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Lat Long: 47.62° N 11.03° E
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Unterammergau Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Unterammergau Ski Resort

Unterammergau Ratings

Overall: 3.4. Based on 11 votes.

Snowsure: 3.0

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Unterammergau is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.0

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Unterammergau has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 1.0

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.0

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Accommodation: 4.0

  • No places to stay in/near Unterammergau
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Snowmaking: 4.0

  • Unterammergau relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Nearby options: 4.0

  • If snow conditions are poor at Unterammergau, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Lift Staff: 4.0

  • The staff at Unterammergau are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Unterammergau are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 5.0

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.0

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Beginners: 4.0

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 3.0

  • No intermediate terrain at Unterammergau
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 2.0

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Eating: 4.0

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 2.9

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Ski Pass Value: 4.0

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area