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The Schneefernerhaus () was built in 1930 as the station of the Bavarian Zugspitze Railway.

In June 1931 the attached hotel was opened.

After the war, US Forces commandeered the house as a " recreation facility ".

It was not released until 1952 and was then renovated, opening in December that same year.

On 15 May 1965 it was hit by a serious avalanche.

The avalanche had been triggered above the house and swept over the sun terrace.

Ten people lost their lives and 21 were seriously injured.

At the end of the 1980s the station was moved and, in January 1992 the hotel and restaurant closed.

1993 and 1997 it was extensively converted into a research station, that opened in 1996.

During the building work there was a fire in 1994 that completely destroyed the fifth floor and the roof space.