The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Explore Backcountry Skiing RoutesGarmisch is a Bavarian ski resort near to Germany's highest peak, Zugspitze. The surrounding terrain is steep and offers vast quantities of freeride lines.
Top 6 backcountry skiing routes in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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Gatterl
Take the Wetterwandeck lift up and exit to the left and ski down the Super G piste, keeping right on the ridge towards the Reintal (the valley which leads from Garmisch to the Zugspitze)....
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Klein Kanada
Take the Wetterwandeck lift up and start traversing/walking east. Ski into the big bowl and leave it traversing left to reach the Brunntal lift. (Make sure the Brunntal lift is open....
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Alpsitze East Shoulder
Climb up the via ferrata through the north face of the Alpspitze (about 600 vertical meters). The first part can be done with skins but it soon gets too steep. Crampons and an ice axe are sometimes useful for the latter part of the ascent....
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Stopselzieher Freeride
Leave the summit station of the Zugspitze towards Austria and start walking/skiing the ridge until a mellow col right after the abandoned 'Grathotel' on the right. Start skiing the steep northwest side keeping slightly right, always following small couloirs....
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Neue Welt
Take the Schneefernerkopf lift and start walking/skinning up the steep south-east side of the Schneefernerkopf (2836m). After about 200 vertical meters you will reach the abandoned top station of the old Neue Welt Lift....
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Ski Transalp from Lake Garda to Staffelsee
An epic 17-day ski tour from just north of Lake Garda (Campi, Italy) to Lake Staffelsee (Bad Kohlgrub, Germany). It’s one of the lesser-known multi-day ski tours of the Alps, taking you through over 320km of fantastic alpine vistas....
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