Ischgl

Ski resort

Ischgl is located on the Austrian side of one of the world's largest ski areas. Its 238 km (length includes the pistes in Samnaun, Switzerland) of groomed pistes are served by over 45 mechanical lifts including cable cars, gondolas, detachable chair lifts and some T-bars. Three ropeways give access to the ski area from the village: the Pardatschgratbahn, the Fimbabahn & the Silvrettabahn. Only the Fimbabahn and the Silvrettabahn have middle stations.

Many of the lifts converge at Idalp, where there is a restaurant. The area above Idalp offers wide, easy pistes and a snow park. Other parts of the Ischgl area, towards Höllboden and Paznauner Thaya, offer many red runs and some more challenging blacks. The steepest run in the resort is a black run with a gradient of 70%, located in the Höllboden bowl, and accessed by the "Lange Wand" chair lift. Paznauner Thaya offers many red runs suitable for intermediate-level skiers.

COVID-19 pandemic hotspot

Ischgl was identified as a major hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Six hundred infections in Austria and up to 1,200 infections in Germany and the Nordic countries The bar was eventually closed on 10 March and the whole town quarantined from 13 March until 22 April 2020.

Out of the 1600 inhabitants of Ischgl, two persons died. Nine were treated in hospital, one in an intensive care unit. In April 2020 antibodies were found in 51.4% of the population, in November 2020 it was still 45.4%.

Climate

Ischgl has a weather station at an altitude of 2327 m. This weather station is located within the alpine climate zone (Köppen ETH), closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), because the hottest month is only 9.9 C.

Discovery of the Ischgl Meteorite

In June 1976, the Ischgl meteorite was discovered on a mountain road near Ischgl, Austria, after being dislodged by a snow avalanche. Initially unrecognized as a meteorite, it was stored privately for over three decades until its scientific validation in 2008. Classified as an LL6 chondrite with excellent preservation, the meteorite's origin was traced back to a fireball event (EN241170) recorded in November 1970 over Germany. Advanced trajectory reconstruction techniques and radionuclide data confirmed the meteorite's link to this fireball, providing insights into its cosmic history and heliocentric orbit.

Subsequently, the Ischgl meteorite was acquired by the Natural History Museum Vienna in 2011 and displayed in their Meteorite hall. With a remaining main mass of 708.1 grams, the meteorite's exterior is fully crusted, showcasing regmaglypts, while its interior reveals a light-gray chondritic texture. The identification of the meteorite's source fireball helps understand its journey through space and its relatively recent fall to Earth. Additional fragments from this meteorite fall could have been recovered in the area.

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Gallery

File:Ischgl, katholische Pfarrkirche heilige Nikolaus Dm64328 foto4 2014-07-23 15.00.jpg|Roman Catholic church St. Nikolaus File:Tussen Ischgl en Kappl, rivier de Ischgl foto6 2014-07-23 14.52.jpg|Trisanna river

References

References

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