The Overview
Brauneck delivers a quintessential Bavarian skiing experience just 60km from Munich, with 34km of diverse slopes accommodating all ability levels. This accessible mountain features spectacular views across the Alpine foothills and crystal-clear Lake Tegernsee. The resort combines family-friendly terrain with several challenging descents, offering authentic mountain experiences without requiring long travel distances from Bavaria's capital.
1012m
Vertical
20
Runs
30.7 km
Piste
3m
Annual snow
The Terrain
20 runs across 30.7 km of piste
Brauneck spreads 20 runs across 30.7 km of piste of terrain. It leans intermediate at 67%, with 2 beginner runs to find your feet and 4 advanced or expert runs when you want to push.
Terrain split
20
runs
20 runs across 4 grades
Beginner2 runs · 11%
Intermediate13 runs · 67%
Advanced4 runs · 22%
Expert0 runs · 0%
Time it right
When to visit Brauneck
The ski season at Brauneck typically extends from December through March, with the best conditions usually found in January and February. The resort receives an average snowfall of 3-4m annually, supplemented by comprehensive snowmaking that covers over 70% of all slopes. March often delivers brilliant spring skiing conditions with longer daylight hours and softening afternoon snow, making it perfect for casual skiers and families.
Season 2025 - 2026
15 Dec 2025
Opens
30 Mar 2026
Closes
105
Days open
3 m
Annual snow
Getting there
Getting to Brauneck, and where to stay
Situated just 60km south of Munich, Brauneck offers one of Germany's most accessible mountain experiences. The resort sits adjacent to the charming Bavarian town of Lenggries, with the turquoise waters of the Isar River flowing nearby. This convenient location makes Brauneck extremely popular for day trips and weekend visits from Munich. The surrounding region features stunning Alpine scenery, traditional farmhouses, and excellent cross-country skiing options, providing diverse winter activities beyond downhill skiing.
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Latest News
From the SnowStash desk
FIS Weighs Holding World Championships in Almost Every Winter, Starting 2032
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation is looking at a major shake-up to its title events calendar. From 2032, World Championships could run not just in odd-numbered years but in every non-Olympic winter too, effectively putting a global title event on the calendar almost every season. The FIS Council has approved the concept following a feasibility study, though an accelerated rollout as early as 2028 is also under consideration.
4 Sept 2026
Mount Buller Becomes Latest Australian Resort to Call Time Early on 2026
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
We knew when the Bird Bath Pond Skim showed up on Hotham's Instagram that the season was on its way out. It's been a rough one - I only managed two days on snow all year, at Falls Creek - and now Baw Baw, Selwyn and Hotham have all called it, possibly the worst Australian season I've seen in a decade. Hotham's last day of lift operations is Sunday, 6 September, with a Retro Day, Father's Day après and closing sales before the lifts stop turning for good.
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
Brauneck Trail Map
Downloadable Brauneck trail map
Terrain split
20
runs
Beginner11%
Intermediate67%
Advanced22%
Expert0%
30.7 km of piste
Resort Stats
Elevation
Base700m
Summit1712m
Annual snowfall
3m
Season
2025 - 2026
15 Dec 2025 - 30 Mar 2026
Trail coverage
20 runs
30.7 km
About Brauneck's trail map
Explore Brauneck's full trail map with 20 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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