Ski Area Schwendt
The local mountain at Kössen, the "Hochkössen", offers skiers a very diverse and snow-sure ski area, at an altitude of 1,700 m, which can be skied on from mid-December to the end of March. A snow-making system is installed, ensuring the run into the valley is covered. All in all, Kössen has around 30 kilometres of piste, which are served by 10 lift systems. Highly recommended is a trip to the Walchsee ski area (Zahmer Kaiser with a further 25 km of piste). Cross-country skiers can enjoy an additional 80 km of tracks to play on. Events such as horse racing in the snow and carriage rides ensure there are regular highlights in the Kössen holiday programme.
Highest point ski resort: 2 m
Lowest point ski resort: 589 m
Number of ski lifts: 10
Number of t-bars/platters: 6
Number of chair lifts: 3
Number of cable cars: 1
Total of slopes: 30 km
Green/blue slopes: 12 km
Red slopes: 14 km
Black slopes: 4 km
| Tweet |
Login
News
10/05/2012
Alpine skiing in France: successful season in the Alps
According to official statistics, the last 2011-2012 season was quite successful for the French Alps. The number of tourists visited ski resorts in France at the famous peaks increased compared with the previous year by 2%.
12/04/2012
Ski resorts in Austria suffer from noise
Residents of Zell-Am-Se town had to complain about excessive noise, which produces numerous bars of the Austrian ski resort in the Salzburg region.
07/04/2012
Bulgarian ski resort: Easter skiing
According to the Bulgarian National Television, the resort administration decided to offer unique opportunity to free skiing on the slopes of Pamporovo before the Easter after consultation with the Smolyan city authorities, which is located near the resort.
RSS
Newsletter
