Alpincenter Bottrop
The world's longest indoor ski slope
Alpincenter Bottrop is home to the world's longest indoor ski slope, a real-snow hall built on a former colliery heap in Germany's Ruhr region, open for skiing and boarding every day of the year.
Best known for
The snow centre
Alpincenter Bottrop houses the longest indoor ski slope in the world, a real-snow run rising over a former mining slag heap in the heart of the Ruhr. The generous length gives beginners space to progress and confident skiers a proper descent, all under one roof and open every day of the year whatever the season. A ski and snowboard school takes on complete newcomers, and equipment can be hired on site. Beyond the slope the complex has bars, dining and other leisure facilities, making it a full day out. It suits first-timers, families and skiers keeping fit between alpine trips.
It is the longest indoor slope anywhere, so you get a genuinely satisfying run on real snow whatever the weather, right in Germany's densely populated Ruhr. Ideal for lessons, off-season practice or a snowy day out.
The slope
On the map
Legend
Run difficulty
- Novice
- Easy
- Intermediate
- Advanced / Expert
- Freeride / Extreme
- Unknown
Run types
- Downhill — groomed
- Downhill — ungroomed
- Downhill — gladed
- Nordic (groomed)
- Ski tour
- ☾Lit (night)
- △Not patrolled
- →One-way
- ❄Snowmaking
Lifts
- Operating
- Operating (private)
- Non-operating
- Lift station
Slope-gradient grading
Downhill / ski tour
- Flat<3°
- Easy3–14°
- Intermediate14–22°
- Advanced / Expert22–45°
- Freeride / Extreme>45°
Nordic
- Easy<6°
- Intermediate6–9°
- Advanced>9°
Aspect (sun exposure)
- N — least sun
- E — morning
- S — most sun
- W — afternoon
Legend after OpenSkiMap
Stay near Alpincenter Bottrop
This is a day-trip venue, so stay in the surrounding Ruhr. Bottrop and neighbouring Essen and Oberhausen all offer hotels within a short drive, with the wider region well connected for a broader choice.
A base in town — the snow centre is a day trip, not a resort stay.
Self-catering flexibility for a family visit or a longer city break.
Handy if the centre is a stopover between flights.
Book access to Alpincenter Bottrop
Snow sessions, lessons and slope passes for Alpincenter Bottrop.
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How to get there
The nearest gateway is Düsseldorf (DUS). Alpincenter Bottrop is in the Ruhr conurbation, easily reached from the surrounding cities.
It is a straightforward drive from Düsseldorf and the neighbouring Ruhr cities, with on-site parking and regional public transport serving Bottrop.
Nearby resorts
Other resorts within reach.
Vallei 53
- Vertical
- 21 m
- Lifts
- 3
De Schans
- Vertical
- 25 m
- Lifts
- 2
SnowWorld Landgraaf
- Vertical
- 65 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 4
- Lifts
- 5
Alpine World (Oss)
- Vertical
- 18 m
- Lifts
- 3
Getting to Alpincenter Bottrop
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Ski data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap & Skimap.org. Basemap © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles. Editorial: mynext.holiday. Accommodation via Stay22; transfers via Kiwitaxi; car hire via Travelpayouts.