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    Choose Your Adventure

    When you visit Ötztal valley in Tirol, you enter a world where your dream holiday turns into a reality. After all, this is a place where you can conquer 3 three-thousanders and 363 km of slopes; where you can be part of the jet set in one of Tirol’s trendiest towns; where you can relax in a 22,000-square metre spa in the middle of the Alps. It’s up to you.

    Why Visit Ötztal?

    • 363 km of slopes, 90 lifts, and six ski areas all covered by one ski pass - from skiing mainstays like Sölden and Gurgl to family ski areas like Hochoetz-Kühtai
    • Only ski area in Austria featuring 3 three-thousanders: Gaislachkogl (3,058 m), Tiefenbachkogl (3,250 m), and Schwarze Schneid mountains (3.340 m) a.k.a. the BIG3
    • Huge variety: grand mountain panoramas framed by 250 peaks over 3,000 m, glamorous and lively wintersport towns, dreamy mountain villages, one of Austria's most brilliant thermal spa, enough slopes to never take a run twice, diverse sport options off the piste

    Learn more about the region

    Top 3 Mountain Experiences in Ötztal

    • skiing in Sölden
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    • skiing in Sölden
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    • Top Mountain Star Obergurgl Hochgurgl
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    • 007 ELEMENTS
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    • 007 Elements in Sölden
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    • cross-country skiing in Niederthai
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    • Tobbogan in Ötztal
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    • tobogganing in the Ötztal valley
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    • Gaislachkogel gondola mountain station, Ice Q
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    • Ice-Q, Ötztal
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    • Ice Q Ötztal
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    • Panoramic terrace overlooking Soelden in the Oetz valley / Tyrol
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    • thermal spa Aqua Dome in Längenfeld
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    • hot-air balloon ride, Ötztal
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    • Skiing in Ötztal
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    • family skiing in Hochoetz / Hochoetz
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    • skiing in Hochoetz / Hochoetz
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    • fun in the snow Hochoetz / Hochoetz
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    • Snow fun in Hochoetz / Hochoetz
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    • Skiing on Hochoetz, Ötztal
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    • Skitour in Vent
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    • Top Mountain Crosspoint Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
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    • Sölden glacier
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    • First Line Obergurgl Hochgurgl
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      1. First Line in Gurgl

      Kiss the mountain good morning: Ski the untouched pistes, then enjoy a sunny prosecco breakfast on the mountain.

      The piste is yours
    • Top Mountain Star in Obergurgl
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      2. Top Mountain Star in Gurgl

      At this futuristic glass-enclosed bar perched perilously atop a mountain ridge, you'll have a hard time deciding whether the view or the cocktails are better.

      Cheers!

    • 3. 007 ELEMENTS James Bond Museum

      Ski in the tracks of Britain's favourite spy, discover SPECTRE filming locations, and dive into the action sequences at the ELEMENTS interactive exhibit.

      Bond, James Bond

    BIG 3 Skirallye Sölden: Take three 3,000-metre peaks in a day!

    • Schönwieshütte Gurgl, Ötztal
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      Insider's Tip: Hike to Schönwieshütte hut

      You won't be able to get to this modern-yet-cosy hut on skis. Instead, hike through an enchanted stone pine forest - or call ahead to be picked up by a snowmobile at the lift station!

      Hike or snowmobile for you?

    And off the slopes...

    Useful Information

    • How to Get There

      By plane:
      The closest airports are Innsbruck (83 km to Sölden), Munich, Germany (231 km), Salzburg (263 km) and Zürich-Kloten, Switzerland (281 km).
      By train:

      • Innsbruck to Ötztal station: direct train (30 min, take a bus to Sölden and other towns from there)
      • Munich to Ötztal station: 1x change in Kufstein (2 h 30 min)
      • Salzburg to Ötztal station: direct train (2 h 15 min)

      By car:
      From Innsbruck, drive west on the A12 along Inntal valley until you reach the entrance to Ötztal and follow the road to your destination.

    • Sölden

      Altitude: 1,350 - 3,340 m

      • Glaciers: 2
      • Lifts: 31 (65,500 passengers/hour)
      • Huts: 33

      144 km of slopes:

      • 70 km blue slopes
      • 45 km red slopes
      • 27 km black slopes
      • 2 km ski route
      • Longest run: 15 km

      Snow-making: 77% of slopes covered (all slopes lower than 2,200 m)

    • Gurgl

      Altitude: 1,800 - 3,080 m

      • Lifts: 25 (39,400 passengers/hour)
      • Huts: 11

      112 km of slopes:

      • 35 km blue slopes
      • 57 km red slopes
      • 20 km black slopes
      • Longest run: 8 km

      Snow-making: 99% of slopes covered

    Top Events

    Time for lunch! Stop into the region's top huts & restaurants...

    • Gampe Thaya hut
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    • ice Q Sunshine
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    • mountain hut Hohe Mut Alm Gurgl
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    • Schönwieshütte Gurgl, Ötztal
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    • Top Mountain Star Obergurgl Hochgurgl
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    ...and try a local delicacy

    An Ötztal speciality

    "Ziachkichle" Pastry

    Ingredients (8 servings):

    1/2 kg wheat flour | 20 g yeast | 15 g sugar | 1/4 l milk | 2 egg yolks | 2 tbsp rum | 30 g butter | cooking fat

    How to make them:

    • Prepare a yeast dough and allow to rise. Scoop out little balls of dough onto your flour-dusted hand and roll them on a chopping board. Cover and let rise again.
    • "Pull out" the dough balls to create a thin layer of dough in the middle and bulges on the side. Slide into the hot cooking fat and quickly ladle more hot fat on top. Turn and bake until golden. Take out, let drip (ideally on a paper towel).
    • Put fresh berries or cranberry jam in the middle and dust with icing sugar.
    "Ziachkichle" traditional dessert
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    Get in Touch

    Ötztal Tourismus

    Gemeindestraße 4

    6450 Sölden

    Telephone:
    +43 5 72 00 0
    info@oetztal.com
    https://www.oetztal.com
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