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opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Alpincenter Bottrop indoor ski slope
Set on an old Ruhr mining spoil heap, this 640 m covered slope is skiable all year, with all-inclusive tickets that cover rental gear and a buffet.
Snow and skating 2026–2027: ski slopes, cross-country, sledging, ice rinks and thermal baths in and around Belgium
For an active winter day you don't need the Alps: indoor ski slopes open all year, downhill and cross-country skiing in the High Fens, the Eifel and the Sauerland when snow falls, sledging hills, ice rinks and thermal baths to end the day warm.
Hours and prices come from the official websites, with the date of the check. We never report snow conditions ourselves: every page of a natural site links to the official snow report and webcam.
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opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
Carolus Thermen thermal baths, Aachen
On the edge of Aachen's city park and fed by the town's hot springs, these baths open daily until 11 pm, with a large sauna area as an option.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:30
Charleroi Ice Rink
In Montignies-sur-Sambre, Charleroi's indoor rink has offered public sessions from October to the end of March for more than 40 years, no booking needed.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
De Uithof indoor snow slope, The Hague
An indoor snow slope in the big De Uithof sports complex on the west side of The Hague, open daily into the evening.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
De Uithof skating oval, The Hague
A semi-covered 400 m oval with a fun rink in the middle, open to the public until 21 March, including several evenings.
opens Sun 15 November, 11:00
Eifel-Therme Zikkurat (Mechernich)
A family pool on the edge of the Eifel with indoor and outdoor areas and a large sauna, at gentle prices for warming up after a day in the snow.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Ice Mountain indoor ski slope, Comines
A covered ski slope kept at −6 °C on the French-Belgian border, open every day, with gear and ski suits for hire on site.
opens Sun 15 November, 11:45
Jaap Eden ice rink – 400 m oval, Amsterdam
Amsterdam's big open-air skating oval, open to the public from October to March: do laps of 400 m like the Dutch.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Kockelscheuer ice rink
The big covered rink on the southern edge of Luxembourg City offers public skating six days a week, with DJ nights, cheap skate hire and a free park-and-ride car park.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Kristallijn ice rink, Ghent
Ghent's indoor ice rink, open to the public every day, with skate hire included in the ticket.
opens Sun 15 November, 14:00
Liège Ice Rink (Médiacité)
Inside the Médiacité shopping centre, Liège's indoor rink offers 1,800 m² of ice and public sessions all season, with skate hire.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
Mondorf Domaine Thermal baths
The Grand Duchy's only spa resort: thermal water at 36 °C in indoor and outdoor pools, eleven saunas and three hammams, set in a 45-hectare park.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
Montana Snowcenter indoor ski slope, Westerhoven
A small ski hall near Eindhoven, twenty minutes from the Belgian border, where hire gear is included in the price.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Poseidon Ice Rink
Open since 1966 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, the Poseidon rink welcomes the public every day of the season with no time limit, plus disco skating on Friday nights.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Serge Charles ice rink, Wasquehal (Lille)
The Lille metropolitan area's ice rink, open to the public several times a week and on weekend evenings, no booking needed and cheap.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:30
Skateworld ice rink, Leuven
An Olympic-size 1,800 m² rink in Haasrode, open to the public every afternoon, all day on Sundays, and for disco skating on Friday evenings.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
Snow Valley Peer indoor ski slopes
Covered slopes on real snow in Belgian Limburg, open daily from 10 am (9 am at weekends) to 10 pm, with gear for hire by the hour.
opens Sun 15 November, 08:00
SnowWorld Amsterdam (Velsen) indoor ski slopes
Two covered slopes on real snow (170 m and 70 m) on the western edge of Amsterdam, good for learning or keeping in practice.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
SnowWorld Antwerp indoor ski slope
A 240 m covered slope on real snow in Wilrijk, with a beginners' area and a funpark, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
SnowWorld Landgraaf indoor ski slopes
The longest indoor slope in the Benelux: five runs on real snow and a proper chairlift, open daily from 9 am to 10 pm near Heerlen.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
SnowWorld Neuss indoor ski slope
The former Jever Fun Skihalle near Düsseldorf has a slope up to 100 m wide with snow kept at -3 °C, late ski nights on Thursdays and floodlit sledging evenings in early winter.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
SnowWorld Rucphen-Breda indoor ski slopes
An indoor ski hall twenty minutes from the Belgian border near Antwerp, with ice karting (IceKart) and glow golf on site.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
SnowWorld Terneuzen indoor ski slope
Zeeland's indoor slope on real snow, half an hour from Ghent, open every day of the year.
opens Sun 15 November, 08:00
SnowWorld Zoetermeer indoor ski slopes
Four runs on real snow between The Hague and Rotterdam, including a steep 300 m red slope, plus a funpark and a kids' area.
opens Sun 15 November, 12:00
Sportoase Groot Schijn ice rinks, Antwerp
Two indoor rinks – a fun rink and a large sports rink – in the Groot Schijn sports park in Deurne, with disco skating on Friday evenings.
opens Sun 15 November, 10:00
Thermae 2000 thermal baths, Valkenburg
Thermal baths fed by their own spring at the top of the Cauberg, with indoor and outdoor pools and a large sauna area, open daily 10 am–10 pm.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
Thermen & Badewelt Euskirchen
A large palm-filled bathing complex on the edge of the Eifel, with warm pools, saunas and a sports pool, open until 11 pm and family-friendly at weekends.
opens Sun 15 November, 09:00
Thermes de Spa
On the Annette et Lubin hill above the town, the Thermes de Spa offer baths, saunas and hammams, with textile and naturist areas.
hours not confirmed yet
Cross-country skiing at Baraque Michel
In the heart of the High Fens at 674 m, Baraque Michel rents cross-country skis and sledges, with loops from 3 to 25 km.
hours not confirmed yet
Cross-country skiing at Haus Ternell
A few kilometres from Eupen, on the edge of the High Fens, Haus Ternell rents cross-country skis for forest loops of 3, 5 and 11 km.
hours not confirmed yet
Cross-country skiing at Les Crêtes de Xhoffraix
Above Malmedy at 510 m, Les Crêtes de Xhoffraix grooms four cross-country loops of 2.5 to 13.5 km, away from the High Fens crowds.
hours not confirmed yet
Cross-country skiing at Signal de Botrange
At Belgium's highest point (694 m), a cross-country ski rental centre gives access to marked, groomed loops of 4 to 20 km across the High Fens.
hours not confirmed yet
Eifel National Park cross-country trails (Wahlerscheid)
Three 5 km loops, which can be combined into up to 15 km, in the forests of Eifel National Park between Monschau-Höfen and Schleiden, close to the Belgian border.
hours not confirmed yet
Herzebösch Ski Centre, Elsenborn
On the Elsenborn plateau at 635 m, the Herzebösch centre grooms cross-country loops of 2 to 14 km, all suitable for skating, plus a sledging run.
hours not confirmed yet
Hohe Acht – Jammelshofen winter sports area
At the foot of the Eifel's highest summit (747 m), near the Nürburgring: two village drag lifts, child-friendly sledging slopes and groomed cross-country loops.
hours not confirmed yet
La Station – Baraque de Fraiture
At 652 m, one of Belgium's highest points, La Station offers three downhill runs, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and a sledging run.
hours not confirmed yet
Losheimergraben Winter Sports Centre
At the former Belgian-German border crossing, at 675 m, three cross-country loops of 4, 8 and 12 km head into the forest of the upper Our valley.
hours not confirmed yet
Ovifat Alpine Ski Slopes
On the edge of the High Fens, the Ovifat ski club runs three downhill runs (green, blue, red) served by drag lifts, plus a marked sledging run.
hours not confirmed yet
Schwarzer Mann winter sports centre (Prüm)
On the highest point of the Schnee-Eifel (698 m): two drag lifts, a sledging run with its own lift and about ten kilometres of cross-country trails, some 20 minutes from the Belgian border.
hours not confirmed yet
Snowshoeing in Schönberg
In the Our valley near Sankt Vith, Schönberg Aktiv rents snowshoes for marked trails of 5 to 13 km.
hours not confirmed yet
Thier des Rexhons Ski Slope (Spa)
In the forest on the edge of the Spa fens, the Ski Club de Spa runs a downhill slope with a drag lift, cross-country loops and sledging runs.
hours not confirmed yet
Val de Wanne Ski Slope
Near Trois-Ponts, Val de Wanne has two downhill runs of 500 m and 1 km with drag lifts, a sledging run and two cross-country loops.
hours not confirmed yet
Weißer Stein sledging run and ski trails (Hellenthal)
At 690 m, right by the Belgian border: a sledging run of up to 350 m with a sledge lift, plus cross-country loops around Udenbreth and Hollerath.
hours not confirmed yet
Willingen ski area
On the Ettelsberg, a gondola and two chairlifts serve the slopes of this ski-jumping village, with floodlit skiing on Wednesdays and Fridays.
hours not confirmed yet
Winterberg cross-country ski trails
About 150 km of groomed trails around Winterberg and Hallenberg, from a flat practice loop at Altastenberg to sporty circuits on the Bremberg.
hours not confirmed yet
Winterberg ski area (Skiliftkarussell)
The biggest ski area within reach of Belgium: more than 45 km of slopes and 46 lifts in the Sauerland, with floodlit skiing on several evenings a week.
hours not confirmed yet
Wolfsschlucht ski lift (Prüm)
Right next to Prüm, the local ski club runs a drag lift on a 700 m slope, with three short cross-country loops and a ski hut serving food.
hours not confirmed yet
Worriken Cross-country Ski Centre
By Lake Bütgenbach, the Worriken sports centre offers about 20 km of cross-country trails in 2 to 8 km loops, with rental and sledging.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I know if there is snow?
We never report it ourselves. On the page of each natural site, follow the link to the official snow report and webcam; slopes open only when there is enough snow.
And if there is no snow?
Indoor slopes, ice rinks and thermal baths are open whatever the weather: a good plan B for the same day.
Can I rent equipment?
Most indoor slopes and ski centres rent skis, boots and sledges; prices and conditions are on each place's page, with the official link.