Garmisch-Partenkirchen is Germany's most famous ski area and extends from 708m - 2950m in altitude. It lies directly on the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain with 2,962 m. This is the winter sports there is quite ideal for alpine skiers, snowboarders, carvers and freestylers. Until well into the spring it is the glacier on the Zugspitze ski area a magnet for alpine skiers, snowboarders, carvers and freestylers, including technical snow, snow classical descents and security value. Away from the well-groomed slopes, the Zugspitze area is a veritable powder paradise.





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For downhill skiing, it offers about 9 km easy, 40 km medium-severe and 6 km of slopes and about 30 lifts in order to quickly return to the top menu. For cross-country skiing is the 30-mile trail is quite ideal. For snowboarders is also a snowboard park and a superpipe available.


But even in cases accommodation is one of the most important climatic healing spas in the Bavarian Alps, with its 30,000 inhabitants in various price ranges around 10,000 beds to offer. Besides numerous restaurants has Garmisch-Partenkirchen also have many other leisure facilities like a swimming pool, a sauna, an ice rink, paragliding and horse-drawn sleigh rides. But the après ski in the bars and discos you should not miss.


The ski season begins around late November and ends late April. During this time, but not only the opportunity to participate actively in the winter sports to enjoy, but also the world's elite winter athletes to watch, such as the International Neujahrsskispringen or the Alpine Ski World Cup Men.