Mittenwald is a frescoed violin-making town at 920 m in the shadow of the Karwendel, where the Karwendelbahn lifts skiers to 2,244 m for the legendary seven-kilometre Dammkar freeride run.
Mittenwald is a ski resort in Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. The village sits at 920 m and the lifts top out at 2244 m, with 12 km of pistes and 6 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 72/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 7.
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Run 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.
Excellent · 2.4k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Mittenwald, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 2,419 reviews). A mid-range option for Mittenwald, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Very good · 947 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Mittenwald, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 527 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Mittenwald, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 133 reviews
Strong value for Mittenwald, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 94 reviews
Strong value for Mittenwald, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Mittenwald is a valley town, not a slope-side resort: the Karwendelbahn talstation sits at the edge of the village and the Kranzberg family lifts are a short walk or shuttle away. Hotels listed as ski-in/ski-out are typically within five minutes' walk of a lift, with the Dammkar bottom station ending close to town.
On paper Mittenwald has just 12 km of piste over four blues, four reds and four blacks, which undersells what is really a backcountry destination. The Karwendelbahn cable car climbs from the valley floor at 920 m to the upper station at 2,244 m, opening the Dammkarabfahrt: a wide, glaciated cirque turning into a seven-kilometre top-to-bottom descent back into town. It is the run that built the resort's reputation, used as a powder line by freeriders from across the Alps when conditions land. The town itself is one of the most photogenic in Bavaria, with Stradivari-school violin makers still cutting maple in workshops along the old market street and Lüftlmalerei facades on the inn fronts. Hotels run from family-owned Gasthof properties to wellness houses with Karwendel views, all available on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com. Mittenwald rewards skiers who can read a face, carry a transceiver and accept that a hero day is a function of the snowpack rather than a marked piste plan.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Mittenwald offers 12 km of pistes across 6 lifts, from 920 m to 2244 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 72/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Mittenwald is a valley town, not a slope-side resort: the Karwendelbahn talstation sits at the edge of the village and the Kranzberg family lifts are a short walk or shuttle away. Hotels listed as ski-in/ski-out are typically within five minutes' walk of a lift, with the Dammkar bottom station ending close to town.
Mittenwald has 12 km of marked pistes served by 6 lifts, between 920 m and 2244 m of altitude.
Mittenwald counts about 12 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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