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Ski tours in Germany

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Ski touring is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. Climbing snow-covered mountains under your own steam, enjoying the clear view and icy air, and leaving fresh tracks in untouched deep snow on the descent is a dream come true for winter sports enthusiasts.

While high peaks await in the Bavarian Alps from the Allgäu to the Berchtesgadener Land, the German low mountain ranges are also well suited for ski tours. The Black Forest, Bavarian Forest, Fichtelgebirge and Co. are also considered particularly avalanche-safe.

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The 10 most beautiful ski touring routes in Germany

The Hirschberg summit reveals itself!
Ski Touring · Bavarian Prealps
Hirschberg - the classic of the Munich ski mountains
recommended route Difficulty easy
4
9.1 km
3:45 h
905 m
905 m
Simple and very popular ski route that requires some practice and perfect mastery of ascent and descent techniques; under normal conditions it is largely avalanche-safe. The steep ascent on the Brunnbichlab descent is unpleasant. Those who want can avoid this by taking the ski lift up.
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Riedberger Horn, 1786 m, with (right) north summit, 1754 m
Ski Touring · Allgäu Alps
Ski circular tour from Grasgehren to the Riedberger Horn, 1786 m, and Großer Ochsenkopf, 1662 m
recommended route Difficulty moderate
3
8.6 km
5:30 h
750 m
750 m
This circular route from the Riedberger Horn (1786 m) to the Großer Ochsenkopf (1662 m) offers pleasant ascents with a great north cirque descent!
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Crossing Geigelstein with skis overview image - ascent topo
Ski Touring · Bavarian Alps
Ski crossing of the Geigelstein (1,812 m)
recommended route Difficulty difficult
17.4 km
7:00 h
1,400 m
1,400 m
From Mühlau via the lonely Dalsenalms from the north to the Geigelstein and down on the normal route or via the Priener Hütte to Ettenhausen/Schleching!
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The mountain station of the Predigtsuhl cable car
Ski Touring · Berchtesgadener Land
Predigtstuhl round: Lattengebirge crossing
recommended route Difficulty easy
1
9.6 km
5:00 h
323 m
1,214 m
Pleasure ski route from Bad Reichenhall over the Lattengebirge to Bischofswiesen
Berchtesgaden & Bad Reichenhall
Skitour Kolbensattel
Ski Touring · Zugspitze Region
Ski tour - Kolbensattel
recommended route Difficulty easy
3
4.5 km
1:00 h
417 m
417 m
Since the winter season 2024/2025, the descent from Kolbensattel is primarily a toboggan run. Nevertheless, it is possible to do a ski tour in the open terrain.
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Schafreuter
Ski Touring · Karwendel
To the Schafreuter
recommended route Difficulty moderate
2
11.6 km
4:30 h
1,250 m
1,250 m
Beautiful wide descent slopes in the upper part, a magnificent view and mostly quite good snow conditions. These three advantages rightly make the Schafreuter one of the most popular ski-touring classics of the Karwendel Mountains.
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Ski Touring · Black Forest
Silberberg seen from Brandenberg
recommended route Difficulty easy
2.3 km
2:00 h
395 m
395 m
This short route on one of the classic Black Forest ski mountains is probably one of the most popular. This is mainly due to the relatively steep sections.
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Viewpoint Amtssteigfelsen
Ski Touring · The Ore Mountains
Ski tour on Fichtelberg in the Ore Mountains
recommended route Difficulty easy
1
7.7 km
2:30 h
440 m
440 m
Oberwiesenthal offers not only skiing fun in the ski areas Fichtelberg and Klinovec/Keilberg as well as on the cross-country ski trails, but also some ski touring options are possible.
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View of the Kleine Arbersee and Lamer Winkel with Osser
Ski Touring · Bavarian Forest
Großer Arber from Mooshütte
recommended route Difficulty moderate closed
1
10.7 km
3:00 h
583 m
583 m
Quiet north-facing ascent to the Großer Arber with the option of a detour to the Kleiner Arbersee. Descent from the summit north-facing directly along the ascent or east-facing with a "refreshment stop" at the Arberschutzhaus.
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Aufstieg
Ski Touring · Fichtelgebirge
2017.12.25 Ochsenkopf
Difficulty moderate
3
5.6 km
1:19 h
351 m
366 m
Mit den Skiern durch den Wald hoch zum Ochsenkopf. Zurück geht es über die Skipiste bis zur Talstation.
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Skitouren in den Bayerischen Alpen

Allgäuer Alpen

Bavaria, Germany
Ski tours in the Allgaeu Region

There is hardly any other ski touring area in the Bavarian Alpine region that offers ski mountaineers such a varied ...

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Berchtesgadener Land

Bavaria, Germany
Ski tours in the Berchtesgadener Land

The Berchtesgaden National Park is one of the most beautiful areas for ski tours in the entire Alpine region. In winter, ...

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Bayerische Voralpen

Ski tours in the Bavarian Prealps

The mountain range of the Bavarian Pre-Alps lies south of Munich and stretches as far as Austria. It inspires with its ...

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Skitouren in den Deutschen Mittelgebirgen

Bayerischer Wald und Fichtelgebirge

ski tours  ·  Bavarian Forest
Ski tours in the Bavarian Forest

The Bavarian Forest is located in the border triangle of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic and is one of the ...

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ski tours  ·  Fichtelgebirge
Ski tours in the Fichtel Mountains

The Fichtelgebirge Nature Park is a popular region for extended ski tours. The "crown of northern Bavaria" scores with ...

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Schwarzwald

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Ski tours the Black Forest

In winter, a thick layer of snow covers the forests of the Black Forest. In the low mountain range there is sometimes ...

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Erzgebirge

Saxony, Germany
Ski tours in the Ore Mountains

The Ore Mountains in eastern Germany are not known as a fairytale winter wonderland for nothing. The low mountain range ...

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Nature-compatible ski, freeride and snowshoe routes

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Ski touring on slopes

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The official data of the avalanche warning services - updated daily.

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Over the Grünsee to the Roßkopf by Christian
February 23, 2025 · Community
schöne Tour mit teilweise steileren Strecken. Nur leider zu wenig oder kein Schnee auf den Ziehwegen im Wald.
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Skitour zum Sedererstuiben by berg
February 13, 2025 · Community
Tolle Tour, vor allem der Gipfelanstieg ist langsam, gemächlich und nicht steil.
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Ross- and Buchstein as ski and climbing route by Hans
February 06, 2025 · Community
Langer Aufstieg auf flacher Forststraße durch den Wald, aber im oberen Teil ein sehr lohnender Hang. Wir haben auch das Südwandschmankerl geklettert, würden es aber gegenüber der Schwierigkeitsangabe im Alpinverlag um einen Grad höher bewerten. Die Südausrichtung und die Aussicht machen diese Tour an einem sonnigen Tag zu einer sehr schönen Kombination.
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Einstieg am unteren Ende des markanten Risses
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