Skilift Gähwil offers local downhill skiing with a main ski lift and a separate pony lift. Its provision for children includes ski-school lessons, while the pony lift and magic carpet have a dedicated day ticket for visitors choosing these smaller facilities.
Habkern is a small, family-friendly downhill ski area whose skiing depends entirely on natural snow. Its downhill sector is Sattelegg; the separate Lombachalp area offers cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and winter walking as alternatives to a day on the slopes.
Hagenberglift Thal offers several downhill pistes on the Hagenberg, with drag-lift skiing beside the village of Thal. The hillside overlooks the village, with views towards Scheffau/Allgäu and towards Langen, the Rhine Valley and the surrounding Swiss mountains.
Haldenköpfle is a family ski area on Schauinsland near Freiburg, with seven easy to intermediate downhill runs. Skiing is divided between Haldenköpfle 1 and Haldenköpfle 2, complemented by a separate practice lift for learners taking their first steps on skis.
Skilift Hapfere in Plaffeien is a downhill ski venue focused on learning to ski and family outings. Its skiing tradition spans more than 40 years, with former learners returning with their children to introduce another generation to skiing at the same lift.
Happylift offers downhill skiing on a sunny slope directly on the Semmering pass. Served by a drag lift, its learning slope is particularly suited to beginners and families with children.
Piz Enna is Skiclub Köngen's small downhill learning area in Ennabeuren, part of Heroldstatt in the Swabian Alb. Its slope is geared towards first turns on skis or a snowboard, with the club's practice lift and ski hut forming the focus of this local ski area.
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START HEREThe practice lift is approximately 170 metres long.
Hesselbacher Gletscher is a small downhill ski area in Bad Laasphe-Hesselbach, southern Westphalia. Its prepared pistes and floodlighting suit a local ski outing, while the DSV ski school and children's instruction make learning a central part of the experience.
Heumöserlift Ebnit is a small downhill ski area in Ebnit, Dornbirn, Austria, aimed at families and recreational skiers. Its quiet, relaxed character and compact piste area suit visitors looking for a leisurely ski day in the village rather than an extensive mountain circuit.
Heutal is a downhill ski area for families, recreational skiers and race training. Its drag lifts serve terrain suitable for beginners and skiers returning to the sport.
Oberjoch has blue, red and black downhill pistes for beginners and experienced skiers. All lifts are connected by pistes, with uplift including the eight-seat Schwandenbahn.
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START HEREThe Iselerbahn valley station is a ski-area access base with a ski centre beside the lift.
Hündle–Thalkirchdorf combines the Hündle and Thalkirchdorf sectors in a compact downhill ski area. Broad, varied pistes suit beginners as well as sportier skiers, while winter walking and floodlit skiing add alternatives for visitors planning more than a daytime piste session.
Hintertuxer Gletscher has ski slopes around Olperer. It belongs to the wider Ski- und Gletscherwelt Zillertal 3000, which also includes slopes around Finkenberg and Mayrhofen.
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START HEREGletscherbus 1 departs from the valley station in Hintertux; the first section reaches Sommerbergalm.
Hirtenteich offers a gentle downhill setting for beginners and families with children, with a flat practice slope suited to learning. For winter 2026/27, skiing is planned around the Übungslift when conditions permit; the two larger ski lifts will remain closed for that season.
Hoch-Imst is a small, family-oriented downhill ski area on a sunny plateau above Imst. Its slopes cover all three difficulty levels, with the Untermarkter Alm sector offering a beginner-friendly descent. The compact setting suits families learning to ski while retaining options for more experienced skiers.
Hochbärneck is a small, family-oriented downhill ski area with five pistes served by two drag lifts. Its provision for very young children includes the Zauberteppich conveyor, while ski touring and snowshoe outings offer other ways to explore the surrounding landscape.
Hochficht links the slopes of Hochficht, Zwieselberg and Reischlberg in one three-mountain ski area outside the Austrian Alps. Near the borders of Austria, Germany and Czechia, it offers downhill skiing from 860 to 1,338 metres above sea level. In clear weather, the panorama reaches the Alpine chain.
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START HEREThe ten-person Reischlbergbahn gondola serves Reischlberg in two sections.