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Bavaria, Germany

Großer Arber ski resort

  • Top 1,437 m
  • 11 km of runs
  • 10 lifts
Aerial view of snowy forest and hills at Feldberg, Germany
Feldberg in the Black Forest, Germany. Photo: Julien Goettelmann / Pexels.

Good for

  • Dog-friendly stays3 stays that allow dogs

Stays at a glance

  • 1 stay with a pool
  • 2 stays with a sauna
  • 3 stays dog-friendly
  • 2 stays with a kids’ play area
  • 1 stay with EV charging
  • 3 stays with parking

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Großer Arber has about 11 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 1,049 m up to 1,437 m (4,715 ft), a vertical drop of 388 m. By mapped runs it is number 16 of the 27 Germany ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is České Budějovice South Bohemian (JCL), about 96 km away in a straight line.

Where to stay

Hotels in Großer Arber

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Großer Arber, with prices for your dates.

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Großer Arber ski holidays with lift pass

3 hotels, apartments and chalets for Großer Arber from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €89 per person; a week with the lift pass from €149.

  • Ferienwohnungen am Weberfeld, Bodenmais
    Lift pass included
    Lowest price here

    Apartment★★★

    Ferienwohnungen am Weberfeld

    Silberbergbahn lift 3.1 km · Centre 1.5 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Kids’ play area
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €149 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Das Arber-Hotel am Rothbach, Bodenmais

    Hotel★★★

    Das Arber-Hotel am Rothbach

    Silberbergbahn lift 2.2 km · Ski bus 700 m · Centre 1 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Sauna
    • EV charging
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €198 per person3 nights · Half board

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  • Wellness- & Wohlfühlhotel Waldeck, Bodenmais

    Hotel★★★★

    Wellness- & Wohlfühlhotel Waldeck

    Silberbergbahn lift 400 m · Ski bus at the door · Centre 500 m

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Kids’ play area
    • Big child discounts
    • Sauna
    • Parking

    from €379 per person3 nights · Half board

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Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Großer Arber: runs from 1,049 m to 1,437 m, a vertical drop of 388 m1,1001,2001,3001,400Top of the highest mapped run: 1,437 m (4,715 ft)Top 1,437 m · 4,715 ftBase 1,049 m · 3,442 ft388 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
Großer Arber logo

Großer Arber logo from arber.de. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,437 m4,715 ft
Vertical drop
388 m1,273 ft
Mapped runs
11 km19 runs
Lifts
10mostly magic carpets

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 33% (3.5 km), Intermediate 35% (3.7 km), Advanced 32% (3.4 km)Easy: 3.5 km, 7 runs (33%)33%EasyIntermediate: 3.7 km, 7 runs (35%)35%IntermediateAdvanced: 3.4 km, 5 runs (32%)32%Advanced

About 33% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 35% intermediate and 32% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy73.5 km
Intermediate73.7 km
Advanced53.4 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them magic carpets.

Lift typeCount
Magic carpets4
Drag lifts2
Chairlifts2
T-bars1
Gondolas1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
České Budějovice South Bohemian (JCL)České Budějovice96 km
Karlovy Vary (KLV)Karlovy Vary121 km
Linz-Hörsching (LNZ)Linz125 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Großer Arber?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,437 m (4,715 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,049 m (3,442 ft), a vertical of 388 m (1,273 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Großer Arber have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 11 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Großer Arber?

České Budějovice South Bohemian (JCL) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 96 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Großer Arber piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.