Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze, Ski resort Zugspitze ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze, Ski resort Zugspitze is a ski area in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. Its 23 mapped downhill runs add up to 16 km, which ranks it #13 of 292 ski areas in Germany and gives it 1.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 681 m long.

Slopes at Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze, Ski resort Zugspitze

About 25% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 75% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze, Ski resort Zugspitze a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 38 lifts: 30 mountain railways, 4 cable cars, 2 t-bars, 2 chairlifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 994 m up to 2,627 m, a vertical drop of 1,633 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze, Ski resort Zugspitze

The nearest airport is Innsbruck Airport (INN), about 32 km away in a straight line — roughly 41 minutes by car; Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) is 85 km away. Nearby ski areas include Skigebiet Garmisch-Classic (37.8 km), Olympiaschanzen, Skigebiet Eckbauer (4.0 km) and Farchant (0.5 km), which together add 42 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.