What's on in Ischgl, Austria through the year

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

Nothing new starts in January.

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

Peak crowds — February ski weeks, Semester (winter) holidays in Austria

• 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

Nothing new starts in March.

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

Busy — Easter holidays in Austria, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Top of the Mountain closing concert

  2 MayMajor 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: 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 NovMajor 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.

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

Nothing new starts in December.

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