Lenggries village at 700 m, the Brauneck rising directly behind, and a train from Munich that pulls in metres from the cable car. This is Munich's home mountain, where many German Olympians cut their first turns, and one of the easiest train-accessed ski mountains in the Alps.
Brauneck-Lenggries is a ski resort in Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. The village sits at 700 m and the lifts top out at 1556 m, with 32 km of pistes and 17 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 70/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 7.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Very good · 433 reviews
Strong value for Brauneck-Lenggries, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.5/5 from 433 reviews). It sits about 4.9 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Brauneck-Lenggries, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 293 reviews
Strong value for Brauneck-Lenggries, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 194 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Brauneck-Lenggries, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 121 reviews
Strong value for Brauneck-Lenggries, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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True ski-in/ski-out is limited because the lifts climb from the valley floor. The closest stays sit by the Brauneckbahn base, a short walk from Lenggries train station, and the village itself is compact enough for boot walks of just a few minutes to the cable car in the morning.
Lenggries sits at 700 m at the foot of the Brauneck, with the cable car climbing directly from beside the station to a 1,556 m summit. The ski area covers 32 km across 12 km blue, 12 km red and 3 km black, served by 17 lifts, and includes the cult Garlandabfahrt and Streidlhang reds, plus a permanent racing slope that has shaped generations of German racers. The Brauneck has been the Munich club skier's training ground for decades, and many German Olympians made their early turns here on weekends from the city. Off the slopes, Lenggries keeps a quietly handsome Bavarian village character, with a frescoed parish church and the wide Isar valley opening north, and the train link from Munich Hauptbahnhof to Lenggries station is one of the most useful in the Alps for a quick weekend or a car-free week. Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com list village stays in Lenggries itself and a small cluster of mountain hotels near the cable car base, with the season running 14 December to 7 April.
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Brauneck-Lenggries offers 32 km of pistes across 17 lifts, from 700 m to 1556 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 14 to Apr 7, with a snow score of 70/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
True ski-in/ski-out is limited because the lifts climb from the valley floor. The closest stays sit by the Brauneckbahn base, a short walk from Lenggries train station, and the village itself is compact enough for boot walks of just a few minutes to the cable car in the morning.
Brauneck-Lenggries has 32 km of marked pistes served by 17 lifts, between 700 m and 1556 m of altitude.
Brauneck-Lenggries counts about 27 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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