Frequently Asked Questions about Ski School Garmisch-Partenkirchen

The Assembly Point is between the ski school building and the lift building.

The easiest way to pay for the courses is to book and pay online. Take your printed-out booking straight to the assembly point and safe yourself time and stress in the morning. The courses can also be reserved and bought directly at the Ski School where you will be given a ticket.

Yes, everything all under one roof! You can also reserve your equipment on line, again saving yourselves time on the day.

No, Skipasses are bought separately. This applies to ALL course participants. You can go to the following website for further information on this: https://zugspitze.de/de/Service-Informationen/Tickets-Tarife/Garmisch-Classic#wintertickets

If there is a Private Instructor free at the requested time, there will be no problem changing over. You will just have to pay the difference in price.

Generally in the ski school. If you have booked the instructor only for the afternoon and you are already on the slopes, it’s possible to meet the instructor at our ski school hut in the ski area.

When possible, we will try to connect you to your group, but the time lost will not be made up. We can’t promise that this will happen as some groups may have already left for the slopes etc. If you have booked a private course, it’s important to be on time as the time lost cannot be made up as in High season, the instructor will have his next student directly after you.

You can book a group lesson up to 48 hours before. If you make a last-minute booking, we cannot promise that there will be availability at the time you request. Holiday times are particularly full and it’s advised that you book in good time.

We always teach full course times!

This depends on ability and age. Generally we try to stick to the following rule but in very busy times we cant guarantee this 100%
Beginners – 6-8 people
Advanced – children 8-10 people
Adults 8-11 people

Experience shows us that children over 4 years old have the right coordination and ability to learn the necessary movements on skis. 8 years is the optimal age for snowboarders.

Generally the group courses are in German. Nearly all instructors speak English and can teach bilingually. We can offer other languages such as English, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch for private lessons.

It is possible to rent all the equipment spontaneous directly at the Ski School. However, booking online has several advantages! Check-in will be faster and unless you have other enquiries you won't need to go to the cash desk.

Yes. We offer equipment storage including dryers. You can book online or at our Service Desk.

We offer high quality Ski and snowboard tuning as an overnight service. Modern machines and experienced employees make sure that you will get the best performance from your equipment ! We also offer Ski Binding service.

All you need is a credit card or pass port. If you booked online your booking code is the only thing you need.

Send us a Mail stating the reasons for your cancellation along with your booking code at least 48 hours infront of yout first rental day to info@skischule-gap.de. We will refund the rental fee in full other than a 10% administration fee. Later cancellations we can only refund you coose the "care free" package when booking online.

If you extend 1-3 days then just keep your equipment. You will pay the extra when you return your equipment. If you want to extend for more than 3 days please inform our service team.

After returning the equipment we will give you a refund for the remaining days.

Yes – you are welcome to pick-up your equipment after 3 pm the day before your first rental day and avoid the morning rush.

We offer a 10% surcharge, which covers your rental equipment against theft or breakage. When booking online this service feature is included in the "care free" package we warmly recommend. For further information please see our general terms and conditions

There are enough lockers available in our building.

You are welcome to swap your equipment or switch between different ski categories. You can also switch between skis and snowboards once during the rental period. You pay the price for the items actually rented.