Best Skiing in Germany in January
January is mid-winter in the northern hemisphere: cold, with good snow quality and the snowpack still building. Days are short, so ski days are shorter too.
After the New Year week ends, January is one of the quietest and best-value times of the season.
Top resorts in Germany for January snow
20 resorts in Germany are open in January with at least 30 cm of typical snow depth. Ranked 60% on snow depth, 20% on top elevation and 20% on piste kilometres.
| # | Resort | Snow depth | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Götschenkopf | 117 cm | 1,277 m |
| 2 | Rossfeld | 104 cm | 1,537 m |
| 3 | Haldenköpfle | 117 cm | 1,265 m |
| 4 | Skigebiet Fellhorn/Kanzelwand | 99 cm | 2,058 m |
| 5 | Skigebiet Garmisch-Classic | 67 cm | 2,047 m |
| 6 | Oberwilhams | 170 cm | 1,025 m |
| 7 | Wintersport Arena Holzelfingen | 103 cm | 795 m |
| 8 | Skigebiet Wolfsschlucht | 103 cm | 555 m |
| 9 | Kampenwand | 60 cm | 1,482 m |
| 10 | Skigebiet Ifen | 51 cm | 2,019 m |
| 11 | Sonnenberg | 92 cm | 853 m |
| 12 | Buchenberg | 57 cm | 1,143 m |
| 13 | Balderschwang – Hochschelpen/Riedberger Horn | 45 cm | 1,487 m |
| 14 | Bocksberg | 81 cm | 725 m |
| 15 | Sudelfeld - Bayrischzell | 32 cm | 1,507 m |
| 16 | Hirtenteich | 51 cm | 689 m |
| 17 | Skigebiet Zuckerfeld (Wasserkuppe) | 46 cm | 811 m |
| 18 | Matthias-Schmidt-Berg | 38 cm | 663 m |
| 19 | Skigebiet Spitzenberg und Köpfle | 37 cm | 1,064 m |
| 20 | Altglashütten | 30 cm | 1,141 m |
Snow depth, snowfall and temperature are 2020-24 monthly averages from Open-Meteo's historical weather data at each resort's coordinates. They are modelled values for the area, not the resort's own snow reports, so treat them as a guide to typical conditions.