The Tyrolean village at around 1,000 m nearest the Austrian cable car onto the Zugspitze glacier, and home to the Ehrwalder Alm and Wetterstein slopes. Calm and family-leaning, it is the natural base if you want the Austrian side of the massif and easy access to high glacier snow.
- 1,000 m Village base
- 2,627 m Top lift
- 1,900 m Vertical
- 80 Pistes mapped
- 72 Lifts
Terrain, lift and aspect figures shown are for the whole Zugspitze — Ehrwald shares the area's linked lift pass. Its own base altitude is shown above.
Snow & weather
Live conditions from the mountain, plus the average snow you can expect month by month.
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Live data © Open-Meteo.com
Average monthly snowfall
Terrain & aspect
For the whole Zugspitze.
- Novice
- Easy
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Freeride
- Flat / ungraded
Slopes mostly face NE.
Aspect derived from run bearings · OpenSkiStats / © OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Skiing & terrain
A level-by-level guide to skiing from Ehrwald is coming soon. The difficulty split and slope aspect (for the whole Zugspitze) are shown here now.
On the map
Stay in Ehrwald
The Tyrolean village at around 1,000 m nearest the Austrian cable car onto the Zugspitze glacier, and home to the Ehrwalder Alm and Wetterstein slopes. Calm and family-leaning, it is the natural base if you want the Austrian side of the massif and easy access to high glacier snow.
Lifts and pistes from the door — the point of a high, purpose-built resort.
Self-catering residences, the bulk of the beds and the flexible-budget option.
Catered and self-catered chalets for groups wanting the whole place.
From simple to high-end, with pools and spas to thaw out in.
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Nearby resorts & areas
Other bases within reach — including the rest of the Zugspitze.
Faces north-west Hindelang Oberjoch
- Vertical
- 429 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 15
- Lifts
- 5
Faces east Serfaus Fiss Ladis
- Vertical
- 1594 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 126
- Lifts
- 48
Faces east Sölden
- Vertical
- 1899 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 62
- Lifts
- 38
Faces east Skigebiet Fellhorn/Kanzelwand
- Vertical
- 1048 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 26
- Lifts
- 13
Faces east Brauneck
- Vertical
- 879 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 26
- Lifts
- 18
Faces east Skigebiet Ifen
- Vertical
- 762 m
- Pistes (mapped)
- 16
- Lifts
- 4
Getting to Ehrwald
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Ski data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap & Skimap.org. Basemap © OpenFreeMap / OpenMapTiles. · Weather data © Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), ERA5 reanalysis. Editorial: mynext.holiday. Accommodation via Stay22; transfers via Kiwitaxi; car hire via Travelpayouts.