Garmisch Classic

Garmisch Classic is an alpine ski area in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria.[1] Its maximum elevation is 2,050 m (6,726 ft) above sea level at Osterfelderkopf, with a vertical drop of 1,350 m (4,429 ft). Other peaks of ski area are the Kreuzjoch at 1,719 m (5,640 ft) and Kreuzeck at 1,651 m (5,417 ft).[2]

Garmisch Classic
Kandahar course in January 2008
Garmisch Classic
Location in Germany
Garmisch Classic
Garmisch Classic (Alps)
LocationGarmisch-Partenkirchen
Bavaria, Germany
Nearest major cityInnsbruck, Austria
Munich, Germany
Coordinates47.471°N 11.064°E / 47.471; 11.064
Vertical1,350 m (4,429 ft)
Top elevation2,050 m (6,726 ft)
Base elevation   700 m (2,297 ft)
Runs40 km (25 mi)
- 17% easy - (blue)
- 60% intermediate - (red)
- 23% difficult - (black)
Lift system2 aerial trams
2 gondolas
4 chairlifts
10 surface lifts
Snowmaking30 km (19 mi)
WebsiteGarmisch Classic

The area hosted the World Championships in 2011 and 1978, and alpine skiing debuted at the Winter Olympics here in 1936. Run only as a combined event in 1936, the downhill portion was run at Garmisch Classic and the slalom was run at Gudiberg, adjacent to the ski jumps (Große Olympiaschanze). Garmisch Classic is known for the classic Kandahar slope, descending from Kreuzjoch, where the speed events are held for the World Cup and World Championships.

Skiing is also available above Garmisch Classic on the Zugspitzplatt, a glacial plateau below the summit of the Zugspitze, the highest point in Germany at 2,962 m (9,718 ft). The lift-served summit for skiing is 2,720 m (8,924 ft), descending to 2,000 m (6,562 ft), for a vertical drop of 720 m (2,362 ft).[3][2]

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References
  1. "Trail map Garmisch-Classic". zugspitze.de. 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "Zugspitze and Garmisch-Classic trail maps". Ski Maps.org. 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  3. "Glacier ski area". Ski area Zugspitze. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
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