On ice and snow

Ice skating and ice skating are not the same: from sprinting to figure skating all the way to more unusual activities such as curling and ice stock sport (also known as German curling) – ice offers a lot of opportunities for sporting activities. Here you can find out where you can go skating in the region.

• Ice skating

The players race across the rink at high speeds and try to shoot the puck into the opponents goal. Ice hockey fans will love the games of the Dresdner Eislöwen.

• Ice hockey

The popular place for skiers to go in the winter is the Osterzgebirge. Here you can find out how to get to the skiing regions and which lifts, slopes and cross-country ski runs are open.

• Skiing

Tobogganing is not just for kids! Adults also have lots of fun racing down the slopes on a toboggan or sleigh. Where to find the nicest slopes and how to get there, you can find all of that information here.

• Tobogganing

In the winter season there are extra trains and buses that take skiers from Dresden to the Osterzgebirge. The RE 19 takes skiers and tobogganers from Dresden to Altenberg. The WintersportExpress bus of the RVD goes from the main train station in Dresden to Rehefeld und Holzhau.

• WintersportExpress