A high lake at 1,085 m, the Stümpfling-Roßkopf ridge looking south over the water, and the BOB train running up from Munich for a long weekend. Spitzingsee is Bavaria's highest year-round village and Munich's weekend mountain, with the Tegernsee just one valley over.
Spitzingsee is a ski resort in Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. The village sits at 1085 m and the lifts top out at 1581 m, with 20 km of pistes and 14 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.
Excellent · 2.1k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Spitzingsee, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 2,120 reviews). It sits about 2.3 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Spitzingsee, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 2.0k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Spitzingsee, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 2.1k reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 1.2k reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 995 reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 1.2k reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 828 reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 765 reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 768 reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 531 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Spitzingsee, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Great · 1.0k reviews
A long-standing favourite in Spitzingsee, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Excellent · 359 reviews
Strong value for Spitzingsee, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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A handful of hotels on the Spitzingsee shore sit a short walk from the Stümpfling and Roßkopf lift bases, with ski storage at the lift stations themselves. Genuine ski-in/ski-out is limited but the village is compact enough that boots-on access works in practice.
Spitzingsee sits at 1,085 m in a high basin behind the Tegernsee, the highest year-round inhabited place in Bavaria and the Munich locals' weekend ski escape. The Stümpfling-Roßkopf ski area runs a compact 20 km of piste across 8 km blue, 8 km red and 4 km black, served by 14 lifts and topped by a 1,581 m summit, looking south over the lake itself. The size suits long-weekend skiers rather than holiday-week families, and the lake-and-ridge layout gives every lift back to the village a panoramic finish. The week-day vibe is unusually quiet, the weekends busy with day-trippers up from the city, and the BOB train from Munich Hauptbahnhof connects to a short transfer bus that climbs to the lake. Off the slopes, a string of Gasthof, beer gardens around the Spitzingsee shore, and the Tegernsee region one valley over keep the cultural week interesting. Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com list lakefront stays and a few lift-side hotels, with the season running 14 December to 7 April.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Spitzingsee offers 20 km of pistes across 14 lifts, from 1085 m to 1581 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.
A handful of hotels on the Spitzingsee shore sit a short walk from the Stümpfling and Roßkopf lift bases, with ski storage at the lift stations themselves. Genuine ski-in/ski-out is limited but the village is compact enough that boots-on access works in practice.
Spitzingsee has 20 km of marked pistes served by 14 lifts, between 1085 m and 1581 m of altitude.
Spitzingsee counts about 20 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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