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Winter fun and games in Bavaria

There are plenty of ways to enjoy a wide range of winter sports without having to snap on your skis. Bavaria’s ski resorts also offer well prepared sled runs, snow tubing runs, snow parks for freestyle fans and ice sport centres all guaranteeing a wealth of wonderful winter fun and games.

How do you fancy spending the night in an igloo or going for a ride in a piste groomer? Not a problem in Bavaria where you will always find others who are also well up for some of the slightly wackier winter activities.

Snowtubing in Bayerischzell

Snow tubing and airboarding in Bavaria »

Don’t miss out on a "Super Snowtubing Party" – speeding down the slippery slope on a rubber tyre or an inflatable sled!

Snowkiting

Snowkite courses in Bavaria »

All you need to go snowkiting is a large snow-covered area, a light breeze, a steerable kite, a snowboard or skis strapped to your feet and off you go!

Berchtesgaden

Get your adrenalin kick in a bobsled »

Race down the ice canal at 120 kilometers per hour and feel the pressure in the curves on your own body.

Chiemgau Arena Ruhpolding Biathlon

Biathlon for everyone in Bavaria »

Why not try your hand at biathlon and find out all about this fascinating sport? Bavaria offers both biathlon camps and biathlon taster sessions.

Piste groomer taxi in Steibis

Travel through the snow on the piste groomer »

This year, the ski resort Steibis in Oberstaufen has seen the introduction of something quite new: the "piste groomer taxi".

Ice climbing tower in Pfronten

Ice-sports in Bavaria: speed-skating, ice-stock and ice-climbing »

Who could even contemplate a winter without ice or even worse – without ice sports? In Bavaria you can turn a figure of eight, enjoy a game of ice-stock with your friends or push yourself to the limit on a thrilling ice-climb.

Sleeping in an igloo

Sleep in an igloo »

In Bavaria you can spend an unforgettable night in an igloo you made yourself.

Rodeln in Bayern

Sledding in Bavaria »

Fun at high speed: Bavaria’s most beautiful sled runs provide endless winter fun and games for young and old alike.

Floodlit funpark in Nesselwang

Snow parks and fun parks in Bavaria »

Freestyle fans just couldn’t contemplate a winter without snow and fun parks. Read on for some great seasonal tips.