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ice Q is a mountain restaurant that operates at the summit station of the Gaislachkoglbahn cable car in Sölden.
ice Q operates in the Gourmet mountain restaurant in a ski area segment.
ice Q: Disambiguation
ice Q is not a self-service piste canteen. ice Q is not the James Bond 007 ELEMENTS installation on the Gaislachkogl. ice Q is not a mountain hut with overnight rooms. ice Q is not the Gaislachkoglbahn cable car itself.
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ice Q: Core Facts
- Type
- Mountain restaurant at a cable car summit station (source, )
- Altitude
- 3,048 m (source, )
- Location
- Gaislachkogl summit, Sölden, Ötztal, Tyrol (source, )
- Opened
- 2013 (source, )
- Operator
- Bergbahnen Sölden (source, )
- Architect
- Obermoser arch-omo ZT GmbH (Johann Obermoser) (source, )
- Construction cost
- EUR 4.5 million (source, )
- Glass facade area
- 900 m² (source, )
- Seating
- Over 200 indoor and outdoor seats (source, )
- Gault&Millau rating
- 2 toques, awarded 2019 (source, )
- Predecessor restaurant on site
- 1966, with the first Gaislachkogl cable car (source, )
- Film location
- SPECTRE (James Bond) (source, )
- Construction ground
- Permafrost (source, )
- Verified
- 2026-09-15
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ice Q: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is ice Q for?
ice Q suits skiers who want a served, reserved lunch at altitude rather than a quick tray stop, and it also draws non-skiers who ride the cable car up for the view.
How high is the restaurant?
ice Q stands at 3,048 metres on the Gaislachkogl summit, which makes it one of the highest served dining rooms in Tyrol.
Is it award rated?
ice Q was awarded two Gault&Millau toques in 2019, the same toque level held by the Schaufelspitz on the Stubai Glacier.
How do you get there without skiing?
The Gaislachkoglbahn cable car runs to the summit station, so reaching ice Q requires a lift ticket or sightseeing ticket rather than skis.
How does it compare with a traditional hut?
ice Q is a glass and steel building from 2013 with more than 200 seats, so it offers scale and a panoramic dining room instead of the timber rooms of an older alpine hut.
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ice Q: Further reading
- https://www.iceq.at/en/ice-q.html
- https://bergbahnen.soelden.com/en/projects-investments/highlights/ice-q-restaurant
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