The season begins in many ski areas in December. In times of tight family budgets, many people are faced with the question of how expensive a day trip or vacation will be. In Germany it is comparatively cheap.
Mountains, sun, snow: skiing is a pleasure, but sometimes an expensive one. The ADAC compared the ski lift prices in 25 winter sports regions from the Sauerland to South Tyrol and came to the conclusion: Families can still ski relatively cheaply on the German slopes.
For the sample, the car club selected eight ski areas in Germany, eleven in Austria and three each in Italy and Switzerland. Accordingly, a family with two children pays 320 euros for a three-day pass on the Arber in the Bavarian Forest, 330 euros in Balderschwang in the Allgäu, 390 euros in Winterberg in the Sauerland, 410 euros on Feldberg in the Black Forest and 479 euros on the Zugspitze. At the Arlberg in Austria it costs 694 euros, at the Seiser Alm in the Dolomites 724 euros and in Davos Klosters 735 euros.
However, winter sports enthusiasts also have a good 250 kilometers of slopes to choose from in the high alpine Graubünden ski paradise at altitudes of up to 2,800 meters. In Winterberg the offer covers 28 kilometers, on the Zugspitze 20 kilometers and on the Arber only 12 kilometers.
The ADAC found the cheapest family day passes for 110 to 120 euros in Balderschwang, Lenggries-Brauneck, Spitzingsee-Tegernsee and at Arber. The train operators in Zermatt charge 297 euros for the day pass and were therefore the most expensive in the test field.
The ADAC selected the 25 ski areas based on the frequency of corresponding Google searches in Germany. The price request was for December 28th for the day pass and the period from December 28th to 30th for the three-day pass. The cheapest offer was determined for a family with two children aged 10 and 14.
Source: Stern
