Westdeutsches Wintersport-Museum
Winter sports museum in the Schultenhof in Winterberg-Neuastenberg with eight thematic areas, from early ski forerunners through bobsledding and sledding to ski equipment.
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About the museum
The Westdeutsches Wintersport Museum opened in 1998 in Neuastenberg, a district of Winterberg at the foot of the Kahler Asten. It is housed in the Schultenhof right next to the church and shows, across about 250 square meters on two levels, how winter sports developed in the Sauerland.
For more than a century, the region has been one of Germany's major winter sports areas. When Chief Forester Hagemann first stood on skis in Winterberg in 1889, a development began that brought winter tourism to the Sauerland with the railway connection in 1906. The first ski clubs were founded, and in 1910 the Bobclub Winterberg was established and built the first bobsled run.
The permanent exhibition is organized into eight thematic areas: from woven snowshoes and the Trilling, through a reconstructed wheelwright's workshop where the first skis were made, to equipment over time. Further areas are devoted to the Skiklub Sauerland and the later Westdeutscher Skiverband, to ice skating, and to sleds and bobsleds. A separate section commemorates the spoon carvers (Löffelschnitzer), who made wooden spoons as home work during the long winters until 1949. The exhibition is regularly updated.
Highlights
- Eight thematic areas on two levels
- Reconstructed wheelwright's workshop for ski making
- Development of skis, bindings and equipment
- Historic sleds and bobsleds
- Historic ski films during guided tours
Permanent exhibition
- Wintersport im Sauerland – Permanent exhibition in eight thematic areas on skis, ski equipment, ice skating, and sled and bobsleigh sports, complemented by the spoon carvers of the Hochsauerland.
- Founded
- 1998
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4Adults with the Sauerland-Card |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 15 · Children under 15 enter free when accompanied by their parents. |
Adults pay €5, or €4 with the Sauerland-Card.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is right next to the church in Neuastenberg at the foot of the Kahler Asten.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant
The museum is located in the building of the restaurant Landfein.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | Guided tours of about one hour, with historic ski films of the region's first skiers and bobsledders, by arrangement. The website offers a virtual museum tour. |
