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Leisure in Saxony Dresden Leipzig Chemnitz

The current Saxon online newspaper. The latest news about leisure in Saxony, Dresden, Chemnitz and Leipzig.

Skiing on the Altenberg adventure mountain. Snow cannons help the winter along here / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Ski resorts expect crowds at the weekend

As the Christmas vacations draw to a close, Saxony's ski resorts are preparing for another rush of visitors at the weekend. The slopes are covered in snow in many places, but there is not enough snow to open all the runs. For example on the Fichtelbe ..

Cloudy weather at the start of the ski season: The first slopes have opened on the Fichtelberg / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

Ski season starts on the Fichtelberg

Skiers are now getting their money's worth again on the Fichtelberg. The first slopes were opened on Friday, which some winter sports enthusiasts did not want to miss despite the gloomy weather. This clears the way for skiing over the Christmas perio ..

Saxony attracts tourists in Poland and the Czech Republic, among others - but also in China and the USA. (Archive photo) / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Saxony popular with tourists from abroad

Saxony is enjoying an increasing number of tourists from abroad. They are the growth driver for the industry, explained Veronika Hiebl, Managing Director of Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen (TMGS). From January to the end of October, there wa ..

The first Saxon ski resorts have started the season. / Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa

First ski resorts start the season

The first ski resorts in Saxony have started the season. In Altenberg in the Osterzgebirge mountains, the ski lifts opened after snow cannons had ensured good piste conditions over the past few days. Further west in the Eibenstock ski arena, regular ..