Best Things to Do in Ischgl for Non-Skiers

Opened in 2022 after three years of construction, this spa puts pools and saunas across four floors in two buildings on Brandweg. It runs daily from 10:00 to 22:00 with last entry at 21:30, and until midnight on Moonlight Special nights. An ice rink circles the building and doubles as a Bavarian curling area. Ticket options include 90 minute pool entry plus four hour and day passes for pool, sauna or both.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "Large sauna with a direct view of Ischgl and the piste."

Best for: Bad-weather days and evenings

Seven kilometres long with 950 metres of descent, the run starts at the Silvrettabahn mountain station at 2,320 metres and finishes in the valley. Floodlighting is switched on Monday and Thursday evenings, and the A1 cable car carries tobogganers uphill from 19:00 to 20:30 on those nights. Ischgl calls it one of the longest toboggan runs in the Austrian Alps. A Paznaun/Samnaun season pass includes the tobogganing evenings.

Best for: Evening adrenaline without skis

The Paznaun valley grooms roughly 100 kilometres of winter walking trails that reach 2,036 metres. The easiest Ischgl option is a 5 kilometre circular route from the Silvretta car park, rated easy at about 1.5 hours. The Mutta trail covers 6 kilometres in a loop with 2.5 kilometres of steady climbing, also around 1.5 hours. Named regional routes include the Verwall panorama tour and the Sesslad trail.

Best for: Free daytime activity

A two kilometre zipline from the Silvrettabahn A1 midway station to the roof terrace of the Pardatschgratbahn A2 valley station, with a flight time of about three minutes and speeds up to 85 km/h. Tyrol's tourist board lists it among the two longest ziplines in the state, and it operates in both summer and winter. Parallel ropes let two people fly side by side; the Silvretta Card Premium gives one 25 percent discount.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "A great experience with a beautiful view during the "flight"."

Best for: Short thrill between lift rides

A museum built into an avalanche protection wall 345 metres long and 19 metres high in Galtür, up the valley from Ischgl. It combines the permanent exhibition Ganz Oben, a cinema on the 1999 avalanche year, the Memento memorial room for 31 victims, an indoor climbing wall and a rooftop 360 degree viewing platform. Opening runs Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00. It was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award in 2007 and 2015.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "Very nicely designed Alpinarium, very interesting."

Best for: Indoor culture and context