Ski hire Oberhof

Ski hire in Oberhof

You book your alpine ski kit for Oberhof online, choose the range, the pack and the days, and collect it ready under your name, without queuing: your boots are fitted and your bindings are set to your weight, height and level. Alpine skiing in Oberhof is concentrated on the Fallbachhang (LOTTO Thüringen SNOWPARK Oberhof), an 800 m slope with a four-seater chairlift that is popular with families and beginners. The price is per day, and the total is that price multiplied by the number of days you book.

Ski ranges and prices from

There are four ranges. You choose one when you book; ski length and boot size are adjusted when you collect your kit.

• Beginner — for first-timers and people who ski a few days a year: easy-turning, forgiving skis. Full set from €22/day.
• Intermediate — if you already link turns on blue and red runs and want more stability. From €30/day.
• Advanced — for confident skiers who want precision and grip on hard snow and at higher speeds. From €42/day.
• Kids — children's sizes with the bindings set to the child's weight. From €14/day.

We don't hire out snowboards or cross-country skis in Oberhof: this page is for alpine skiing.

What each pack includes

• Full set: skis with the bindings set, boots and poles. €22/day Beginner, €30 Intermediate, €42 Advanced and €14 Kids.
• Skis + poles (no boots): if you bring your own boots. From €16/day; kids €10/day.
• Boots only: if you already have skis. From €9/day; kids €6/day.

A helmet is not part of any pack and can't be added to this booking, so bring your own. Ski jackets and trousers are hired separately through ski clothing hire in Oberhof.

Prices per day (2026/27 season)

Price for one day of the full set or of each item on its own, in euros.

Full-set totals by number of days

Oberhof has no multi-day rate: the total is the daily price multiplied by the number of days, so every day costs the same. You see the exact total when you pick your dates, before you confirm.

Where and when to collect and return

The exact pick-up point in Oberhof, with address and opening times, comes in your booking confirmation email; the same email tells you how and when to return the kit. It is ready under your name, so you don't queue to choose sizes.

The slope is on the Fallbachhang: the base station (Talstation), with the lift ticket office, is on Alte Ohrdrufer Straße 6a, and the top station (Bergstation) is on Tambacher Straße, next to the elite sports facilities. Without a car, the town's ski shuttle bus (Skipendelbus) drops you at the Fallbachhang.

How booking works

1. Choose the level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Kids), the pack and your dates.
2. Book online: you see the total before confirming and can cancel free of charge up to 24 h before the start.
3. Receive the confirmation email with the pick-up point in Oberhof.
4. Collect without queuing, with boots fitted and bindings set. If anything isn't right, the CaranvaSports Guarantee has you covered.

Oberhof and the Fallbachhang in brief

Oberhof is a small town in the Thuringian Forest (Thüringer Wald) known for biathlon, luge and cross-country skiing. Alpine skiing takes place on the Fallbachhang, at the LOTTO Thüringen SNOWPARK Oberhof:

• One 800 m slope, from the base station at 720 m to the top station at 840 m, served by a four-seater chairlift.
• Snowmaking: according to the official website, the slope is prepared from December to March when the weather allows.
• Evening skiing on the floodlit slope.
• Winterlernland: a beginners' area with a 60 m conveyor lift, used by the children's ski schools, plus a small fun park when there is enough snow.
• Children can ride the chairlift on their own from 1.25 m tall.

As of 6 October 2026, no opening date has been published for the 2026/27 season: the Fallbachhang opens when cold and snow allow, so check the slope conditions before you go.

If you also want to go cross-country skiing, Oberhof has 160 km of groomed trails for classic and skating, plus the LOTTO Thüringen Skisport-HALLE, Germany's only indoor cross-country ski hall, with a loop of almost 2 km and snow all year round. The Biathlon World Cup comes to Oberhof from 4 to 7 March 2027.

Another resort in eastern Germany?

If you also want to ski in Saxony, we hire out kit in Oberwiesenthal, at the foot of the Fichtelberg in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge): ski hire in Oberwiesenthal, from €24.50/day for an adult full set.