Hochficht
About the area
Hochficht-Böhmerwald, in the Šumava & West Bohemia region, covers 15.88 km of piste: 7.8 km blue, 7.66 km red and 0.42 km black. Almost half the terrain (49%, or 8 km) is green or blue, and there are two magic carpets plus three short easy runs next to a lift base, so it works well for first turns and for children. Families also benefit from two gondolas, which means no chairlift loading with small kids. Experts will run out of options quickly: black and freeride terrain is only 3%, and the biggest single-run vertical is 405 m.
Nine lifts serve the area: two gondolas, three chairlifts, two drag lifts and two magic carpets. The skiing runs from 856 m up to 1332 m, giving 405 m of vertical, with the longest descent at 2331 m. For evenings, 0.55 km of piste is lit.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 16 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Altitude
- 856–1332 m
- Vertical
- 476 m
- Runs
- 23
- Longest run
- 2.3 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 405 m
- Night skiing
- 0.6 km
- Magic carpets
- 2
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 2
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 2
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 3
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Blue7.8 km
- Red7.7 km
- Black0.4 km
Lifts by type
- 3Chairlift
- 2Gondola
- 2Drag lift
- 2Magic carpet
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 49% of pistes are green/blue (8 km)
- · 3% are black/expert/freeride
- · 2 magic carpets for first steps
- · 3 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 2 magic carpets
- · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 0 km black/expert/freeride (3%)
- · longest vertical on one run 405 m
Best forbeginnersfamiliesintermediatesnight skiing
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.