Leisure time - Ski season on the Zugspitze starts with fresh snow and fog
The ski season began on the Zugspitze on Friday with fresh new snow, but with frosty temperatures and fog. "Heavy snowfall, poor visibility - but pure joy over masses of snow," said Verena Tanzer, spokeswoman for the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, summing up the start of the season on Germany's highest mountain.
According to Tanzer, locals with season and annual passes in particular were not deterred by the weather and made their first turns at over 2000 meters above sea level. "The first cabins up the mountain were full." Three lifts are in operation, eight slopes can be used - more than usual at the start. "Not since 2007 have we had so much snow at the start of the season with over two meters," said Tanzer.
The day ticket now costs 62 euros
Even before the Zugspitze - which is usually the first area to open - winter operations began in the middle of the week with lifts in the Black Forest, followed a day later by the Söllereck in the Allgäu. The heavy snowfall over the past few days had somewhat disrupted the order of the season opening.
Winter sports enthusiasts will once again have to dig deeper into their pockets. Depending on the ski resort, it is likely to be between just under four and ten percent. On the Zugspitze and in the Garmisch Classic ski area, a day ticket will cost 62 euros, 5 euros more than last season. In Austria, prices will also rise by up to ten percent.
Nevertheless, the anticipation was great. "Season ticket sales are going very well, interest in winter sports is unbroken," said Antonia Asenstorfer, Managing Director of Alpen Plus ski resorts and board member of the Association of German Cable Cars and T-bar Lifts. After two coronavirus years and a winter dominated by the energy crisis, lift operators are now hoping for a largely normal winter - with good snow conditions.
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- Despite the challenging weather conditions with heavy snowfall and poor visibility, Verena Tanzer from Bayerische Zugspitzbahn expressed joy over the abundant snow on Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze.
- During the ski season opening in Bavaria's Zugspitze, local skiers with season and annual passes enthusiastically took to the slopes, even in the fog and cold, appreciating the over two meters of fresh snow.
- The anticipation for an uninterrupted and largely normal ski season with good snow conditions is high in the popular resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, as reported by Antonia Asenstorfer, Managing Director of Alpen Plus ski resorts.
- Thanks to the recent heavy snowfall, winter sports enthusiasts were able to start their leisure time activities earlier than usual this year, with winter operations in some resorts like the Black Forest and Söllereck kicking off before the Zugspitze.
- Tourists planning to visit Bavaria for their leisure time activities should be prepared to pay slightly more for their ski passes, as the costs of day tickets for popular resorts like the Zugspitze and Garmisch Classic have increased by around 5 euros from last season.
Source: www.stern.de
