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Ski Express - Zugspitze, Germany

Plan your ski trip to the Zugspitze today and save $20 per person with our new Early Bird Discount on Day Trips!

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Dec 6 2024 - Dec 8 2024

Dec 6 2024 - Dec 8 2024

Register Now!

Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation and Baumholder Outdoor Recreation have teamed up to make it even easier for you plan your 2024/2025 winter sports season. The same ski trips begin at your choice of either Smith or Pulaski Barracks, and an early bird discount minimizes your costs.

Climbing to 2962 meters (almost 10,000 feet) above sea level, the Zugspitze is both Germany's highest mountain and its highest ski area. Here, on the Zugspitzplat glacier you will find 20 kilometers of marked trails and a wide variety of off-piste skiing and snowboarding.  Your day on the Zugspitze Glacier also provides you the opportunity to enjoy entering Germany's highest chapel, riding three marked sledding runs, and amazing views from the viewing platform at the "Top of Germany".

When you go skiing or snowboarding with Army Outdoor Recreation you leave all your concerns behind. No skills?  No problem! Beginner ski and snowboard lessons are often available from PSIA/AASI trained instructors! No gear? No fear! Army Outdoor Recreation offers free equipment rentals on all ski trips!  Get sized for equipment one time and you can use that information to make equipment reservation whenever you sign up for a ski trip.  You will find your gear ready for you when you arrive to check in for the trip. Nothing could be easier!

Adventures begin here! Whether you board the bus in Kaiserslautern or Baumholder, you will enjoy skiing or snowboarding on the Zugspitze when your ski trip begins at Army Outdoor Recreation!

Price:

  • Early Bird Registration 14 or more days prior to departure: $129 per person
  • Full Price registration 13 or fewer days prior to departure: $149 per person
     
  • Snow pants rental: $5
  • 2 hour adult beginner ski or snowboard lesson: $25 p.p. based on instructor availability

Trip Includes:

  • Round trip transportation
  • Free ski/snowboard equipment rental
     
  • Lift tickets not included

What to Bring:

  • Skis/Snowboard, boots, poles
  • Hat or helmet, sunglasses or goggles
  • Waterproof outerwear/gloves
  • Multiple layers of inner clothing
  • Credit/Debit Card or Euro
  • Military ID

Departure:

  • 11:30 p.m. from Wagon Wheel Theater, Smith Barracks, bldg. 8167
  • 1 a.m. from Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation, Pulaski Barracks, bldg. 2905

Return:

  • Around midnight to Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation, Pulaski Barracks, bldg. 2905
  • Around 1:30 a.m. to Wagon Wheel Theater, Smith Barracks, bldg. 8167
Registration Information

All reservations must be made through Army Outdoor Recreation or Webtrac. Sign up today by contacting either :

Army Outdoor Recreation, Kaiserslautern Community
Pulaski Barracks, Bldg. 2905

Army Outdoor Recreation, Baumholder Community
Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8167

Cancellation Policy:

  • Cancellations requested 48 hours prior to trip departure will receive a 90% refund.
  • Cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to departure will receive a 50% refund.
  • There is no refund for no-shows or cancellations made less than 12 hours prior to departure.
     
  • In the event that a customer cancellation results in a fee charged to Outdoor Recreation, regardless of the date of or reason for that cancellation, the total sum of those fees will be passed along to the customer.