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Lower Saxony, Germany

Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg ski resort

  • Top 969 m
  • 13 km of runs
  • 8 lifts
Aerial view of snowy forest and hills at Feldberg, Germany
Feldberg in the Black Forest, Germany. Photo: Julien Goettelmann / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners81% of mapped runs are easy

Stays at a glance

  • 1 stay with a pool
  • 2 stays with a sauna
  • 2 stays dog-friendly
  • 1 stay with a kids’ play area
  • 2 stays with parking
  • 2 stays with Wi-Fi

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg has about 13 km of mapped runs and 8 lifts, with skiing from about 568 m up to 969 m (3,179 ft), a vertical drop of 401 m. By mapped runs it is number 14 of the 27 Germany ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), about 89 km away in a straight line.

Where to stay

Hotels in Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg, with prices for your dates.

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Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg ski holidays with lift pass

2 hotels, apartments and chalets for Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €98 per person.

  • Ferienpark Brockenblick, Schierke

    Chalet / holiday house★★★+

    Ferienpark Brockenblick

    Wurmbergseilbahn lift 10 km · Centre 1.5 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Big child discounts
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €98 per person3 nights · Breakfast

    Check dates on SnowTrex
  • AHORN Harz Hotel Braunlage, Braunlage

    Hotel★★★+

    AHORN Harz Hotel Braunlage

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Kids’ play area
    • Sauna
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €177 per person3 nights · Breakfast

    Check dates on SnowTrex

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.

Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg: runs from 568 m to 969 m, a vertical drop of 401 m600700800900Top of the highest mapped run: 969 m (3,179 ft)Top 969 m · 3,179 ftBase 568 m · 1,864 ft401 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg logo

Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg logo from wurmberg-seilbahn.de. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
969 m3,179 ft
Vertical drop
401 m1,316 ft
Mapped runs
13 km23 runs
Lifts
8mostly drag lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 81% (10.1 km), Intermediate 10% (1.2 km), Advanced 4% (0.5 km), Expert 3% (0.4 km), Freeride 2% (0.3 km)Easy: 10.1 km, 17 runs (81%)81%EasyIntermediate: 1.2 km, 3 runs (10%)10%IntermediateAdvanced: 0.5 km, 1 runs (4%)Expert: 0.4 km, 1 runs (3%)Freeride: 0.3 km, 1 runs (2%)

About 81% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 10% intermediate and 10% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy1710.1 km
Intermediate31.2 km
Advanced10.5 km
Expert10.4 km
Freeride10.3 km

Lifts

8 mapped lifts, most of them drag lifts.

Lift typeCount
Drag lifts6
Gondolas1
Chairlifts1

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
Erfurt-Weimar (ERF)Erfurt89 km
Kassel (KSF)Calden93 km
Hannover (HAJ)Hannover102 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg?

The highest mapped run starts at about 969 m (3,179 ft) and the lowest ends at about 568 m (1,864 ft), a vertical of 401 m (1,316 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 13 km of downhill runs and 8 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg?

Erfurt-Weimar (ERF) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 89 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Wintersportgebiet Wurmberg 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.