Skiing adventures for those looking for real fun in the snow! Superbly groomed slopes ranging from easy to difficult, guaranteeing first-class downhill excitement – whether you are a skier, snowboarder or carver, Ruhpolding serves up incomparable fun on the slopes.

Experience the joy of being able to ski from right outside your own front door, here in the Unternberg ski area, where you never feel swept away by the tourist masses. If Old Man Winter should ever not fulfil his part of the bargain, state-of-the-art snowmakers will leap into action.

If you wish to enjoy the glistening romance of winter by night, you can always kick up the powder on the floodlit hills of the Unternberg and Westernberg.

Ruhpolding, with its 6,500 residents, is a big, enchantingly romantic village in Upper Bavaria, serving up nature at its finest in every season of the year. Ruhpolding is an El Dorado for anyone who loves nature, and for those in search of active recreation amid wonderful scenery, combined with the warmth and hospitality for which Bavaria is so renowned.

You will be drawn by the magnificent, variety-packed ski slopes and cross-country trails, plus the Ice-skating and a game of ice stock (in essence, an Alpine version of curling) at the Ruhpolding indoor ice rink, provide wintertime fun for everyone and you couldn’t fail to enjoy the wintry landscapes as you take a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh.

Accommodation:

Your accommodation at this lovely traditional 3 star hotel in Ruhpolding/Bavarian Alps will just be the right spot for you to enjoy your stay and appreciate an individual atmosphere, stylish and comfortable guestrooms combined with an extremely personal run restaurant offering fine food and drinks too. The lovely hotel is very Italian in style and each of the 33 rooms are individually decorated with different kinds of wood, styles and fabrics.

Centre and heart of this romantic hotel is the Restaurant "Gillitzer's" with Veranda, Bar and Garden-Terrace. Always welcoming offers a wide range of fine food and international drinks. Why not also try the Light and stylish elegance offers of the Restaurant's Veranda. Fine, healthy food, friendly attentive service and the stylish Restaurant enviroment...

The hotels bar is traditional and offers wonderful wooden panalled bar with views into the garden and onto the mountains. Enjoy a wide range of freshly hand drought beers, fine wines, teas and coffees, and Whiskey...

Winter is a time of tranquillity, a time seemingly predestined for recreation in the clear, refreshing alpine air of the Chiemgau mountains - so if you are looking for a lovely stay in a destination that is different from the main stream european ski destinations then this should be your choice!