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Viechtach

57 Number of reviews:

92 % Recommendation rate:

Resort 7.8
Ski area 6.9

Ski area St. Englmar

Information about the ski area

Highest point: 1,030 m Pistes in total: 11.6 km
Lowest point: 720 m
Pistes:
9.1 km
Altitude ski resort: 450 m
Pistes:
2 km
Lifts in total: 12
Pistes:
0.5 km
Gondola lift: 0
Chair lifts: 0
Tow lifts: 12

Ski area St. Englmar

The St. Englmar ski region, with Grün-Maibrunn, Pröller-Ski-Dreieck, Predigtstuhl and Kapellenberg offers winter sport fans a number of nice ski areas. A total of 12 km of well prepared piste and 13 lifts gives you a small but good selection.

Modern snowmaking stations makes it snow safe even in March. In the Pröller-Ski-Dreieck, you can enjoy yourself in ideal slopes and fast pistes. But leisure skiers can also enjoy good skiing here.

Boards should make a detour to the ski area Predigtstuhl, as there is a new fun park here - the largest in Germany, actually, with flood lights and sound.
Piste map St. Englmar
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Night skiing St. Englmar

Those who have not burned off enough energy over the day will find numerous floodlit pistes in all four ski areas in St. Englmar. In the Grün-Maibrunn ski area, 1.8 km of illuminated piste are available for nocturnal skiers from Monday to Saturday and in sufficient snow-conditions. It is similar the Pröll ski triangle: winter sports fans can look forward to 2,7 km of illuminated pistes, also from Monday to Saturday. Those who want to try out night skiing should visit the piste at Kapellenberg. Its 0.3 km are open daily until 20:00. At Predigtstuhl, two illuminated slopes are availabile on Saturday from 19:00 to 22:00.

Après ski St. Englmar

After you have really burned off steam on the snowy slopes all day, head to one of the lodges directly on the piste. Viechtach also offers some bars and discos for fun and sociable evening hours.

Fresh air fans will love the winter hiking trails which offer lovely views of the surrounding nature. Guided hikes are offered locally for you to explore the region. You can sign up directly at tourist information in Viechtach. Another alternative is a snowshoe hike through the white winter landscape.

Snowpark St. Englmar: Snowpark Predigtstuhl

In the ski area Predigtstuhl there a is snow park waiting for all snowboarders and freeskiers, covering a total of 500 m length.

For the 5-year celebration the obstacles have been redesigned again, so there are now a total of eight rails and boxes, various smaller jib kickers with tables between 3 and 10 m, and various jib obstacles such as barrels, logs, etc. which make up the largest fun park in the Bavarian Forest. Further this snow park in Predigtstuhl is only one within the Bavarian Forest which is fully illuminated throughout the whole week, in the evenings.

Is the St. Englmar ski area not right for you? Then have a look here instead: Ski areas Germany

Expert rating report St. Englmar

The rating report St. Englmar comprises the main groups "Top rating categories", "Categories for special interests" and "Further rating categories" which all influence the overall result with their own count.
Overall rating
(3 out of 5 stars)

Top rating categories

These ratings count double for the result.
Lifts & cable cars
Reliability for snow

Rating categories for special interests

Families & children
Beginners
Experts & freeriders
Snow parks
Cross-country facilities & trails

Further rating categories

Après ski
Orientation (piste maps, info boards & sign posting)
Mountain restaurants, huts & gastronomy
Getting there & parking facilities