Weekend skiing near Munich - ski trip advice

I'm going to be in Munich for two weeks and really want to go skiing at the weekend. Could someone please give me some advice on what resorts are near, not too expensive for ski passes /equipment rental and how to get there (I wont have access to a car).

Are there any deals/special offers that include say train fare and ski passes? I think my accommodation will be paid for by work so i 'll prob stay in a hotel at the resort for the weekend. Any ideas?

Thanks a million
Siobhan

Have you looked at these:

Skiing and snowboarding - day trips from Munich

Munich Snow Report

...and this:

Munich international ski club

I recommend using the BOB (Bayerische-Oberland-Bahn) down to places like Spitzingsee, Bayerische Zell, etc - normally, you can get a ticket which includes this train, the ski pass and the short bus transfer to the resort when you're down there.

The day ticket is I believe is something like 35 Euros all-in. The website is in German but if you have no deutsch, I think they'll be someone at the BOB Ticket Counter that can help out...

BOB

I normally use this service to mountainbike in summer in the Bavarian Alps & I have to say it's pretty decent & good value for money !

You can also take the BOB to Lenggries, although the skiing there is a bit limited. Good enough for Martina Ertl to get quite good though

It's also possible to ski in Mittenwald, though I have never done so so can't say what it's like.

Otherwise you could go to Ehrwald on the Austrian side of the Zugspitze, or to Leermoos which is my favourite in the (almost immediate) area. I think you'd have to change trains in Garmisch to do that though.

Go here and click on "München" to get a list of weekend day trips provide dby sportscheck If your German is up to scratch, you'll be able to navigate your way through the site.

The trips leave from Munich at about 6:30 - and will bring you right the the
bottom of the slopes... they normall leave at about 4:15 - and will have you
back in Munich for about 6:30pm. Means you just have to organise your accommodation in Munich. The buses are fairly luxurious, and you can easily
grab 40 winks there and back.

The tix are normally Eur49 - which includes your ski-pass for the day.
Not bad since that includes coffee, croissants, yoghurts, juice drink for
breakfast, and beers on the way back. (At least, the last bus I took did!)

Okay I have read all the threads but nothing seems to cover what I want to know...

If you have never been on skis...and want to learn on a Saturday...within reasonable driving distance to Munich...where would you recommend? More importantly...lessons in English?

The place should also be decent enough for someone who is advanced in skiing and boarding.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Easy:
Parallel Skiing Courses with Ken Lawler
You'll have to wait until next year though. The courses are over for this year.

The courses are not all over for this year.
There are still weekend courses going on, run by Ecki Kober at the Brauneck ... Ecki's German only website but you can ask for an English-speaking instructor on a private lesson at any time while there's still snow.

doesn't matter where you go there will be a ski school with english speakers. if you find somewhere which defies this rule tell us all and we'll know never to pass that info on. you're problem is finding a ski place which suits both the virgin learner and the speed steep slope enthusiast. i could suggest places to learn, such as reit in winkl, st johann, lengriss etc where the learner has a great easy time on simple blue slopes. but may not be challenging enough for mr or mrs experience. i have heard that kitz now has free babyslope lifts (or as commonly known in bayern "idiotenhügel") that maybe the best place. dunno, it sounds like you may have to compromise somewhere along the line.

Wondering where people had stayed in Garmish when they go skiing? Looking for a twin room for one night - any suggestions?

Crosslink by admin: Garmisch - where to stay when skiing there

Hi all

I haven't found any particulary information on this so far on the forum. We are a group of 8 people going skiing for the weekend from Munich and wanted to stay in Kitzbuehel. But having difficultly finding accommodation. We did this last year and last minute found somewhere in St Johann instead, we dont want to go back there and wanted to go to somewhere new.

If we can't get anywhere to stay can anyone recommend an equally large nice resort within 1.5-2hours drive from here or any accommodation recommendations for kitzbuehel, with good apres-ski?

Cheers for any good ideas.

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http://saalbach-hinterglemm.at

Have you looked at the Kitzbühel website? They have an accommodation finder on their homepage.

Saalbach is a great ski area, and there is also accommodation in Leogang or Saalfelden.

My man "on the ground" in the business in Austria says:

"The snow is “deep and crisp and even� with great ski weather but we reckon that there are fewer tourists around. Wherever we go we are seeing quieter pistes, and hotels are not booming, so maybe the effect of the deepening recession in Germany and Austria, coupled with the increase in heating oil and fuel costs are causing visitors to shy away."

"School holidays are staggered here during the February half term and Wien and Niederösterreich began their half term week yesterday so we will have to see if that brings more visitors."

I am organizing a short (4 day) ski trip for the first week of January. Lesson number 1 which I have just learned, if you are planning to ski the first week of the year, it is pretty much already too late to book any place in Austria if it is for less than a week. That said, I did manage to find a place to stay in Mittenwald. Now the question is, where will we ski? We are a group of 2 kids, and 6 adults ranging from beginner to intermediate. How is the skiing right at Mittenwald? Does anyone know much about Seefeld? How far of a drive is it from Mittenwald? I realize that there is always the chance of no snow, which is why I chose Mittenwald. At least it is a cute village. Thanks for your help!

I'm not much of a ski expert, but I know Mittenwald pretty well. There is very little skiing in Mittenwald, but you are close to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which is pretty much the capital of skiing in Germany. And as you say, Mittenwald is very pretty.

Mittenwald has a cable car to Germany's only freeride ski area, they don't groom the slope so taking a big mixed group probably isn't too clever. To get the best of this you need to get one of the first cars up after a good snowfall. Perhaps better would be to head back to Garmisch or further down the road to Seefeld.