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Willingen resort profile
Nordrhein Westfalen · Germany · 578–838 m
Altitude578-838 m
Vertical drop260 m
Slopes16 km
Lifts12
- Altitude580 mRegionHochsauerland
SauerlandStateNordrhein WestfalenCountryGermany
Willingen ski area
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Willingen is part of this ski area.
Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.
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Vertical drop578 - 838 metersDescent260 meters
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Willingen.
This profile covers the Willingen ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 16 km of slopes, 578-838 m altitude, 12 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 56%.
Ski areaAltitude range578–838 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix16 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network12 lifts100% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale
16 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character
The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 56%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Lower-elevation sensitivityLimited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience
Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure
About 1.3 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 15,800 persons, about 1317 persons/hour per lift and 988 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 7.2 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Willingen.
This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.
Intermediate terrain focusSlopes16 ski slopesTotal16 kmBlue7 km44%Red9 km56%Loipes107 km
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Willingen.
The ski area has 12 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest listed category at 6. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 25% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 1.3 slope km per lift.
Surface-lift emphasisDense terrain accessHigh published capacityChairlift 2Gondola 1Moving carpet 3T-bar / platter 6
Ski pass
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Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.
The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.
Higher terrain costTicket Price Price/km Daycard adult €43 €2.69/km 6-day adult €138 €8.63/km Daycard child €28 €1.75/km 6-day child €96 €6.00/km
No visitor review is available for Willingen yet.
Address
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AddressTourist Information Willingen Am Hagen 10 34508 Willingen (Upland) GermanyPlaceWillingen Nordrhein Westfalen Germany
Contact
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Websitewillingen.de
What makes this resort different
Weather-sensitive lower mountain
Mountain character
Willingen is best understood as a weather-sensitive lower mountain: lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence imply greater dependence on favourable weather cycles.
Top elevation 838 m
Snow-reliability 29/100
The trade-off
Trips chosen with a close eye on the current weather and snow cycle rather than structural snow resilience.
Lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence increase dependence on favourable conditions.
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