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Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a favoured holiday spot for skiing, snowboarding, and hiking, having some of the best skiing areas (Garmisch Classic and Zugspitze) in Germany. It was the site of the 1936 Winter Olympics, the first to feature alpine skiing. It later replaced Sapporo, Japan as the host of the 1940 Winter ...
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]
It hosted the slalom part of the alpine skiing combined event for the 1936 Winter Olympics in neighboring Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The slalom slope at Gudiberg was improved in preparation for the World Championships in 2011 , and has hosted World Cup slalom events.
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The tower offers a panoramic view of the surrounding valley of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [3] Adjacent to the ski jumps is the Gudiberg alpine slalom piste, upgraded prior to the 2011 World Championships. The current hill record is held by Michael Hayböck who jumped 145 m during the annual New Year's Ski Jump on 1 January 2025.
Garmisch Olympia Stadium opened in 1935 and holds 6,929 people. It also hosted Germany's single home game during the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. This arena also hosted some hockey and figure skating events at the 1936 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Ski Stadium is one of the most popular sights in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
It is located at the Garmisch Classic ski area on the Zugspitze, above Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ 1 ] Since 1954, the competition called Arlberg-Kandahar races have been held here, which is rotating with other notable downhill ski courses in Austria , Switzerland , France , and Italy .
The Hausberg is, with 1,335 m (4,380 ft) above sea level, the Hausberg of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany and is especially popular for hiking and mountain bike tours and in winter for skiing, as it is also part of the skiing area Garmisch. Since 1969 the Hausbergbahn has been leading up the mountain.