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Electric Mountain Festival 2023
Pulsating beats. Electric sounds. Dancing deluxe. Get goose-bumps when top-class international DJs and live acts set the Ötztal Alps alight.

Giggijoch restaurants
At the Giggijoch, the à la carte restaurant Wirtshaus and two self-service restaurants spoil you with everything a skier's culinary heart desires.

20th edition of Wein am Berg
Our legendary gourmet festival ‘Wein am Berg’ has its 20th anniversary! Look forward to top vintners, top chefs and skiing with VIP ski guides – true to the motto "The Best of 20 Years"!

Big3 Rally in Sölden
Conquer 3 three-thousand metre mountains: 10.000 metres altitude & 50 kilometres in one day!

Presidential suite with private SPA
Luxury holidays in the presidential suite: Quality and extravagance come to perfection in the 205 m² large presidential suite with private SPA.

Summit Dinner in the ice Q restaurant
It's a very special experience when one of the highest located gourmet restaurants around the world welcomes guests to the Summit Dinner at more than 3,000 m above sea level.

Interview with sommelier Martin Sperdin
With expertise, sensitivity and unwavering passion, the sommelier has shaped the wine culture in Das Central for over two decades.

1 ski pass = 6 Ötztal ski areas!
The Ötztal Super Skipass promises pure skiing adventure in in 6 Ötztal ski areas: 361 kilometres of slopes and 90 lifts!

FALCON Restaurant
Both gastronomically and visually, the restaurants at the mid-station of the Gaislachkoglbahn shine in a new look. The concept is influenced by stimulating transparency.

Adrenalin Cup
Five exciting and unbelievably versatile disciplines at the Adrenalin Cup Sölden go right through the entire ski area.

World Cup Opening 2022 in Sölden
Every year in October the Rettenbach glacier becomes a hub for the international ski scene at the legendary FIS ski world cup opening.

Top international athletes at Das Central
Face to face with an Olympic medallist or a world champion. What is rather rare in everyday life happens quite often at Das Central.

Area 47 snow park & fun slope Sölden
Countless rails, boxes, kickers and other bits and pieces create an arena of endless combinations for all ability levels.

Vinoble Cosmetics
The Austrian vegan skincare line VINOBLE COSMETICS incorporates the advantages of grapes. Discover our Vinoble treatments – matching our love for wine!

Review: Wein am Berg – Summer Edition 2022
The young wine scene from Austria was visiting our annual Wein am Berg – Summer Edition in August 2022 in Sölden.

Ötztal Cycle Marathon 2023
5,500m altitude and 227 km – each year, over 4,000 participants take part in the legendary Ötztal Cycle Marathon.

Alpienne – Power of the Alps
Alpienns's high-quality natural cosmetics with arnica and St. John's wort extracts represent the 'power of the Alps'.

NEW: Mountain carts in Sölden
The longest mountain cart track in Tyrol leads over 7.3 km from the middle station of the Gaislachkogl down to the valley.

Ötztal Inside Summer Card
Free for Das Central hotel guests! Experience all summer highlights in the Ötztal with just one card.

Test-drive a BMW 420i convertible for free
Open-air feeling through the Ötztal Valley: this summer, guests of the 5* hotel Das Central can test-drive the BMW 420i convertible at no cost.

NEW: FALCON SUNDOWNER
The new, weekly highlight at the FALCON market restaurant at the Gaislachkogl middle station!

How it all began ...
It was a momentous occasion when the doors of Das Central hotel officially opened for its guests for the first time in December 1969.

BIKE REPUBLIC SÖLDEN
Action-packed bike adventures: The BIKE REPUBLIC SÖLDEN impresses with numerous lines, trails and Tyrol's largest pump track.

Outdoor park Area 47
One of the biggest outdoor playgrounds in the world: 20,000m² water park, giant slides, blobbing, high ropes and much more.

Our local fish producer Raimund Mrak
Das Central purchases numerous products from regional producers in the area. Among others, the Ötztal spring fish from Raimund Mrak in Längenfeld.

Widiversum
36 exciting game and puzzle stations await over an area of 3,000 m² at the WIDIVERSUM family adventure paradise in Hochoetz.

Almzeit
The themed hiking trail combines alpine nature with attractions and an exciting activity programme which is guaranteed to amaze children and adults alike.

Good reasons for an alpaca hike in Sölden
Enjoy the nature of the Ötztal mountains while recharging your batteries – on our alpaca hike in Sölden.

Hannibal - A spectacle on Sölden's glacier
The Rettenbach glacier in Sölden turns into a stage and becomes the backdrop for the reconstruction of the famous crossing of the Alps.

Christmas recipe from our kitchen team
Quick and easy recipes: suitable for the Christmas season we present delicious 'Wildspitzen' as pastries!

Germany's next Topmodel 2019 in Sölden
The ice Q restaurant up above 3000m altitude inspired the producers of the successful casting show “Germany's Next Topmodel”.