Enjoyed the natural ice? A tip for next year: a skating holiday on the Weissensee

Anyone who loves skating on natural ice might consider going to the Weissensee next year. This handsome mountain lake and nature park in Carinthia, Austria, offers an entirely new skating experience full of natural beauty.

A rare spell of frost in the Netherlands

• The Netherlands has had a fine spell of frost, with several days of skating.
• For many people it had been a while since they were last on the ice.
• In recent years a long spell of frost had become a rare phenomenon.

Happily this time it came off, and corona (COVID-19) felt a long way away for a while. We enjoyed ourselves on the Paterswoldsemeer, Leekstermeer en Tjeukemeer.

Getting a taste for it

You can be sure a fair few Dutch people have got a taste for it. So we are looking ahead to more skating fun, abroad.

Thanks to skating destinations abroad you can skate on natural ice again next year. We can offer that prospect because of the ice guarantee on international skating trips.

An ice guarantee at the winter destination of the Weissensee

• The mountain lake, at 930 metres, offers an ‘ice guarantee’ in almost every winter.
• You can more or less ‘always’ assume there will be enough ice.
• Which makes this the ideal winter destination for skating on natural ice.

The ice guarantee is so reliable that you can predictthe first ice with considerable accuracy. Almost to the day, because usually the ice starts growing around 25 November.

Skating on natural ice internationally

Skating the Weissensee yourself turns out to be an experience not to be missed. Everyone is very welcome. The atmosphere on this beautiful lake is wonderful. And it is a source of calm and zest for life.

And you can take on a sporting challenge there in the shape of an Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour.

A skating holiday next year

It may seem a long way off, but put the Weissensee down for next year already. Good preparation is essential if you want to try the Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour.

Which is why every autumn, and sometimes a little sooner, we give all sorts of tips for this tour. Clothing tips, for instance, and clothing tips and the ultimate protection against wind and cold.

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Travel with us from Bali to the Weissensee

The online travel magazine dionvacation travels between the extremes of heat and cold. Come along from Bali to the Weissensee. Find inspiration in our travel blogs in the category sun holiday of skating holiday.