Snow Fun Unlimited
Winter sports are multifaceted! From skating and ice climbing to winter paragliding from the Zugspitze summit, winter in Garmisch-Partenkirchen offers leisure opportunities for everyone.
Sledging & Toboganning
An unforgettable experience for young and old, sledging and tobogganing is widely present in the Loisach Valley - enjoy it with a wooden sleigh, a scoopjet, or even with a historical horn sled.
Try the various runs with natural or atrificial snow from the valley floor up to the Zugspitze summit. Our tip: a night ride is something to remember!
The longest run is from the St. Martinshütte Chalet to Garmisch, with its amazing 1600 meters in length and 320 meters in altitude. Mind that sledging and tobogganing requires the right equipment. Put on your complete ski outfit and shoes that provide a good grip - it is quite common to get bathed in the snow on the rapid downhill run. Also, for a moonlight ride a head torch is highly recommended.
The smaller ones can try out the run in the Zugspitzstrasse in Grainau and the small slope in Garmisch below the Kramerplateauweg.
Tips & Infos:
- Tobogganing in the Neighborhood - Grainau.de
- Wooden Sledge & Scoopjet Rental in Grainau
- A Perfect Holiday in Grainau: Tobogganing on Mount Zugspitze - The Badersee Blog
- Day Trip: Toboganning in Gaistal in Tyrol (in German) - The Badersee Blog
- Rodelhütte St. Martin am Grasberg (in German)
- Sledging By Day & Night - Tiroler Zugspitzarena
- Tobogganing in Kranzberg Area in Mittenwald (in German)
- Partenkirchen Horn Sled Race - event organized by Hornschlittenverein Partenkirchen (in German)
Skating & Ice Stock Sport
Skating rinks in Grainau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen become an attractive leisure option in the winter season. Equipment is available for rent at all locations named below.
The skating rink in Grainau is located directly in the village centre. At low temperatures, skaters and ice stock players are invited to enjoy its natural ice. Along with that, you can use the unique opportunity to skate in an amazing winter landscape at the foot of Mount Zugspitze in the winters when the Eibsee gets frozen.
The Mohrenplatz Square in the Garmisch pedestrian zone gets transformed into a skating rink that is open to public in winter - when it's cold enough.
The Olympic Ice Sport Centre in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is open all year round. With its 7.500 square meters of artificial ice and 6.926 visitor seats it belongs to the biggest ice facilities in Europe. Visitors can use one of the 3 indoor skating rinks, including a curling hall, as well as the open-air skating rink with a dedicated area for ice stock sports.
Tips & Infos:
- Skating Rink Grainau
- Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum (in German)
- Skating & Ice Stock Sport at Mohrenplatz in Garmisch (in German)
ICE STOCK SPORTS
If you come to Grainau, you should try the Bavarian Curling (Eisstockschießen) anyway! This is a kind of old sports that gained wide acceptance in many territories in the Alps, historically played in winter in the areas with freezing water surfaces. Nowadays you can play all year round - on ice or, in summer, on asphalt surfaces as well. The complete stock has a weight between 4.7 and 5.35 kg. g.
You can take part in an Eisstockschießen trial session organized by the Tourist Office in Grainau - feel free to contact the office directly about this. Alternatively, you can book your game, including the equipment, at the Sportclub Eibsee in Grainau or at the Eisstock-Club in Garmisch.
Tips & Infos:
Links are in German.
Biathlon
In Kaltenbrunn near Garmisch-Partenkirchen you would discover a well-equiped cross-country training facility that regularly offers biathlon days and weekends during the winter season. Another option is the Tiroler Zugspitz-Arena.
Sometimes you can participate in a biathlon day organized by the Grainau Tourist Office – check the event calender for announcements.
Tips & Infos:
- Learn biathlon in Kaltenbrunn (in German, training courses are only displayed in winter)
- Biathlon for Everyone - Krün Tourist Office (in German)
Ice Hockey
Still willing to make your child dream come true? The Olympic Ice Sport Centre (Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen offers its ice rinks for external groups, you can rent the equipment on site as well. Even a match with a complete team under professional guidance is possible!
Ice Climbing
A climbing tour through the frozen waterfalls and ice formations in high alpine terrain is a venture for experienced mountaineers.
Never tried ice climbing and eager to try something new? Book a one-day beginner course!
Winter Paragliding
The Wetterstein Chain and the Wank in Garmisch-Partenkirchen provide multiple start points for paragliders at any season. Those are, depending on the weather conditions, the Osterfelderkopf (2.050 m), the Kreuzeck (1.651 m), the Hausberg (1.310 m), as well as the Wank summit (1.780 m).
In Winter you can add the Zugspitze to the list - here you can also do some skiing before you fly. The altitude difference from the Zugspitze summit to the landing spot is the impressive 2.232 meters!
In A One-Horse Open Sleigh
Start across the fascinating snowy Loisach Valley, along the 'Heustadl' hay shacks and waterfalls, through the historic villages – a relaxed romantic sleigh ride is a perfect supplement to any winter sports activity.
Do nothing, just let the glorious views unfold before your eyes!
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The Loisach Valley offers countless leisure opportunities. Be it sightseeing, relaxing, mountaineering, biking or skiing - here you will find the right activity at any season.
Use our leisure guide below and feel free to contact the reception for assistance.
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