Winter

… WINTERWONDERLAND BERCHTESGADEN, there is a lot to do in wintertime.

The Königssee in Winter
The ships are departing the whole year, excepted, if the lake is frozen.
The boats are heated in winter.
Approximately every 7 to 10 years, the lake is completely frozen, so you can
go ice-skating.

Langlauf und Skating
More than 100 km prepared cross-county skiing routes. 4 of them are located
at the Obersalzberg 1.100 m, 9km.

  • cross-county skiing center Aschauerweiher
  • cross-county skiing Scharitzkehl
  • cross-county skiing Schönau am Königssee
  • cross-county skiing Oberau near Berchtesgaden
  • cross-county skiing Ramsau
  • cross-county skiing Marktschellenberg Scheffau
  • cross-county skiing Bad Reichenau & Bayrisch Main
  • cross-county skiing Rupertiwinkel

Hiking

The beautiful scenery, the snowy mountains, the white fields and meadows,
the calmness of the nature …

  • Ramsau Magical forest Hintersee
  • Malerwinkel Königssee
  • winter hiking Klausbachtal
  • Carl von Linde Weg at Obersalzberg
  • Höhenkurweg Predigtstuhl
  • Nationalpark Berchtesgaden
  • Märchenpfad am Aschauerweiher
  • Kneifelspitze

…searching the salt

  • Friedensbergweg Marktschellenberg
  • Maximiliansreitweg
  • Hallthurmer Weg
  • Roderlbahnweg
  • tour through Schönau
  • Kälbersteinsprungschanze
  • Böcklweiher
  • walking through Berchtesgaden
  • Soleleitungsweg
  • Hochschwartzeck
  • Brandkopf
  • Wimbachschloss
  • Grünstein
  • Stubenalm
  • Skischule Oberau
  • Schneeschuhwandern with Bauhofer Hilde

6 ski and snowboard areas with 60 kilometers of racing tracks in 600 to 1.847
m, for beginners and professionals.
Cause normally there is a lot of snow until spring time, it’s the perfect place for
a family skiing holiday.

  • Ski-Center Götschen Bischofswiesen (floodlight, half pipe)
  • Jenner at Königssee (8 kilometer downhill track)
  • Rossfeld Oberau
  • Zinken Bad Dürrnberg, Austria
  • Family skiing area Gutshof at Obersalzberg
  • Hochschwarzeck Ramsau
  • Grünsteinlift Schönau

3 and 6 day ski passes
The ski pass is valid for three or six days.
The ride with the RVO-busses, round-trip is included, also a four hour entry to
the Watzmanntherme.

Barrier-free Ski areas
The Skiarena Obersalzberg, the ski area Roßfeld and the ski area Götschen
are handicapped accessible!

  • Nationalpark Berchtesgaden
  • Mitterweinfeld

Thats for somebody who likes more going uphill sporty and going downhill
through the fresh powder.

Be carefully! Avalanche danger! Environmental Protection!
Please note signs and information in advance!

  • Salewa Skimountaineering area at Gutshof (perfect for beginners)
  • Jenner at Königssee
  • Götschen
  • Hochschwarzeck
  • Rossfeld

Ready, steady, go!

  • Hirscheckblitz Hochschwarzeck Ramsau
  • Rodelbahn at Obersalzberg Berchtesgaden
  • Rodelbahn Marktschellenberg
  • Rodelbahn Hammerstiel, Voderbrand, Spinnerwinkel Schönau am Königssee

Bobsleighting for tourists at Königssee
Experience the fascination of speed on the ice track at first hand.
You can experience the tracks of olympic champion Georg "Schorsch" Hackl.
Here you can find the dates for feeling that experience.
Das Rennbob-Taxi

The advent season in Berchtesgaden have a very special charm and tradition.
The time before christmas is called „die Staade Zeit“ ( The quiet time).

Christmas markets

  • Berchtesgadener Advent
  • Bad Reichenau
  • Stille Nacht Laufen-Oberndorf
  • Salzburg

Christmas customs in Berchtesgaden

  • Buttnmandl (Berchtesgadener Brauch an Nikolaus)
  • Klöcklsingen (Berchtesgadener Brauch)
  • Weichnatsschützen (Berchtesgadener Brauch)

…after an active day in the mountains, it’s the best to relax on the sauna and
to have a swim.

Far from the classic winter sports or just to try something new…

  • Hochschwarzeck
  • Götschen
  • Gutshof am Obersalzberg

… see the world like a bird, from above, everybody dream…

  • Jenner am Königssee
  • Predigtstuhl