Kandahar is a classic World Cup downhill ski course in southern Germany. Located in Bavaria at the Garmisch Classic ski area on the Zugspitze above Garmisch-Partenkirchen, it opened 88 years ago in 1936.

In 2009, the new "Kandahar 2" men's course opened, parallel to the original, which became "Kandahar 1". With a maximum incline of 42.6 degrees (92%), it has the second steepest gradient on the World Cup circuit.

Since 1954, the Arlberg-Kandahar races have been held here, rotating with other notable downhill courses in Austria, Switzerland, France, and Italy.

The course was named after Sir Frederick Roberts, a British Victorian era major general known as "Baron of Kandahar", who led the Kabul Field Force in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and defeated Ayub Khan at the Battle of Kandahar. The Kandahar Ski Club of Mürren, Switzerland, was founded by Arnold Lunn and other British skiers in early 1924.

The original course, built for the Olympic debut of alpine skiing in 1936, is now used for women's speed events. The downhill course starts on the "Tröglhang" section at 1,490 m (4,888 ft) (AA), and follows mainly the old men's route. After the "Schußanger" with two curves, "Himmelreich" jump follows where the Super-G start is located, then "Bödele". Then comes the "Waldeck" with 85% gradient, the steepest section in women's circuit and a technically very demending traverse. From 2009, course from there continues by newly built route where also giant slalom starts; the "Eishang" is bypassed by via the "Ramwiesen" and via the "Höllentor" it returns to the original Kandahar in "Hölle", the steep section. Then passing the "FIS Schneise", a sloping run that, after a hard left-hand bend, ends in the men's course just before the "Tauber-Schuss".

A new downhill run for men in 2009, "Kandahar 2" shares the same start and finish with the original course. It begins at the original start at 1,690 m (5,545 ft) (AA) on Kreuzjoch mountain, reaching speed up to 100 km/h (62 mph) after the "S-Kurve". After the "Tröglhang", the steepest section until 2008, the course continues into newly built route in 2009 to "Olympia-Kurve" and then to "Panorama-Sprung". After that comes the "Alte Quelle", before the route at the "Bödele" returns into the original Kandahar to the start of the giant slalom above "Eishang" and after the cable car jump (40 to 60 m (130 to 195 ft)), the racers turn right into the second newly designed part at the "Kramersprung" (20 to 40 m (65 to 130 ft)). Then to the next newly section called "Padöls" and into "Auf der Mauer" flat passage. Next is "Frei Fall", with 92% incline, the absolute steepest section in this competition. At the end, last couple of hundred metres, routes joins with the old original course into the "Tauber-Schuss" and a twenty-metre (65 ft) jump just before the finish line.

Event	Type	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1936	KB	7–9 February 1936	Birger Ruud	Franz Pfnür	Gustav Lantschner

Event	Type	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1936	KB	7–8 February 1936	Laila Schou Nilsen	Lisa Resch	Käthe Grasegger

Combined (both downhills held on "Kandahar" and both slaloms on "Gudiberg" course.)

Event	Type	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1978	DH	29 January 1978	Josef Walcher	Michael Veith	Werner Grissmann
	KB	(DH) 29 January 1978   (GS) 2 February 1978   (SL) 5 February 1978	Andreas Wenzel	Sepp Ferstl	Pete Patterson
2011	SG	9 February 2011	Christof Innerhofer	Hannes Reichelt	Ivica Kostelić
	DH	12 February 2011	Erik Guay	Didier Cuche	Christof Innerhofer
	SC	14 February 2011	Aksel Lund Svindal	Christof Innerhofer	Peter Fill
	GS	18 February 2011	Ted Ligety	Cyprien Richard	Philipp Schörghofer

Event	Type	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	SG	8 February 2011	Elisabeth Görgl	Julia Mancuso	Maria Riesch
	SC	11 February 2011	Anna Fenninger	Tina Maze	Anja Pärson
	DH	13 February 2011	Elisabeth Görgl	Lindsey Vonn	Maria Riesch
	GS	17 February 2011	Tina Maze	Federica Brignone	Tessa Worley

Event	Type	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	PG	16 February 2011	France Taïna Barioz Anémone Marmottan Tessa Worley Thomas Fanara Cyprien Richard Gauthier de Tessières	Austria Anna Fenninger Michaela Kirchgasser Marlies Schild Romed Baumann Benjamin Raich Philipp Schörghofer	Sweden Sara Hector Anja Pärson Maria Pietilä-Holmner Axel Bäck Hans Olsson Matts Olsson

• Men's combined in 1978 (SL and GS held on other courses counted together with DH for combined result.)
• Men's and women's super combined in 2011 (both slaloms held on "Gudiberg" course.)

The World Cup circuit debuted in January 1967.