 Poster: A snowHead
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Hopefully this might be of some use to someone.
Day One- Oberammergau
Very sunny and warm, to the extent that there was no sign of any cross-country. Alpine was restricted to one main blue run and a few nursery slopes. The top of the one open run was unpleasantly icy, and the lower section had turned to mush by late morning. Avoid in anything other than cold weather! A nice glass cafe at the bottom. Beware- other than the pass office, everything is cash-only. The village itself is worth a visit, with a decent number of restaurants and for the self-caterers there is an Edeka and a large booze wholesaler next door.
Day Two- Seefeld in Tirol (Rosshuette)
Absolutely brilliant for intermediates. Some really nice wide blues and some wooded ones as well, and a couple of reds with a bit of bite that are nonetheless fun. The best blue is the long one down to the valley from the top of the Rosshuette Express lift. Hochegg-Alm fully recommended for coffee or beer stop, with great views over the town. The Reitherjoch-Alm (cash-only) at the bottom of run 7 is good for a light lunch. Apres at the bottom is limited but perfectly decent. If you're driving in at a weekend, get there early as the car park fills up very quickly.
Day Three- Garmisch-Classic
Possibly the most disappointing skiing, even if you include Oberammergau! Being a Saturday during Carnival, it was total chaos at times. The blues are not particularly enjoyable, but the Olympia red was much better. If you take the Kandahar lift, you can have a look over the lip of the piste and then scoot off down a blue which eventually leads you back over the Kandahar and back towards the Hausberg main lift. The Bayern-Haus is good for lunch. Get the twin-card to cover this and Zugspitze.
Day Four- Zugspitze
The highlight. Great snow, nice blues and reds, nothing for the experts though. Gets busier if the snow is poor at Hausberg. The Sonn Alpin is decent for lunch and takes card. If you've got a car, drive to Eibsee and get the gondola, as the train to and from Garmisch is a long slog. Mix of chair lifts and T-bars.
In town- the usual fare really. However, there are some gems. Bungalow 7 on Alpspitzstrasse does great food (it prides itself on not serving schnitzel!) and has Tegernseer on draught. Hofbraeustueberl on Chamonixstrasse is a hidden gem- it specialises in Croatian dishes.
If you're in town when it's on, SC Riedersee ice hockey is a lot of fun.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks -- love Oberammergau, but only been in Summer
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Good post.
Germany has had one of its worst seasons ever this year (no snow).
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Thanks for this report! Great timing - we're going next week for a long weekend. Great to have some restaurant recommendations in town!
Did you stay in Garmisch? Wondering if you used the train at all to do Classic or Zugspitze? If driving, what was parking like? We'll have a car, but I'm keen on trains... we were going to try out Erwald and Berwang, but Seefeld sounds perfect for us, hmm.
Hoping we have some extra snow for our trip.
Edit - sorry, just read again and noticed that advice about the train, doh!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@PrimroseAndBlue, You should give Garmisch Classic a bit more of a chance! This has been a hell of a season for snow, and you were there at the busiest time of the year when the whole of Bavaria is in GAP. I love to go down there on a weekday and just spend the day hooning down the Kandahar (including Tröglhang, the steep bit you mentioned), Olympia and the red and black runs down to Hausberg.
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@ElzP, the train that PrimroseAndBlue is referring to is the Zahnradbahn (tooth wheel) to the Zugspitz ski area. The regular DB train only takes about 15 mins to Ehrwalder Alm station where you can get a bus to the Ehrwalder Alm or Lermoos ski areas, on the same lift pass, free train and bus.
I recommend Ehrwalder Alm, which also has a very good mountain restaurant, the Tirolerhaus.
Look at the Ehrwalder Alm website.
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The Kandahar is a bit steep for me, I slid down most of the top pitch on my back! The Horn black is just right but if snow is in short supply it might not be open
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This brought back happy memories of the RAF Winter Training Scheme which was based in Oberammergau but did some of the skiing at the Garmisch classic and Zugspitze. Long days on the piste, long nights on the piste, too! 
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@nigelg, Ah, fab. That's good intel, thank you! Be nice to be able to do the train round to there. The Ehrwalder Alm looks good from every angle to me.
Absolutely want to try the Kandahar but I note can see myself avoiding that top bit. Any other slope recommendations welcome.
Webcams looking much better than they have for a while...
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@steilhang, I'll definitely be back! It was more of a heads-up to anyone going out there now. Any good apres tips for the town itself?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@PrimroseAndBlue, sorry, I always drive down and back same day, so no apres for me.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Not skied down there for well over 20 years but have been more recently in the summer.
Riding either of the cable cars (Bayern/Tirol) to the top of the Zugspitze is a spectacular experience - probably less so if you're scared of heights! I believe that the Bayern cable car has recently been modernised and has the longest span between pylons of any cable car in the world.
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@Tirol, yes afaik it's the longest. Bayern side is better, esp. with the new cable car. Definitely worth a visit in winter on a powder day. Miles and miles of mellow off piste up there.
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