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Ischgl
Coat of arms
Location of Ischgl
Ischgl Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°00′47″N 10°17′17″E / 47.01306°N 10.28806°E / 47.01306; 10.28806Coordinates: 47°00′47″N 10°17′17″E / 47.01306°N 10.28806°E / 47.01306; 10.28806
Country	Austria
State	Tyrol
District	Landeck
Government
• Mayor	Werner Kurz
Area
• Total	103.3 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,377 m (4,518 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	1,580
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6561
Area code	05444
Vehicle registration	LA
Website	www.ischgl.tirol.gv.at

church: katholische Pfarrkirche heilige Nikolaus

Ischgl (1,377 metres or 4,518 feet) is a town in the Paznaun Valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its ski resort Silvretta Arena Ischgl-Samnaun is connected with the ski resort of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland. Together this ski area belongs to the largest skiing resorts in the Alps. Its 238 kilometres (148 mi) of groomed pistes are served by over 45 mechanical lifts including cable cars, gondolas, detachable chair lifts and some T-bars.

Ischgl is known for lively après-ski parties and nightlife. The resort hosts pop concerts celebrating the end of the annual ski season (Top of the Mountain Concert) at the Idalp (2,300 metres or 7,500 feet). Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Elton John, Mariah Carey, The Corrs, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, Nena, Sugababes, Enrique Iglesias, Pink, Anastacia, Beyoncé, Melanie C, Rihanna, Gabriella Cilmi, Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry and Alicia Keys have performed at these concerts. Paris Hilton and Naomi Campbell have visited the village. In April 2002 Bill Clinton gave a speech at Ischgl.

Ski resort

Ischgl is located on the Austrian side of one of the world's largest ski areas. Three ropeways give access to the ski area from the village: the Pardatschgratbahn, the Fimbabahn & the Silvrettabahn. Only the Fimbabahn and the Silvrettabahn have middle stations.^[2] Many of the lifts converge at Idalp, where there is a restaurant. The area above Idalp offers wide, easy pistes and a snow park. Other parts of the Ischgl area, towards Höllboden and Paznauner Thaya, offer many red runs and some more challenging blacks. The steepest run in the resort is a black run with a gradient of 70%, located in the Höllboden bowl, and accessed by the "Lange Wand" chair lift. Paznauner Thaya offers many red runs suitable for intermediate-level skiers.

Panorama of Ischgl Pardorama

Events

creek: der Ischgl

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ischgl.

• Official Ischgl website


• Panoramic photo of Ischgl resort centre

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ischgl.