Sölden as a World Cup venue and one of the Alps' most popular winter destinations traditionally starts its winter skiing season earlier than most other ski resort. Sölden vacationers can benefit from top modern mountain lifts that guarantee quick access to the 144 wide open and snow-sure slope kilometers. 33 mountain lifts take winter sport fans quickly and comfortably from the village center up to 3340 m. Sölden is Austria's only ski resort to have three peaks higher than 3000 m accessible by mountain gondolas - the so called BIG3. Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers rank among the largest glacier areas in Austria developed for winter sports. From early October onwards, snow sports aficionados will find perfect conditions here, which they will be sharing with the top stars of the scene on occasion of the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Opening yearly held in late October.
Since filming the 007 movie Spectre, Gaislachkogl summit at 3048 meters altitude has been in the favor of movie fans. Here they will find not only the ice Q gourmet restaurant, which can be seen as Spectre's Hoffler Clinic, but also the unrivaled 007 ELEMENTS cinematic installation. This spectacular James Bond adventure world captivates visitors with fascinating insights that revolve around the world of James Bond.