Germany, Europe
Balderschwang
Season 2025 - 2026
Opens
20 Dec 2026
Closes
29 Mar 2027
Days open
99
Annual snow
3m
The Overview
Balderschwang sits in the Allgäu Alps as Germany's highest village resort at 1,044m. This family-friendly destination boasts exceptional snow reliability and uncrowded slopes, offering 40km of varied terrain. The resort maintains its authentic Bavarian character while providing quality skiing experiences suitable for beginners and intermediates, with several challenging runs for more advanced skiers seeking a proper workout.
500m
Vertical
37
Runs
41 km
Piste
3m
Annual snow
The Terrain
37 runs across 41 km of piste
Balderschwang spreads 37 runs across 41 km of piste of terrain. It leans beginner at 39%, with 14 beginner runs to find your feet and 10 advanced or expert runs when you want to push.
Terrain split
37
runs
37 runs across 4 grades
Beginner14 runs · 39%
Intermediate13 runs · 35%
Advanced10 runs · 26%
Expert0 runs · 0%
Time it right
When to visit Balderschwang
The ski season in Balderschwang typically extends from early December through mid-April, with the high-altitude location ensuring consistent snow conditions throughout winter. January and February deliver the most reliable powder days, while the later season often brings brilliant sunshine and well-maintained pistes. The resort's north-facing slopes hold snow exceptionally well, complemented by snowmaking capabilities on key runs.
Season 2025 - 2026
20 Dec 2026
Opens
29 Mar 2027
Closes
99
Days open
3 m
Annual snow
Getting there
Getting to Balderschwang, and where to stay
Located in Bavaria's southwestern corner near the Austrian border, Balderschwang offers a secluded mountain experience while remaining accessible. The resort sits approximately 160km from Munich and 100km from Memmingen Airport. This border location provides visitors with the opportunity to explore both German and Austrian Alpine cultures. The surrounding Allgäu region delivers stunning scenery, with magnificent mountain vistas and picturesque valleys defining the landscape.
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Latest News
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Mount Buller closes out its 2026 season this Sunday, joining Falls Creek, Hotham and Charlotte Pass in a cluster of closures landing almost simultaneously and roughly a month ahead of schedule. The culprit is stark: Spencers Creek's benchmark snow depth hit 31.2cm on 3 September, just 18% of the 73-year average and an all-time low for this point in the season. Six of Victoria and NSW's best-known resorts will have shut their lifts early within a span of about two and a half weeks.
4 Sept 2026
Tremblant to Add New Timber Summit Ski Sector for 2027/28 Season
Tremblant has confirmed a major expansion of its Quebec ski area, with a new Timber Summit sector adding 62 acres of terrain, eight trails and a high-speed quad chairlift for winter 2027/28. It's part of a CAD 42.5 million investment that also includes a new beginner learning zone at Versant Soleil opening this coming season. The project has grown considerably since it was first announced back in 2020, when it carried a far smaller budget and an opening date that never eventuated.
2 Sept 2026
Mount Hotham to Close for the 2026 Season on Sunday, September 6
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1 Sept 2026
Thredbo to Replace Ageing Gunbarrel Quad With New Six-Seat Chairlift for 2028
Thredbo Alpine Resort has confirmed plans to replace its 37-year-old Gunbarrel quad chairlift with a new six-seat Doppelmayr D-Line, targeting winter 2028. The AUD 35 million project will keep travel time roughly the same but lift capacity from 2,800 to 3,000 skiers per hour. It's part of a broader investment push that also includes doubled snowmaking capacity at Friday Flat for 2027, with the ageing Kosciuszko Express now flagged as the resort's next major lift replacement after Gunbarrel.
31 Aug 2026
Aerial Tram Collides With Crane at Alpe d'Huez: 23 Injured
An aerial tram carrying around fifty passengers struck the boom of a construction crane on the route to Pic Blanc at Alpe d'Huez on Wednesday morning, injuring 23 people, three seriously. The cabin tipped on impact before the operator reversed it to right the car. Most of the injured were treated on site, with five taken to hospital in Grenoble, including a pregnant woman assessed as a precaution.
28 Aug 2026
Why Glaciers Are Collapsing - And What Happens When They Do
A deadly flood on the Nepal-China border, a decade-old tragedy on Italy's Marmolada, and an unstable glacier right now above a village near Zermatt - three very different mountain ranges, the same underlying story. Warming ice is destabilising terrain that was considered settled for generations, and the results range from catastrophic floods to slow-motion monitoring situations that could go either way.
27 Aug 2026
Pitztal Glacier Set to Reopen for the 2026/27 Ski Season on 26 September
Tyrol's highest ski area is gearing up to open a full month ahead of most of the Alps. The Pitztal Glacier is scheduled to start its 2026/27 season on Saturday 26 September, running through to 2 May 2027, with the lower-altitude Rifflsee area following in December. High-altitude terrain up to 3,440 metres gives the glacier a head start on snow, though as always, the actual opening extent will depend on how September's weather plays out. Early online ski pass bookings can save up to 30%.
26 Aug 2026
Unstable Glacier Above Randa Puts Zermatt-Area Village on Alert
A hanging glacier above the Swiss village of Randa, just south of Zermatt, has been shedding large chunks of ice for weeks, with authorities warning more break-offs are likely. A danger zone has been closed off since June, though officials say the village's 479 residents aren't at risk. It's a familiar pattern for this glacier - it's done this before, in 1819, 1972 and 1973 - but a reminder of how closely Alpine authorities now watch terrain once considered stable.
26 Aug 2026
Balderschwang Trail Map
Terrain split
37
runs
Beginner39%
Intermediate35%
Advanced26%
Expert0%
41 km of piste
Resort Stats
Elevation
Base1000m
Summit1500m
Annual snowfall
3m
Season
2025 - 2026
20 Dec 2026 - 29 Mar 2027
Trail coverage
37 runs
41 km
About Balderschwang's trail map
Explore Balderschwang's full trail map with 37 runs across the mountain, colour-coded by difficulty and shown alongside the terrain split. Use it to plan a day that matches your ability, find lift-served pockets of your favourite grade, and see how the resort links together. Download the piste map (PDF) ↗
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