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Walchensee resort profile

Bayern · Germany · 823–1600 m

Altitude823-1600 m
Vertical drop777 m
Slopes6 km
Lifts5

Walchensee, Bayern

Resort overview
Altitude801 m
StateBayern
CountryGermany

Walchensee ski area

Walchensee is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeBayerische Voralpen
Vertical drop823 - 1600 meters
Descent777 meters
Mountain(s)Fahrenberg 1596m

Walchensee ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Walchensee.

This profile covers the Walchensee ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 6 km of slopes, 823-1600 m altitude, 5 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 67%.

Ski areaAltitude range823–1600 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix6 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network5 lifts100% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 6 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 67%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityDense lift accessHigher terrain cost
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 1.2 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Walchensee.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Intermediate terrain focus
Slopes16 ski slopes
Total6 km
  • Blue1 km
  • Red4 km
  • Black1 km
Blue1 km17%
Red4 km67%
Black1 km16%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Walchensee.

The ski area has 5 lifts. The network provides about 1.2 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain access
Total lifts5

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.

Higher terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult€20€3.33/km
Daycard child€16€2.67/km

The overall rating for Walchensee currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 4.6
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts 5.0 7.2 ▼

No visitor review is available for Walchensee yet.

Address

AddressTourist Information Walchensee Ringstrasse 1 82432 Walchensee Germany
PlaceWalchensee Bayern Germany

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Location

Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Weather-sensitive lower mountain

Mountain character

Walchensee is best understood as a weather-sensitive lower mountain: lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence imply greater dependence on favourable weather cycles.

Top elevation 1,600 m

Snow-reliability 26/100

The trade-off

Trips chosen with a close eye on the current weather and snow cycle rather than structural snow resilience.

Lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence increase dependence on favourable conditions.

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