Does its other use have anything to do with skiing?
I don't think I've ever heard of Hmmmm, Germany.
Is it in the Black Forest region?
and, Walter, is it a combination ski trail and weather station?
It's not in the Black Forest and it's ... well, some ski trails start there as well.
It's a restaurant, the "British Army Mountain Station", a kiosk, a pub, a look-out, the second-highest ...
Well, Walter, let's try direction. Is the place near where you live?
It's not far - 40 mins drive .... with no snow.
Just a guess as I know little of distance in Germany. How about Munich?
Munich would be .... five hours driving like hell.

Ok, more searching, then.
Walter Hinteler wrote:Munich would be .... five hours driving like hell.
Or -- from what I've heard -- four hours driving like Walter.
After you cease with the blushing, Walter, how far is 27 km's in miles? I'm too lazy to look up the conversion table. A guess. Essen?
It's more than 27 km .... and Essen (which is farer away than the place you should find) is not really in a mountain region.
Walter, is your place on this map? I have searched everywhere for your image, but no luck:
Letty wrote:Walter, is your place on this map? I have searched everywhere for your image, but no luck:
Certainly, Letty: the distict is even highlightened in the map of the state above.
(And there really are a lot of photos online ... even when searching in English)
Bavarian Alps?
Mittenwald?