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Feldberg. Photo: Martin Hahn, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Feldberg

Ski resort · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Feldberg is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
9 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
5 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
3 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
0°C
Wind
3 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
2 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
2°C
Wind
4 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 7 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 1,446 mvillage 1,296 m
  • 22 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check the European avalanche services (EAWS).

Forecast and score for each day at Feldberg
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 7 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 9 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 5 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 3 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°Cwind, 3 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 2 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 4 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

snow by month

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,296 mMid1,371 mTop1,446 mColdestat the top
Decnonenonenone-4°C
Jan0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-6°C
Feb0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-3°C
Marnonenonenone-2°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Feldberg

Feldberg Lifte
Photo: Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
2002-04-01 Schneekanonen IMG 0350
Photo: Eckhard Henkel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
Skigebiet am Seebuck, 31. Oktober 2021
Near Feldberg. Photo: GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More skiing near here

5 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Feldberg

Village 1,296 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,296 m and its top at 1,446 m. It has 22 km of runs and 21 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 514 m, from 1,446 m to 932 m. For beginners and families: 50% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 4 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.1 m at the top (1,446 m). The town to stay in is Feldberg (Schwarzwald). Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

The Feldberg is the highest mountain of the Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. At an elevation of 1,494 metres (4,902 ft), it is the highest mountain in Baden-Württemberg, and the highest in Germany outside of the Alps and Bavaria. The local municipality of Feldberg was named after the mountain.

From the Wikipedia article Feldberg (Black Forest) by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 932 m to 1,446 m: 514 m of vertical. 22 km of runs and 21 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Feldberg.

Runs
Beginner (green)0.2 km
Easy (blue)11 km
Intermediate (red)7.7 km
Advanced (black)3.5 km
Lifts
Chairlifts5
Drag lifts9
Magic carpets7

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

50% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a ski school: Schneebrett, 0.3 km

The Family filter counts these. Places from the Overture Maps Foundation, from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and AllThePlaces. Foursquare data © 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache 2.0. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,740–US$3,030 each

about US$1,740–US$3,030 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$255–US$422
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Lift pass5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we priceabout US$435–US$583
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$174–US$295
Totalabout US$1,740–US$3,030

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Feldberg (Schwarzwald)

about 10 min by car · 89 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 89 places to stay in Feldberg (Schwarzwald) · Booking.com

About Feldberg (Schwarzwald) its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 05m

About 15h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 1h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.