Snow dreams

If you enjoy cross-country skiing or snowshoes, this place is perfect. The mountainous landscape and the large expanses of forest serve as a training ground for the Czech and German national cross-country teams - and the area is home to the world's top-three cross-country skiers - Olympic and World champions from both countries.

It is also possible to drive dog sleds or snow scooters. Unlike the skiing areas in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe, it is possible to hire and drive snow scooters in the Czech Republic, and there is a wealth of opportunities for combining snow scooter safaris and skiing in the mountains.

Klínovec Meadows is situated in an idyllic spot nestled among three alpine skiing areas:  Klínovec and Boží Dar - Neklid in the Czech Republic and Fichtelberg at Oberwiesenthal in Germany. All three areas lie within a radius of just 1.5 km.

Black, Red, Blue and Green - pistes of all types and levels can be found in the area, which also has a snowboarding park with halfpipes, rails etc. and snow-kiting.

Normally, snow arrives in November and remains on the ground until April, with average temperatures of -4°C to -6°C