); Entry into the cross-country ski centre in Stryck or in Willingen behind the health centre of Aktivital
Willingen - Trail 2 Lüttekefeld:
738 - 799 m above sea level. NN; Length: 4.4 km (classical and free technique); Total increase: 89 m; Difficulty: average (red); Departures and slopes up to 6%; The starting point of this path can be reached by the cable car of the Mühlenkopfschanze or the Ettelsberg cableway via the respective feeder paths.
Willingen - Trail 3 Hochheide:
738 - 830 m above sea level. NN; Length: 9.3 km (free technique 4.6 km); Total increase: 161 m; Difficulty: average (red) · descents and descents up to 6%; Access via the feeder runway in Stryck to the starting point "Waschkamp" or with the Ettelsbergseilbahn and then via Zubringerloipe (path Lüttekefeld) to the starting point "Great pit."
Willingen - Trail4 Paradise:
589 - 786 m above sea level. NN; Length: 8.3 km (free technique 3 km); Total increase: 213 m; Difficulty: difficult (black); Departure and climb to 7%; Entry into the cross-country skiing centre in Stryck
Willingen - Trail 5 Alter Hagen:
589 - 789 m above sea level. NN; Length: 10.3 km (free technique 3 km); Total increase: 222 m; Difficulty: difficult (black) · descents and ascents up to 7%; Entry into the cross-country skiing centre in Stryck
Willingen - Skating-Trail6:
589 - 836 m above sea level. NN; Length: 10.6 km; Total increase: 309 m; Difficulty: difficult (black) · Departure a. Gradients up to 7%; Entry into the cross country skiing centre in Stryck
Usseln - Trail 7 Hohe Pön:
642 - 728 m above sea level. NN; Length: 7 km plus supply lane 1.5 km; Start: behind the holiday area or from Stryckparkplatz; Total increase: 184 m; Difficulty: difficult (black) (feeder trail); Entry at the large Stryck parking lot on the B251 (feed difficult) or in Usseln behind the cottage near the ski lift Emmet
Usseln - Trail 8 Kahle Pön:
NN; Length: 8.3 km; Total increase: 190 m; Difficulty: moderate (red) boarding at the end of the city towards Medebach behind the railway bridge or near the Kahler Pön ski lift.
Schwalefeld - Trail 9 Jochen Behle:
520 - 552 m above sea level. NN; Length: 8.1 km; Total increase: 212 m; Difficulty: simple (blue)
Eimelrod - Trail10 Mühlenberg1:
490 - 600 m above sea level. NN; Length: 7.9 km; Total increase: 204 m; Difficulty: average (red); The entrance is located on the Eimelrod sports field.
Eimelrod - Trail11 Mühlenberg2:
NN; Length: 8.2 km; Total increase: 205 m; Difficulty: simple (blue); Entry on the Eimelrod sports field
Rattlar - Trail 12 Höhenkopf:
580 - 603 m above sea level. NN; Length: 2 km; Total increase: 40 m; Difficulty: simple (blue); The entrance is located at the exit towards Schwalefeld
Rattlar - Loipe13 highland: 584 - 713 m above sea level. NN; Length: 17.7 km; Total increase: 278 m; Difficulty: average (red); Edge entry towards Schwalefeld
Track Information and Track Map - DSV-Nordic Active Center Willingen
The new cross-country skiing maps - please support us!
For your cross-country skiing in the Sauerland community, Willingen includes your honesty and cooperation!Trail maintenance is expensive and graduated from clubs and ski clubs in many hours of work. Unlike alpine skiing where care is charged with the on-lift tickets, maintaining controlled trail fees on a large site is not possible. This effort can only be partially compensated by tourist tax or donations. We therefore appeal to your sportsmanship and your honesty to make an appropriate contribution to your cross-country skiing fun as follows:
Ski tickets Nordic Sports Arena Sauerland
- Day ticket: 5,00€ - Season Ticket 30,00€
- Children under 16J. Free
Detailed price information HERE
Sold at:
Tourist Information Willingen - Am Hagen 10-34508 Willingen, Tel 05632/9694353
Town Hall Willingen- Waldecker Str 12 -. 34508 Willingen, Tel 05632/4010
Ski Club Fan Shop - Zur Mühlenkopfschanze 1-34.508 Willingen, Tel 05632/9600
Snow and Bike Factory - Zur Hoppecke 5-34.508 Willingen, Tel 05632 -. 923 751
Skiverhuur Café Paradise - Mühlenkopfstr. 1-34.508 Willingen
Tourist information Usseln - Sportstr. 7 34508 Willingen, Tel 05632/5202
Graf Solberg Hütte, An der Diemelquelle 1, 34508 Willingen, Tel.: 05632/9663326
Further information:
Nordic Sports Arena Sauerland
At Kurpark 4, 59955 Winterberg
Tel. 02981 - 820 633
info@nordicsport-arena.de
www.nordicsport-arena.de
EWF Biathlon Arena
In Usseln there is the EWF Biathlon Arena as a Olympic competitive sports centre with 2.5 km with snowy and lighted track, which in summer is a paved track for cross-country skiing. This is a year-round training course and it took place at this modern facility already the German biathlon championships.Registration and information: EWF Biathlon Arena; Ski Club Willingen e. V.; Kantoor Mühlenkopfschanze Tel. +49 5632-9600
Ski huts & slopes catering
On the ski slopes in Willingen there are plenty of ski huts and catering facilities, which ensure your physical well-being. There is something for every taste. Siggis Ettelsberg hut (Bergstation Cableway); Cablebar (cableway valley station) Wilddieb-Gastronomy and . Apres Ski Bar (upper/lower Wilddie blift); Restaurant Waldhotel (at the sink on the K1 slope); K1 cabin (on the K1 slope); Trout farm (in Hoppecke valley valley station K1 lift) Fish-A-Vis-hut (Sunlift); Ski & Rodelhut Einkehrschwung (on Ritzhagenlift); Usseln: Helgas Skihut at the Emmetlift Cabins and resting places for cross-country skiers: Graf Stollberg hut Usseln (Loipe Kahle Pön ); Helgas Skihut at the Emmeltlift in Usseln (Loipe Hohe Pön); Siggis Ettelsberg hut (Loipe2 Lütteckefeld); Niedersfelder Hochheidehut (Loipe3 Hochheide); Toni's village stick Eimelrod (Loipen10+11 Eimelrod); Café Aufwind at the Mühlenkopfschans (Loipen Stryck1- Skating4-Paradies5- Alter Hagen6) There are numerous restaurants around the cross country skiing centre in Stryck u.a. Gourmet Restaurant Gut Itterbach, Hotel & Restaurant Stryckhaus, Café Paradies, Altes Forsthaus
Winter hiking and family winter
A winter walk under blue skies in snow-covered forests and the tranquillity of a white-dressed nature becomes a fairytale delight.
There are 30km cleared and prepared winter hiking trails around Willingen. The paths are cleared or the snow is pressed. Here you can also drag your children on the sled.
Bizarre forms of trees and bushes, because only winter can evoke, lonely traces of forest dwellers in the deep snow and icy streams not only inspire the discovery instinct of your children. On the way there is also the classic snowball fight. Alternatively you can build a snow cave with your little ones - or how about a ride with a Horse sled?! A sunny winter day will be an unforgettable holiday with the family.
The cold, clear air of the climatic spas Willingen and Usseln also enhance your health. Exercise makes you hungry - and what is more beautiful than relaxing in a warm hut after a winter trip? A list of ski huts and winter gastronomy along paths, slopes and winter hiking trails can be found here on this page.
Unfortunately, after a heavy snowfall not all winter hiking trails can be prepared immediately, because this takes some time with the many kilometers of the route.
Winter hiking trail as pdf
Info brochures of winter hiking trails with route suggestions and road descriptions, your Willinger apartment host in the apartments will be ready for you.
Winter toboggan runs in Willingen
In Willingen there are two toboggan slopes separated from the slopes for young and old on the Dorfwiese and Ritzhagen.Both toboggan slopes are snowed and have modern conveyor belts about 250 m long, which makes it easy to move up the slope. Sledging can be rented on site.
On the village meadow you can also reach in the evening spotlight sleds, which is a very special attraction for children.
All toboggan info HERE
Small children also enjoy tobogganing in the Willingen Kuurpark on a 50 meter long, shallow slope next to the apartments at Kurpark.
Ice rink Willingen
It's always cool here! Not only in winter - but almost all year round you can skate in Willingen. The 30 x 60 m ice rink Willingen is located in the visitor centre next to tourist information opposite the lagoon water park; Skate rental services; Café / Bistro.
To make it easy for children to learn their first steps, penguins are available to help with the first trials;
weekly ice-disco always Wednesday; By appointment, hockey and curling are also possible.
All information about the ice rink Willingen HERE
