Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze
Ski resort · Bavaria, Germany
Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze is a ski resort in Bavaria (Germany) with 16 km of runs and 38 lifts. You can ski between 995 m and 2,627 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,632 m. Its longest run is Riffelabfahrt (3.9 km) and the steepest, Aspen Run, reaches 55% on its toughest stretch.
See Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 16 km
- Lifts
- 38
- Elevation
- 995–2,627 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,632 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue3.9 km
- Red12 km
The steepest runs at Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Aspen Run Red55% · 29°
- Sonnenkar Red48% · 26°
- Super-G Red45% · 24°
- Weißes Tal Süd Red40% · 22°
- Panoramaabfahrt Red39% · 21°
The longest runs
- Riffelabfahrt Red3.9 km
- Brunntal Red1.5 km
- Weißes Tal Blue1.4 km
- Wetterwandeck Blue1.2 km
- Weißes Tal Süd Red1.1 km
Lifts
30 trains · 4 cable cars · 2 T-bar lifts · 2 chairlifts.
When to go to Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,744 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,811 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze
- Garmisch-Classic5 km · 38 km of runs
- Ehrwalder Wettersteinbahnen7 km · 12 km of runs
- Ehrwalder Alm8 km · 18 km of runs
- Lermoos Grubigstein13 km · 23 km of runs
- Biberwier - Marienberg14 km · 9.6 km of runs
- Mittenwald - Kranzberg17 km · 6.2 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze?
- In Bavaria, Germany. The nearest resort is Garmisch-Classic, 5 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze have?
- 16 km: 3.9 km of blue runs, 12 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze?
- You can ski between 995 m and 2,627 m: a vertical drop of 1,632 m.
- How many lifts does Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze have?
- 38: 30 trains, 4 cable cars, 2 T-bar lifts, 2 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze?
- Aspen Run (red), at 55% (29°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.