What's on in Ischgl, Austria through the year

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year ski peak, Christmas holidays in Austria

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Ski season (26 Nov – 2 May (usually)), Christmas and New Year ski peak (20 Dec – 6 Jan (usually))

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, February ski weeks

• Holiday

  February ski weeks

  1 Feb – 5 Mar · usuallySchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  German, Dutch and Danish half-terms stack through February and the Silvrettabahn queue is the result. Lift capacity here is good; the resort bed count is what runs out first. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (26 Nov – 2 May (usually))

Peak crowds — February ski weeks, Easter holidays in Austria

• Holiday

  Easter

  4–6 AprCrowdedClosures

  Easter Monday is a public holiday and shops stay closed on Easter Sunday too, so it is a long weekend. Austrians and neighbouring Germans travel, filling hotels at higher rates, and many shops close on both days. Source ↗

Still on: February ski weeks (1 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)), Ski season (26 Nov – 2 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Easter, Easter holidays in Austria

• Festival

  Top of the Mountain closing concert

  2 MayMusic festivalCrowded

  The season ends with a stadium-sized act playing at 2,300 metres on the Idalp, free with a lift pass, in ski boots. Everyone comes down at once afterwards. Source ↗

Still on: Easter (4–6 Apr), Ski season (26 Nov – 2 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Top of the Mountain closing concert, Pentecost (Whitsun) holidays in Austria

• Closure

  Between-seasons shutdown

  5 May – 20 Jun · usually

  From the closing concert to midsummer almost everything shuts: lifts, most hotels and the restaurants. The village is a building site for six weeks, which is when the work gets done. Source ↗

Still on: Top of the Mountain closing concert (2 May), Ski season (26 Nov – 2 May (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Summer lifts and trails

  25 Jun – 30 Sep · usuallyTrail season

  Three lifts run in summer for walkers and bikes, and the Silvretta high routes clear around the start of July. It is a quieter, cheaper resort than the one that has the reputation.

Still on: Between-seasons shutdown (5 May – 20 Jun (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Austria, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Summer lifts and trails (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Austria, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Summer lifts and trails (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Austria, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Summer lifts and trails (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — Autumn holidays in Austria, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Busy — Top of the Mountain opening concert, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Top of the Mountain opening concert

  28 NovMusic festivalCrowded

  The season opens with an open-air concert at the foot of the Silvrettabahn at the end of November, which is also when the first week's prices are at their lowest. Source ↗

• Season

  Ski season

  26 Nov – 2 May · usually

  One of the longest seasons in Austria without a glacier, from late November to the start of May, on north-facing snow above 2,000 metres and a lot of snowmaking below it.

Peak crowds — Christmas and New Year ski peak, Christmas holidays in Austria

• Holiday

  Christmas and New Year ski peak

  20 Dec – 6 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  The fortnight from Christmas to early January is the busiest of the ski winter. Hotels book out months ahead, often with minimum stays, rates are at their highest and lift queues at their longest. Source ↗

Still on: Top of the Mountain opening concert (28 Nov), Ski season (26 Nov – 2 May (usually))