Winter in the Berchtesgadener Land: slopes with big challenges!

Winter in the Berchtesgadener Land: slopes with big challenges!

In the winter of 2023/2024, a realignment of the alpine skiing was decided on the Jenner, a popular ski area. Originally, no slopes were planned for the valley descent. However, a municipal grant of 300,000 euros ensured that skiing could be maintained for another season. However, according to the BBAG board member Thomas Mühlthaler, this decision was not worth it, since the winter season as the third heat is entered into history and the sales achieved remained low.

An interesting development in the guest composition was determined: 70 percent of the tickets sold went to pedestrians, which illustrates the need to adapt to the changed needs of winter visitors. In order to react to this demand, the children's country at the valley station will be preserved for families and ski catches this season. A simple blue slopes at the middle station is prepared and also snowed in order to meet the demands of winter hikers and freeriders, which will also use natural snow in the free terrain in the future.

Current developments on the Jenner

As shown in the report of snow-hoe, skiing on the snow-covered and prepared slopes in the winter season 2023/2024 is continued exclusively between the valley and the middle station. The cable car and the Jennerwiesenbahn remain in operation, while above the middle station there is only a marked ski route in the unprepared site. This allows visitors to be on the move in the untouched terrain, whereby a designated promotion track for tourers to the middle station is set up.

The Mitterkaserbahn, which was inaugurated in 2019, is practically shut down this season. This is part of a strategic realignment, since the low sales with ski guests - around 400,000 euros in the last winter - are unable to cover the increased costs. The municipality has therefore covered the costs for the snowmaking and preparation of the descent to continue to offer an attractive winter sports company.