PistenBully snow groomers parked at Germany's highest peak

Morning at the Zugspitze: alpine views, contrails, and coffee

Up at the Zugspitze on a grey summer morning

Coffee and craggy peaks at the Zugspitze on a cloudy morning

Summit day on the Zugspitze, Bavaria's highest peak

Morning views around the Zugspitze cable car base in Grainau

Morning at the Zugspitze summit, crowds and clouds

Rain-soaked mountain terrace seating, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Up close with the Zugspitze — summit, cables, and Alpine views

A busy morning on the Zugspitze summit plateau

Afternoon at the Zugspitze summit, snow groomers and Alpine views

Zugspitze ridge views from Grainau on a clear summer morning

Bengal cat explores a grassy yard in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

High-altitude views from the Zugspitze, July morning

Alpine Majesty in the Bavarian Highlands

The dramatic peaks of the Zugspitze rise sharply above the traditional alpine architecture of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

High up in the Bavarian Alps on a clear summer day

Morning at the Zugspitze: rocky trails, big views, Alpine crowds

Clear summer day at the Zugspitze summit

Blackbird and snowcats at the Zugspitze summit

Red trikes parked beneath the Zugspitze in Grainau

Morning at an Alpine overlook above Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Rocky alpine plateau above Garmisch-Partenkirchen on a clear summer day

Bengal cat's lazy summer afternoon in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Aerial views of Eibsee lake and its gondola, Grainau

High alpine hiking stop in the Bavarian Alps near Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Summer morning on the Zugspitze, rocky terrain and alpine gear

Layered Bavarian Alps ridgelines near Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Summer day on the rocky heights above Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Zugspitze cable car and alpine terrain, Grainau

Alpine viewpoint busy with visitors on a clear summer morning

Beer in hand and a rally graphic at a Garmisch outdoor spot

Summer morning in the Bavarian Alps, snow groomer included

High-altitude morning in the Bavarian Alps near Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Morning views across the Zugspitze landscape near Grainau

Summit views across the Zugspitze and surrounding Alpine ridgelines

Morning at the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak

Alpine ridge chapel and mountain views above Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Zugspitze cable car running at dawn, Grainau

Summer day at the Zugspitze: glaciers, cable cars, and a wedding

Hiking the rocky slopes of the Zugspitze in summer

Zugspitze cable car base and alpine scenery, Grainau

Rugged alpine terrain and a stone chapel above Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen streets with the Zugspitze looming behind