Schneefernerkopf, Mountain summit in the Wetterstein range, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Ehrwald, Germany and Austria.

Schneefernerkopf is a 2,875-metre peak at the western end of the Wetterstein chain, on the border between Bavaria and Tyrol. Its north side drops toward the Zugspitzplatt and the remains of the Schneeferner glacier; the summit is reached over the Schneefernerscharte and the northern shoulder, past the Windloch weathering hole, on steps and a steel-cable-protected path.

The first tow lift on the Schneefernerkopf was built in 1956, after lift installations began on the Zugspitzplatt in 1949. Doppelmayr replaced it in 1967 with the parallel T-bar lifts Schneefernerkopf I and II, covering 790 m with a 160 m height difference in about seven minutes. The retreat of the Northern Schneeferner made the upper slope too steep, so the lift closed after the 2023/24 season; its demolition was set for 20 March 2026.

The peak marks the border between Bavaria and Tyrol, and from Ehrwald it appears as the dominant mountain of the Wetterstein. Its name refers to the Schneeferner, the glacier whose remains the easiest route crosses or passes below the Schneefernerscharte. A lift built in 1956 and replaced in 1967 once carried skiers up this slope.

The easiest ascent starts at the Zugspitzplatt and runs over or past the remains of the Schneeferner to the Schneefernerscharte, where the Windloch gives a view down to Ehrwald. From there the route crosses the northern shoulder on steps and a steel-cable-protected path following the closed Schneefernerkopf lift. Allow just under an hour; sure-footedness and a head for heights are essential.

The Neue Welt, dropping almost 2,000 metres from the summit to Ehrwald, is rated up to 45° steep and includes an abseil section graded UIAA III when climbed. It is very exposed, so it is a descent for experienced ski mountaineers rather than a marked piste.