Garmisch-Partenkirchen Other Activities
There’s ice skating, hockey, curling, sleigh riding, tobogganing (including night-time descents), climbing, and hiking.The spectacular peaks here make for superb hang gliding and parapenting. You can also play tennis, ride, and enjoy various water sports. Garmisch hosts a number of major competitions and events. Apart from World Cup skiing and ski-jumping, there’s figure skating, curling, and ice hockey at the Olympic Ice Sport Center The Congress Centre includes a theatre; and there are concerts, museums, along with the Alpspitz Wellenbad (indoor wave swimming pool with sauna and wellness). For an intriguing glimpse of water at somewhat lower temperatures, the falls at the nearby Partnach Gorge feature spectacular ice formations. Dress warmly for a guided torchlight tour through the gorge, followed by a short climb up to the top for hot spiced wine or a fondue.