
Todtnauberg is a modest Black Forest ski area on the southern side of the Feldberg, with 12 runs over 12.7 kilometres from 1,000 to 1,400 metres, a vertical of 400 metres. The Sanity grading is 27% beginner and 73% intermediate, and there are no advanced or expert pistes, so the character is steady rather than steep. Five lifts, four T-bars and one other surface lift, carry skiers up, and none of them is a chair. That makes for a traditional, no-frills Schwarzwald experience where the pace is deliberately unhurried.
Red runs line the mountain and the Stübenwasen lift is the longest tow on the hill. Kapellenlift is floodlit on certain evenings, which makes Todtnauberg a good option for after-work skiing from Freiburg and Basel. Beginners will find easier ground, but the most natural fit is the intermediate who wants sunny, well-groomed terrain without crowds. Advanced skiers should look at larger areas, since there is nothing here designed to test them. Treat it as a friendly local hill with a tidy mix of cruisers and a relaxed feel.
Todtnauberg's season typically runs 19 Dec 2026 to 21 Mar 2027, roughly 92 days on snow. Check the live conditions before locking in your dates.
Daily snow reports at Todtnauberg go back to 2017, 10 winters on the books. Open the record to compare winters, lifts and piste.
Located in Baden-Württemberg approximately 160km south of Stuttgart and 40km from Freiburg, Todtnauberg offers an accessible mountain escape in Germany's beautiful Black Forest. The resort sits adjacent to the charming village of Todtnauberg, surrounded by pristine woodland and traditional farmhouses. This convenient location makes it easily reachable for day trips and weekend visits from major cities. The surrounding region offers excellent cross-country skiing, winter hiking trails, and access to the spectacular Feldberg mountain, creating diverse winter activities beyond downhill skiing.
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Halloween weekend brings a wet, windy storm to the Sierra Nevada. Our five-day forecast has Dodge Ridge on top with 19 in, followed by Bear Valley at 15 in and Mammoth Mountain at 12 in, with most of it landing on Saturday. A winter weather advisory covers the Tahoe Basin and Mono County until 7 AM Sunday, gusts could reach 47 mph and the freezing level swings between 4,900 and 8,700 ft, so some bases will see rain. A dry spell follows from Monday.

The Rockies get their first lift-served turns of the season early. Lake Louise opens Sunday 1 November, five days ahead of schedule, after a cold October and round-the-clock work from the snowmaking and mountain crews. Terrain is limited to Juniper Express Chair and Easy Street, with two small terrain parks and the beginner area for lessons. Opening-day tickets are over 60% off, with prices rising as more lifts open. First chair is at 9:30 am under the resort’s new lift hours.

A Tyrolean summit lift that has been carrying guests up the Kitzbüheler Horn since 1955 is on borrowed time. Its licence runs to 2045, but a new inspection rule has made refurbishment uneconomic, so Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel will spend around €15 million on a replacement on the same line. It should hold roughly 100 people and keep running in winds that would stop today’s lift. Building starts in autumn 2027, which makes this winter and next summer the last chances to ride the old one.

Niseko Village is replacing a lift from the early 1980s with an eight-person gondola, Tsugaike gets a six-person chairlift, Madarao joins the Ikon Pass and Togari opens Asia’s first private ski resort. Here’s what is actually new in Japan skiing for 2026/27, plus what is still a year or two away.

Colorado’s early-season dominoes keep falling. Arapahoe Basin opened on Wednesday, Keystone follows on Friday, and now Wolf Creek is joining in on Saturday 31 October, just in time for Halloween. A storm on 23 and 24 October left 20 inches of natural snow in the San Juans, and three lifts will turn from 9:00 am, covering about 30% of the mountain. Expect rocks, unmarked obstacles and open water, but also Local Appreciation lift tickets at $73 for adults.

Keystone is next. After Arapahoe Basin claimed the first chairlift skiing of the season on Wednesday, Keystone opens on Friday 30 October at 9:00 am with more than two miles of snowmaking-built terrain on Schoolmarm and Silver Spoon, plus free donuts, coffee and a live DJ. Last year the order was reversed, when Keystone squeezed in a three-hour afternoon session to beat A-Basin by a day. Snowmaking has been running since 15 October.

Beaver Creek is getting ready for the biggest Birds of Prey ever, and this time it is not leaving the snow to chance. Crews started making snow on 27 October with 16 newly installed automated guns on the lower third of the course, after last December’s warm spell forced a downhill off the schedule. Seven races across two weekends run from 3 to 13 December, the most the course has hosted since its 1997 debut, and the guns start themselves whenever the weather allows.

Winter has officially started in North America, and it is one blue run long. On Wednesday 28 October, Arapahoe Basin fired up the Black Mountain Express at around 10:30 am after a surprise announcement just hours earlier, becoming the first major North American resort open for 2026/27. Cold nights, a dusting of natural snow and a lot of snowmaking made it happen in the resort’s 80th winter. More terrain is promised as the snow guns keep running.
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