Monte Kaolino

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Monte Kaolino
Location	Hirschau, Germany
Nearest major city	Hirschau
Coordinates	49°32′3.95″N 11°58′0.70″E / 49.5344306°N 11.9668611°E / 49.5344306; 11.9668611Coordinates: 49°32′3.95″N 11°58′0.70″E / 49.5344306°N 11.9668611°E / 49.5344306; 11.9668611
Vertical	120 metres (394 ft)
Runs	3
Lift system	1 Funicular
Terrain parks	Yes
Night skiing	No
Website	Monte Kaolino

Monte Kaolino is a sand dune in Hirschau, Bavaria, Germany. It consists of 35,000,000 tonnes (34,000,000 long tons; 39,000,000 short tons) of sand, a by-product of kaolinite production over the years. The sand dune is now used as a ski resort for sand skiing and sandboarding, in addition to other activities.

Sand-skiing and sandboarding[]

By the 1950s the pile of sand had grown large enough that people experimented with skiing on it and in 1956 a ski club was formed. Uniquely to this hill, skiing is done directly on the sand and as a result, its operating season is inverse with ski areas elsewhere - it only opens in summer, even though the area does snow in winter.

The hill is home to the Sandboarding World Championships.

Recent history[]

The area was extensively renovated in 2007. In addition to the ski hill, there are also camping facilities, a pool, a geopark, and trails.

In 2009 a funicular elevator to the top of the hill was installed.^[1]

See also[]

• List of funicular railways

References[]

External links[]

• Official site
• Article about the place

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