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Key facts
| Resort | 1400 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 1400-2870 m |
| Lifts | 41 |
| Pistes | 238 km |
| Blue | 20 % |
| Red | 64 % |
| Black | 16 % |
| Snowmaking | 800 guns |
| Price index | 105 |
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IschglAustria
The upside
- Compact, traditional-style village with a traffic-free core
- High slopes with reliable snow
- Broad area of slopes linked to Samnaun in Switzerland
- Superb modern lift system
- Après-ski like nowhere else, with an unmatched number of exceptionally lively places
The downside
- Village is densely developed, and has a rather urban, glitzy feel
- Not ideal for beginners or timid intermediates, for various reasons
- Few seriously steep runs
- Very little wooded terrain
- Treks to the gondolas for some
- Après-ski can be a bit tacky
Latest user reviews
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boabski 25 Mar 2010
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Summary
Ischgl is at last becoming better known to Brits. It’s about time – the mountain is one of Austria’s best, and we love it (except in a snowstorm).
The village? We’re less convinced. We visited last season as part of a Tirolean tour and, looking back, Ischgl came in seventh out of seven as a place to stay. Yes, it has clear merits. But it’s all a bit high-pressure, with thousands of cars and scores of coaches piling in to its parking lots, and little room to breathe.
The alternative bases? Galtür (a bus ride away) is too quiet. Samnaun (linked, but in Switzerland) means appreciably higher prices. Ischgl it is, then.
News – this season 2011/12
A six-pack is due to replace the Sonnenlift T-bar, on the nursery slopes at Idalp. More snowmaking is planned. Work will start in 2011 on a new Pardatschgrat gondola for 2012/13.
News – last season
A six-pack was installed from the Höllenkar valley (run 24) to the top of Greitspitz, serving the red and black pistes on its northern slopes. On the Swiss side, a six-pack replaced the Mullerbahn quad from Alp Trida to Alp Bella.
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