Monte Kaolino
Monte Kaolino is a sand dune in Hirschau, Bavaria, Germany. It consists of  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 the only sandsports facility equipped with a ski lift, and used to host the Sandboarding World Championship until 2007. A smaller scale competition, SandSpirit, is still held every year in July. Development
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. See also 
 List of funicular railways

References

External links
Official site
Article about the place

Amberg-Sulzbach
Ski areas and resorts in Germany
Sandboarding locations
Artificial hills