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last updated: December 17, 2008

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 432 m
Inhabitants - total: 15100
City yes
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by public boat line yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 3 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 8
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 520
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 60
Group lodging - total beds: 134
Youth hostel yes Member SYH
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
Holidays on a farm yes
Sleeping in the hay yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
Finnish runway / ash trail yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, on foot yes
 
Other information all year round
Hobby-courses summer and/or winter (course language): Volkshochschule und Migros Klubschule
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 1000
Mountain railways - info phone: 032 626 46 00
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 800 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 1450 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 1
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 1280 m
Chairlifts in summer - total: 1
Public boat line in summer yes
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 500 km marked
Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) 50 km
Biking trails within Destination 500 km marked
Downhill bike slopes 3.8 km marked
Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way yes
Freestanding rock-climbing facilities, official yes
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" Golf
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Other information for summer
Natural sights: Jura / Aare / Bucheggberg / Wasseramt
Cultural sights: Altstadt Solothurn
Technical sights: Dinosaurier-Plattform in Lommiswil
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Planetenweg, Landwirtschaft
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL www.solothurn-city.ch
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 http://www.wettercam24.ch/d/channel3/weissenstein/index.shtml
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Solothurn / Weissenstein / Balmberg
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1000 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 1300 m
Familien Reduktion yes
Local transport installations in winter - total: 5
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 1300 m
Chairlifts - total: 1
Skilifts - total: 5
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: 032 637 10 40
Point of measure ski area bottom 1000 m
Point of measure ski area top 1300 m
Local ski slopes 8 km marked
Level of difficulty of slopes 50 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 30 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 20 % advanced
 
Snowboard
Snowboard - info phone: 032 637 10 40
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: 041 369 11 03
Tobogganing installations - total: 2
Total difference in altitude of all installations 650 m
Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total 9000 m maintained
Tobogganing trails total 9000 m marked
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Other information for winter
Camping ground in winter yes
"""Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" Downhill-Piste Weissenstein-Oberdorf
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL www.seilbahnweissenstein.ch
 
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