The Zugspitze

TJ and made an impromtu trip to Garmisch, Germany this weekend to get our first snowboarding in of the season. One word could describe the conditions...cold. The traffic getting down there was also a bother as it marked the last working day for most Germans before the holiday season, so everyone was on the road and we were exhausted when we got there. We woke the next morning and quickly realized that we left the bag with our boots and mittens at home- and I am pretty sure that this will be the last time that I pack and TJ loads the car by himself. Any way that didn't stop us...we just rented some! The train ride from Garmisch to the Zugspitze (the tallest peak in Germany) ski area is about an hour and 15 minutes and it offers some really pretty views. Like this one of a small charming town's church and cemetary.




The boarding was fun and it took TJ about 5 seconds to get used to his new board and about a half hour for me to get comfortable again on the slopes. The snow was okay for being so early in the season, but the wind was ridiculous! I still have windburn and it hurts! We boarded for a couple hours before lunch and decided to take the lift up to the top of the Zugspitze to have lunch and take in the views, even though it was a little foggy. Here we are at the top...



And the view from the top.

The thought of going back out in the wind after I was freshly thawed from lunch left me almost teary-eyed, so I took off for Garmisch and left TJ, his new board, and the wind behind me.

After soaking in a hot bath to bring my core body temp back up, TJ came home and we got ready for our own Apres Ski which included dinner at Renzo Pizzeria and pints at the Irish Bar next door. Both of these places did warrant the freezing three block walk from the hotel and good times were had by all...even Tut Anthony!

Auf Wiedersehen!