A new viewing platform was built on the Val Senales Glacier, which offers a magnificent view on Ötzi’s last habitat
Image gallery: Iceman Ötzi Peak
The Val Senales Glacier, a popular hiking paradise in Summer and a skiing area almost all year round, is easy to reach by cable car from Maso Corto. At the top, at proud 3,212 m a.s.l., an unforgettable panoramic view awaits you.
From the Croda delle Cornacchie mountain station with its Glacier Hotel, the highest hotel in Europe, there is a 40-metre climb to the new "Iceman Ötzi Peak" viewing platform, which was opened in summer 2020. The name was chosen deliberately because Ötzi was already at home in this magnificent mountain world 5,300 years ago. From the South Tyrolean steel construction you can enjoy a view on the snow field of Mt. Similaun (3,606 m a.s.l.), where Ötzi, the world-famous glacier mummy, was found in 1991.
From here you can also see the Hochjochferner, a glacier in the Ötztal Alps, and the watershed that forms the border between Austria and Italy. The path of transhumance, part of the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO, is also visible. This is the path of the sheep to the summer pastures: Every year in mid-June shepherds move 3,000 - 4,000 sheep 44 km across the glacier to the Ötztal valley in North Tyrol.
Once back down in the valley, you can also visit the popular ArcheoParc Val Senales, which provides insights into the life of Ötzi, the Iceman.
Contact info
- Croda delle Cornacchie / Grawand mountain station - 39020 - Senales / Schnals
- +39 0473 662171
- info@schnalstal.com
Opening times
Despite careful control we cannot guarantee the correctness of the provided data.
Admission
Iceman Oetzi Peak freely accessible
pedestrian ticket - ascent and descent in winter:
€ 31.00 adults
€ 15.00 children and young people (6-18 years)
€ 62.00 family ticket (min. 3 members of the family)
More information
The opening hours correspond to those of the Senales Glacier Cable Car, in case of bad weather, too much snow or too much ice, the Iceman Oetzi Peak viewing platform will be closed: It stays open in summer, in auutmn and in winter, closed in spring (early May to the end of June).
Winter season start 2024/25 on September 20, summer season start 2025 at the end of June.
