Skiing Zugspitz is to ski the border between Germany and Austria and equally to be at the highest point in Germany. The valley towns are Garmisch and Partenkirchen hence this are where accommodation is to be found.
Zugspitz and Garmisch Classic Piste Maps.
Download the latest Garmisch Classic piste map here.
Download the latest Zugspitz piste map here.
Skiing Garmisch Partenkirchen Classic Ski Area.
The Garmisch-Classic ski area comprises the skiing found on the the Hausberg, Kreuzeck and Alpspitze mountains. There is 40km (25 miles) of pistes at an altitude of between 700m and 2,050m (2,297 to 6,725 feet).
The Huasberg Kreuzeck Ski Area.
Directly above the town, the Huasberg Kreuzeck ski area is reached by taking two gondolas, starting a few km from the edge of the resort.
These lower lifts have decent vertical ascents and serve the long runs back down. The higher lifts and pistes are all much shorter.
The Alpspitz ski area is higher and it can be reached from the Huasberg Kreuzeck Area via a narrow path and tow rope. Alternatively there is the option to ski down to the Alpspitz cable car.
Skiing the Zugspitze Glacier.
There are two options for getting to the Zugspitze Glacier. Firstly, The railway from the resort which reaches the ‘Classic’ ski area lift bases. Or by taking the cable car from Eibsee which climbs to the top of the Zugspitze and from there take another cable car down to the ski slopes.
The glacier has 22km (15 miles) of pistes. Drag lifts provide access to a series of typical glacier blue pistes above the main lifts. Below there is a selection of good red pistes and some good off-piste areas.
The Riffelriss ski run goes all the way into the valley when conditions permit.
