{
  "name": "Garmisch-Partenkirchen",
  "alternateNames": [
    "Garmisch Classic",
    "加尔米施-帕滕基兴"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/garmisch-partenkirchen/",
  "summary": "A Bavarian town that hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics, with skiing at Garmisch-Classic and on the Zugspitze glacier.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Germany",
    "region": "Bavaria",
    "latitude": 47.45,
    "longitude": 11.05
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2650,
    "village": 740
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Late November",
    "closes": "Early May"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://zugspitze.de",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 2,
        "windKmh": 3,
        "gustKmh": 14,
        "freezingLevelM": 3150
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 3000
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 20,
          "freezingLevelM": 3500
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 32,
          "freezingLevelM": 3900
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 31,
          "freezingLevelM": 3350
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 28,
          "freezingLevelM": 3300
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 8
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 3600
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 3300
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 12
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 12
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 6
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 3.6
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 4
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 1
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
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      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 15,
        "windKmh": 2,
        "gustKmh": 8,
        "freezingLevelM": 3150
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 12,
            "max": 15
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 9,
          "freezingLevelM": 3000
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 21
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 17,
          "freezingLevelM": 3500
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 23
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 20,
          "freezingLevelM": 3900
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 18
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 20,
          "freezingLevelM": 3400
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 9,
            "max": 18
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 21,
          "freezingLevelM": 3300
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 8,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 24,
          "freezingLevelM": 3600
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 20
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 30,
          "freezingLevelM": 3300
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 3,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 21
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 20
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 24
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 11,
            "max": 25
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 10,
            "max": 19
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 14
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 1 Oct",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 7,
            "max": 13
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+2"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 12.1,
      "february": 9.9,
      "march": 11.7,
      "april": 8,
      "may": 4.4,
      "june": 0.1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 1.6,
      "october": 3.1,
      "november": 8.6,
      "december": 11.4
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
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      "february": 13,
      "march": 14,
      "april": 10,
      "may": 5,
      "june": 0,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 3,
      "october": 4,
      "november": 14,
      "december": 16
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -11.8,
        "high": -2.9
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -9,
        "high": 0.2
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -6.5,
        "high": 2.9
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -3.3,
        "high": 7
      },
      "may": {
        "low": 0.7,
        "high": 10.5
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 5.9,
        "high": 16.1
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 7.3,
        "high": 16.7
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 7.1,
        "high": 17
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 3.5,
        "high": 13.3
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -0.4,
        "high": 9.5
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -6,
        "high": 3
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -9.6,
        "high": -1.3
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 75,
      "2017/18": 110,
      "2018/19": 130,
      "2019/20": 89,
      "2020/21": 115,
      "2021/22": 83,
      "2022/23": 95,
      "2023/24": 138,
      "2024/25": 87,
      "2025/26": 77
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 8,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Zugspitze, Garmisch-Classic ski area",
      "url": "https://zugspitze.de/en/Our-mountain-worlds/Winter/Garmisch-Classic-ski-area"
    },
    {
      "label": "Zugspitze ski area",
      "url": "https://zugspitze.de/en/Our-mountain-worlds/Winter/Zugspitze-ski-area"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.info, Garmisch-Classic",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/garmisch-classic-garmisch-partenkirchen/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Skiresort.info, Zugspitze",
      "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/zugspitze/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmisch-Partenkirchen"
    },
    {
      "label": "Zugspitze, operating times and timetables",
      "url": "https://zugspitze.de/en/Service-information/Opening-hours-timetables"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}