List of ski resorts in the German Alps
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This is a list of ski resorts in the German Alps. Because the German part of the Alps lies exclusively in Bavaria, Alpine ski resorts are only found in that state. The mountains in Upper Bavaria
are referred to as the Bavarian Alps; whilst those in the Bavarian province of Swabia
are known as the Allgäu Alps
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Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany.- Geography :Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered around the city of Munich. It is subdivided into four regions : Ingolstadt, Munich, Bayerisches Oberland , and Südostoberbayern...
are referred to as the Bavarian Alps; whilst those in the Bavarian province of Swabia
Swabia
Swabia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.-Geography:Like many cultural regions of Europe, Swabia's borders are not clearly defined...
are known as the Allgäu Alps
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance.-Principal summits:-External links:*...
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Ski resorts in the Allgäu Alps
| Name of lift/area | Location(s) | Height above sea level in metres |
Lift facilities1 | Piste length in km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindelang-Oberjoch | Oberjoch | 1136 - 1559 | 0/1/7 | 32 |
| Wertach | Wertach Wertach Wertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. It is situated on the river Wertach, southeast of Kempten. The town was the childhood home of the writer W. G. Sebald.... |
0/0/3 | 10 | |
| Oy-Mittelberg | Oy-Mittelberg Oy-Mittelberg Oy-Mittelberg is a municipality in the rural district Oberallgäu in Bavaria/Germany.-Geography:Oy-Mittelberg is situated in the Allgäu region in the foothills of the Allgäu Alps. The municipality consists of the villages of Burgkranzegg, Faistenoy, Haslach, Kressen, Maria-Rain, Mittelberg,... |
0/0/3 | 0.6 | |
| Bolsterlang | Bolsterlang Bolsterlang Bolsterlang is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.... |
1/1/5 | 20 | |
| Ofterschwang | Ofterschwang Ofterschwang Ofterschwang is a municipality in Oberallgäu, in Bavaria, Germany. It is a professional winter sports venue, regularly used for Alpine skiing World Cup events.... |
0/2/5 | 14.8 | |
| Obermaiselstein/Grasgehren | Obermaiselstein Obermaiselstein Obermaiselstein is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in the German state of Bavaria.... |
0/1/4 | 10 | |
| Balderschwang | Balderschwang Balderschwang Balderschwang is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.... |
0/2/10 | 32 | |
| Immenstadt | Immenstadt Immenstadt Immenstadt im Allgäu is a town in the Upper Allgäu, far southern region of Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps.-External links:*... |
0/2/10 | 20 | |
| Grünten | Rettenberg Rettenberg Rettenberg is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.-Brewery-Village:Rettenberg is the southernmost village with breweries in Germany. The Community use the slogan "Most South Brewery Village of Germany" for tourism.... |
0/1/13 | 40 | |
| Söllereck/Höllwies | Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide... |
1/0/3 | 10 | |
| Fellhorn/Kanzelwand | Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide... |
920 - 1957 | 2/4/7 | 20 |
| Nebelhorn Nebelhorn The Nebelhorn is a high mountain in the Allgäu Alps in Germany, near the village of Oberstdorf. It lends its name to the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition and the Nebelhorn Classics a freeride race event... |
Oberstdorf Oberstdorf Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide... |
828 - 2224 | 2/3/1 | 12 |
| Halblech | Buching | 0/1/3 | 3 | |
| Tegelberg | Schwangau Schwangau Schwangau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The village lies 4 km from the larger town of Füssen and just 1.5 km from Hohenschwangau, a collection of tourist-oriented facilities adjacent to the major tourist attractions of Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss... |
1/0/4 | 5 | |
| Nesselwang | Nesselwang Nesselwang Nesselwang is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany. It is an oft photographed market town and tourist resort at the foot of the Alps in Allgäu... |
0/2/3 | 11.5 | |
| Breitenberg | Pfronten Pfronten Pfronten is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.-External links: German Wikipedia article... |
1/1/10 | 12 | |
| Steibis | Steibis | 865 - 1345 | 2/0/16 | 48 |
| Hochgrat | Lanzenbach | 856 - 1708 | 1/0/0 | 16 (0/12/4) |
| Oberstaufen | Oberstaufen Oberstaufen Oberstaufen is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavarian Swabia, Germany, situated on the B 308 road from Lindau to Immenstadt.-History:It is first mentioned as Stoufun in AD 868... |
746 - 1170 | 0/1/11 | 25 |
| Scheidegg | Scheidegg Scheidegg, Bavaria Scheidegg is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany and a licensed Kneipp cure spa and air health resort.-Geography:... |
0/0/4 | 3.0 | |
| Simmerberg | Weiler Weiler-Simmerberg Weiler-Simmerberg is a market town in the Swabian Lindau district.-Geography:Being located in the Westallgäu, the market town is bordering on the region of the Bregenzerwald, which already belongs to the Austrian administrative region of Vorarlberg... |
0/0/4 | 1.3 | |
| Buchenberg | Buchenberg Buchenberg Buchenberg is a municipality in the district of Oberallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.... |
0/0/6 | 4 | |
| Isny | Isny | 0/0/4 | 0.9 |
Ski resorts in the Bavarian Alps (from west to east)
| Name of lift/area | Location(s) | Height above sea level in metre |
Lift facilities1 | Piste length2 in km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolben (Oberammergau) | Oberammergau Oberammergau Oberammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. The town is famous for its production of a Passion Play, its woodcarvers, and the NATO School.-Passion Play:... |
0/1/7 | 18 | |
| Unterammergau Unterammergau Unterammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of the 11th-century Chapel of St Leonhard, patron saint of horses, which is the terminus of the annual Leonhardritt and Blessing of the Animals.... |
Unterammergau Unterammergau Unterammergau is a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of the 11th-century Chapel of St Leonhard, patron saint of horses, which is the terminus of the annual Leonhardritt and Blessing of the Animals.... |
0/0/5 | 6 (1/3/2) | |
| Kohlgruber Hörnle | Bad Kohlgrub Bad Kohlgrub Bad Kohlgrub is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria.... |
0/1/4 | 12 | |
| Garmisch Classic | Garmisch-P. Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... |
740 - 2050 | 4/3/11 | 36.5 (6.5/24/6) |
| Wank | Garmisch-P. Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... |
1/0/4 | 9 (0.5/8.5/0) | |
| Eckbauer | Garmisch-P. Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... |
800 - 1250 | 1/0/0 | 3 (2/1/0) |
| Zugspitze Zugspitze The Zugspitze, at 2,962 metres above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the border between Germany and Austria runs over its western summit. South of the mountain is... |
Garmisch-P. Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... , Eibsee Eibsee Eibsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany, 9km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and roughly 100km southwest of Munich. At an elevation of 973.28 m, its surface area is 177.4 ha... |
2000 - 2720 | 3/1/9 | 18 (2/15/1) |
| Kranzberg Kranzberg Kranzberg is a municipality in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany.... |
Mittenwald Mittenwald Mittenwald is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria.-Geography:Mittenwald is located approx. 16 kilometers to the south-east of Garmisch-Partenkirchen... |
0/1/6 | 15,1 (5.6/8.4/1.1) | |
| Blomberg Blomberg Blomberg is a town in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with c. 17,000 inhabitants.-External links:*... |
Bad Tölz Bad Tölz Bad Tölz is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and administrative center of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.- History :Since the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the Ice Age, archaeology has shown continuous occupation of the site of Bad Tölz... |
0/1/1 | 8 (5/3/0) | |
| Brauneck Brauneck Brauneck is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.... |
Lenggries Lenggries Lenggries is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany. Lenggries is the center of the Isarwinkel, the region along the Isar between Bad Tölz and Wallgau... |
695 - 1712 | 1/3/15 | 35 (6/25/4) |
| Hirschberg (Bavaria) Hirschberg (Bavaria) The Hirschberg is a high mountain in the Bavarian Fore-alps south of Lake Tegernsee.The summit may be reached via a gentle mountain path either from Scharling, Kreuth or Bad Wiessee, all three routes being classified as not difficult. Below the summit at a height of 1,520 m is the... |
Kreuth Kreuth Kreuth is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.-Schloss Ringberg:The castle Ringberg was owned by the dukes of Bavaria and was donated to the Max Planck Society in 1973.-Wildbad Kreuth:... |
0/0/3 | 2 (1/1/0) | |
| Wallberg Wallberg Wallberg is a mountain in the Mangfallgebirge, part of the Bavarian alps in the south of Bavaria, Germany.... |
Tegernsee | 800 - 1900 | 1/0/1 | 9.3 (0/6.1/3.2) |
| Sutten | Tegernsee | 1/0/0 | 3.5 (0/3.5/0) | |
| Stümpfling | Spitzingsee Spitzingsee Spitzingsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 1084 m, its surface area is 28.3 ha.... |
1100 - 1800 | 0/2/11 | 19.9 (11.9/3.5/4.5) |
| Taubenstein | Spitzingsee Spitzingsee Spitzingsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 1084 m, its surface area is 28.3 ha.... |
1100 - 1900 | 1/0/5 | 10.5 (7/2/1.5) |
| Wendelstein | Bayrischzell Bayrischzell Bayrischzell is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.... |
800 - 1700 | 2/0/2 | 10 (2/4/4) |
| Sudelfeld | Bayrischzell Bayrischzell Bayrischzell is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.... |
800 - 1700 | 0/3/16 | 30 (4.5/21/4.5) |
| Hocheck Hocheck (Oberaudorf) Hocheck is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.... |
Oberaudorf Oberaudorf Oberaudorf is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany.Oberaudorf is the birthplace of German politician Edmund Stoiber and soccer player Bastian Schweinsteiger grew up there.-External links:*... |
600 - 1300 | 0/1/4 | 12 |
| Kampenwand Kampenwand Kampenwand is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.... |
Aschau Aschau im Chiemgau Aschau im Chiemgau is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany.... |
650 - 1450 | 1/2/3 | 12 (7/4/1) |
| Winklmoos-Steinplatte | Winklmoos-Alm | (750)1200 - 1860 | 1/8/3 | 50 (20/25/5) |
| Hochfelln Hochfelln Hochfelln is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.... |
Bergen | 650 - 1600 | 1/0/6 | 7 (1/5/1) |
| Unternberg | Ruhpolding Ruhpolding Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein district in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps. Ruhpolding has a population of approximately 6,400.... |
0/1/4 | 9 (2/7/0) | |
| Hochschwarzeck | Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden Ramsau is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800.It is located in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, close to the border with Austria, 35 km south of Salzburg and 150 km south-east of Munich.... |
0/1/5 | 6 (3/3/0) | |
| Götschen | Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich... |
0/1/2 | 5,3 (5,3/0/0) | |
| Jenner Jenner (mountain) Jenner is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.... |
Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich... |
1/2/3 | 8.5 | |
| Gutshof Obersalzberg Obersalzberg Obersalzberg is a mountainside retreat situated above the market town of Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, Germany, located about southeast of Munich, close to the border with Austria... |
Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich... |
0/0/6 | 2.6 (0/2.6/0) | |
| Roßfeld | Berchtesgaden-Oberau Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich... |
0/0/6 | 6 (5/1) |
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