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Sonnenberg Hotel January 2012

Sonnenberg Hotel January 2012

this is the hotel on a frosty morning in January this year (2012)

snowfall in Sonnenberg

well snow has been falling for the last couple of weeks now. we have had lots of snow and some rain thrown in. The sonnenhang & the brockenblick  lifts have been open this weekend and the nordic skiing tracks have been cut. there is more snow forecast for this week so the start of the season...
Hexenstieg

Hexenstieg

The hexenstieg is a “classic” walk in the National park Harz. The route is 96km long, starts in Osterode,  finishes in Thale and passes over the Brocken (highest mountain in north Germany).

Harz Mountainbike cup

25th June 2011 is the next round of the Harz MTB cup, The Wurmberg MTB marathon held in Braunlage with race distances for all levels from beginner to expert.
now thats a sunset ...

now thats a sunset …

We have been getting some fantastic sunrise & sunsets lately, apparently it is because of dust from the Sahara in the atmosphere. Looks great.
morning glory

morning glory

Snowfall in Sonnenberg

After 2 weeks of rain & warm temperatures we have winter coming slowly back, Its been snowing for the last 3 days on & off and has been below zero for a few days. we still need more snow but the langlauf tracks are still in quite good condition and one of the lifts in...
Sunsets

Sunsets

We often get a spectacular sunset & sunrise here in Sonnenberg, so on your next visit to the hotel Get up early one morning and take in the view, its well worth the effort.
View at the rear of the hotel

View at the rear of the hotel

This is the winter view overlooking the nature reserve behind the hotel. The Hotel is in the  Harz national park which stretches from the low mountain range near Herzberg in the southern part of the mountains, across the Harz massif to its northern slopes near Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg. The Harz National Park in its eastern part in...
Early morning view

Early morning view

The view over one of  the sonnenberg ski slopes looking towards the Brocken the highest mountain in northern Germany.

Skiing in the Harz

Lots of new snow last night (10 – 15 cm ) and its still falling now. Snowplows  are out clearing the roads but they are soon covered again, drive carefully.

Ski & Snowboard Sale

Right in the middle of the summer holidays the perfect time to start thinking about winter sports, strange but true. Here in the Hotel we need to make some space in the ski hire shop for this seasons new skis arriving in October, so we are selling some of the old skis, snowboards & boots. Prices...