Iceman Oetzi Peak
Iceman Oetzi Peak

Iceman Ötzi Peak

A new viewing platform was built on the Val Senales Glacier, which offers a magnificent view on Ötzi’s last habitat

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

Opening times

  • Wed 06 Dec closed
  • Thu 07 Dec closed
  • Fri 08 Dec closed
  • Sat 09 Dec closed
  • Sun 10 Dec closed
  • Mon 11 Dec closed
  • Tue 12 Dec closed

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Full timetables
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Senales Glacier Cable Car - winter 2023/24 (23/12/2023 - 07/04/2024)

  • Mon 09:00 - 16:30
  • Tue 09:00 - 16:30
  • Wed 09:00 - 16:30
  • Thu 09:00 - 16:30
  • Fri 09:00 - 16:30
  • Sat 09:00 - 16:30
  • Sun 09:00 - 16:30

Christmas' Eve 2023 (24/12/2023) 09:00 - 16:30

Christmas 2023 (25/12/2023) 09:00 - 16:30

Boxing Day 2023 (26/12/2023) 09:00 - 16:30

New Year's Eve 2023 (31/12/2023) 09:00 - 16:30

New Year 2024 (01/01/2024) 09:00 - 16:30

Epiphany 2024 (06/01/2024) 09:00 - 16:30

Easter 2024 (31/03/2024) 09:00 - 16:30

Easter Monday 2024 (01/04/2024) 09:00 - 16:30

Admission

Iceman Oetzi Peak freely accessible

Glacier Adventure Ticket:
€ 45.00 per person

free for children under 6 years

More information

After the renovation works of the Senales Glacier Cable Car, the panoramic platform Iceman Oetzi Peak will be accessible again from December 23, 2023, on. The opening hours correspond to the ones of the cable car, in case of bad weather, the platform will be closed.

The Glacier Adventure Ticket for walking enthusiasts and winter hikers includes the ascent and descent with the Senales Glacier Cable Car and the Grawand and Gletschersee Chairlifts.

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