{"id":1137,"date":"2026-06-07T21:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/soelden-oetztal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"soelden-oetztal","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/soelden-oetztal\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00f6lden &#038; \u00d6tztal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">S\u00f6lden in the rear \u00d6tztal is one of Austria's best-known glacier ski resorts, with pistes up to over 3,000 m. The futuristic Gaislachkogl summit station houses the 007 Elements experience for the James Bond film Spectre, which was filmed here. In summer the \u00d6tztal Glacier Road, Austria's highest panoramic road, leads up.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Glacier ski area up to over 3,000 m<\/li>\n<li>007 Elements on the Gaislachkogl<\/li>\n<li>\u00d6tztal Glacier Road in summer<\/li>\n<li>Three summits over 3,000 m with cable cars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Pistes up to over 3,000 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Film<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">James Bond Spectre (007 Elements)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Valley<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">\u00d6tztal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Summer<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">\u00d6tztal Glacier Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> Train to \u00d6tztal Bahnhof, then by bus; by car through the \u00d6tztal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Skiing autumn to spring; hiking July\/August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Mountain railways and ski passes payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> High-alpine, mind the avalanche situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>007 Elements is worthwhile even in bad weather<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>Deep into the \u00d6tztal Alps cuts the valley of the same name, at the end of which lies S\u00f6lden, one of the highest and most snow-sure winter sports resorts in Tyrol. Two mighty glaciers stretch above the village, and several three-thousand-metre peaks frame the ski area, making S\u00f6lden one of the few year-round snow destinations in the Alps. Those who follow the valley further reach neighbouring South Tyrol over the bold Timmelsjoch pass, an ancient connection across the main ridge.<\/p>\n<p>The true fame of the \u00d6tztal, however, lies in the ice. In 1991 hikers discovered the mummified body of a man at the Tisenjoch near the Similaun, a man who had died up here around 5,300 years ago in the Neolithic period. \u201c\u00d6tzi\u201d, the man from the ice, is regarded as one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Europe and gave the valley its byname. Across the rugged Timmelsjoch pass an old smugglers\u2019 and packhorse route has always led over to South Tyrol, a crossing that long linked S\u00f6lden with the Mediterranean world beyond the main ridge. In the most remote corner, in the mountaineering village of Vent, begin the classic routes onto the glaciated giants all around, from where the pioneers of alpinism set out as early as the 19th century. Thus the \u00d6tztal is a world in which the eternal ice connects past and present in a striking way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-huettentour\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/huettenwandern-einsteiger\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut hiking for beginners \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00f6lden im hinteren \u00d6tztal ist einer der bekanntesten Gletscherskiorte \u00d6sterreichs mit Pisten bis \u00fcber 3.000 m. Die futuristische Gipfelstation Gaislachkogl beherbergt das Erlebnis 007 Elements zum James-Bond-Film Spectre, der hier gedreht wurde. Im Sommer f\u00fchrt die \u00d6tztaler Gletscherstra\u00dfe als h\u00f6chste Panoramastra\u00dfe \u00d6sterreichs hinauf. Highlights Gletscherskigebiet bis \u00fcber 3.000 m 007 Elements am Gaislachkogl \u00d6tztaler Gletscherstra\u00dfe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1174,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[39,40,33],"citadela-item-location":[43],"class_list":["post-1137","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ausflugsziele-sehenswuerdigkeiten","citadela-item-category-gipfel-berge","citadela-item-category-ski-winter","citadela-item-location-tirol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1137"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1580,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/1137\/revisions\/1580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=1137"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=1137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}