Skating the Weissensee 2026: this is the state of the ice (core ice)

If you want to skate the Weissensee in 2026, you want to know the state of the ice. Happily the reports are good: there is core ice measuring a full 25 cm.

On this Austrian mountain lake the ice terms come flying at you. From black ice and mirror ice to working ice and snow ice for example. The the definition of snow ice we covered in an earlier blog. But which kind of ice has the upper hand right now?

Weissensee 2026: core ice

The Dutch tour organisation Weissensee Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour (AEW) reports that the 2026 edition has 25 cm of core ice on the Weissensee.

• Core ice is extremely hard ice, right through its full thickness.

That makes it perfect for skating.

The state of the ice right now

The editorial team at dionvacation® is there, of course, and has tested the conditions for itself. The AEW words are more than apt: the ice is in wonderful shape. A blessing for any skating enthusiast.

5,000 skaters in the Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour in 2026

And those enthusiasts will be there in force. According to Weissensee News more than 5,000 participants are expected at the 2026 edition of the Weissensee Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour.

It is, after all, the world’s largest sporting event on natural ice, according to the local outlet.

The weather for the 1st Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour

During the first Alternative Dutch 11-City Tour of 2026, the one on 20 January, sunny, cold freezing weather is expected.

• In the night from Monday to Tuesday it can still freeze hard, between -10° and -14°.
• During the day (Tuesday) the temperature looks like staying at around -1° , just below freezing.

All of it under a blue sky, if the weather gods follow the forecast.

Photo: © Wimke van der Vaart