Feldberg

Hi All,

I'm being shipped to Frankfurt on business at the end of March and was thinking maybe i could squeeze some skiing/boarding in at the weekend.

According to google maps Feldberg is a few hours drive away (am renting car), but to be honest I haven't heard much about the resort and have a few question I hope the esteemed j2ski community can help me with.

- Is there any chance there will still be snow the weekend of the 27/28 of March? Or would i be better off driving a bit further and just hitting the alps?
- Where is the best place to stay? Are there any hotels near the lifts, or ski in ski out type affairs? I'll be going on my own and am in my twenties, and while I'll be concentrating on the snow primarily, I would like a little bit of nightlife. Maybe staying in Baden-Baden and driving to the slopes in the morning would be an option?

Thanks,

J

Welcome!! Where do you hail from? US or UK?

Feldberg is the nearest resort of any size to me and I know it quite well. Saying that I have not been this season as I always seem to forget to get off the train in Freiburg and end up in Switzerland to snowboard

There is enough to do there for a couple of days including a couple of nice black runs. Nightlife is interesting!! If you like drunk locals opening bottles of beer with a petrol driven chainsaw in a very small bar I do stay down there sometimes but it's a series of little hamlets rather than a resort.

If you want a bit of urban nightlife the Freiburg would be a better option than Baden Baden, as it's not full of millionaires and pensioners!! Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful but not thrilling at night unless you like to gamble as BB has an absolutely stunning casino.

Might see you down there that weekend, have fun.

From the UK. Started skiing when I was younger but have now naturally progressed to boarding .

I'll give Feldberg a try. Will probably leave it till the last moment to make sure there is at least snow in the resort at the end of this month! The nightlife sounds 'interesting'. How far is it to drive from Freidburg to the Feldberg resort?