Germany Info Home: Information Services: Publications: InFocus Germany at the Olympics Winter Sports in Germany Germany in winter calls to mind brilliant snow-crowned Alpine peaks and ice-glazed lakes in the valleys below. The scene - some of the world's finest snow, most spectacular scenery and liveliest après-ski entertainment - beckons avid skiers from around the world onto the slopes. But there is far more to the sports offerings during "snow season" than racing down hills and warming up afterward. For winter sports from the tame and traditional to the edgy and extreme - Germany has them all. The longest ski run in Germany ends in Oberstdorf. Slopes Trails Extreme Sports A selection of Germany's winter sports landmarks Few other places in the world offer as many natural and man-made sites for visitors to test their daring and skill: Boardercross, snowboarding, freestyle skiing, skeleton, ice climbing and luge top but do not complete the list of wild rides. For the less adventurous, tobogganing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, and snow-shoeing or snow-hiking are widely available. Many of these sports were pioneered or perfected in Germany, and a visit will quickly reveal why: Snow and sunshine are seldom in short supply at elevations above 1,000 meters - which means most everywhere in the principal winter sports regions of Bavaria and the Allgäu in the south, the Harz mountains in the center of the country and the Erz mountains in eastern Germany. | |
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