Ischgl

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Ischgl is located on the Austrian side of one of the world's largest ski areas. Its {{convert|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.[http://www.ischgl.com/ Ischgl.com]

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.

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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 were traced back to the ski resort, starting from Iceland on 1 March 2020, with transmissions occurring from late February 2020. A significant portion of the cases were further traced to the Kitzloch après-ski bar at the resort, where sharing of whistles were likely conduits of contagion. Even as health authorities in other countries began issuing warnings against travel to Ischgl, the resort remained open, with Tyrolean authorities playing down the risks.{{cite web |last1=Grüll |first1=Philipp |title=How an Austrian ski paradise became a COVID-19 hotspot |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/ischgl-oesterreichisches-skiparadies-als-corona-hotspot/ |website=www.euractiv.com |publisher=Euractiv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323174922/https://www.euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/ischgl-oesterreichisches-skiparadies-als-corona-hotspot/ |archive-date=23 March 2020 |language=en |date=20 March 2020 |url-status=live}} The bar was eventually closed on 10 March and the whole town quarantined from 13 March until 22 April 2020.{{cite news |last1=Mayr |first1=Walter |title=Austrian Ski Resort Flings Coronavirus Around Europe |url=https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/ischgl-austrian-ski-resort-flings-coronavirus-around-europe-a-68e10295-1d9c-42cc-9e52-7fea35436479 |access-date=20 March 2020 |work=Der Spiegel |date=17 March 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200321131420/https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/ischgl-austrian-ski-resort-flings-coronavirus-around-europe-a-68e10295-1d9c-42cc-9e52-7fea35436479 |archive-date=21 March 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Karnitschnig |first1=Matthew |title=The Austrian ski town that spread coronavirus across the Continent |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/the-austrian-ski-town-that-spread-coronavirus-across-the-continent/ |website=Politico |access-date=21 March 2020 |date=19 March 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200323121016/https://www.politico.eu/article/the-austrian-ski-town-that-spread-coronavirus-across-the-continent/ |archive-date=23 March 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Bethany |title=Ischgl resort at heart of Europe's outbreak reopens |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52384572 |access-date=22 April 2020 |work=BBC |date=22 April 2020}}

Out of the 1600 inhabitants of Ischgl, two persons died. Nine were treated in hospital, one in an intensive care unit.{{cite web|title=Über 42 Prozent der Ischgler haben Antikörper|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://science.orf.at/stories/3201031/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=science ORF at/Agenturen red|date=2020-06-25|language=de|pages=|quote=}} In April 2020 antibodies were found in 51.4% of the population, in November 2020 it was still 45.4%.{{cite web|title=AT: Folgestudie in Ischgl: "Immunität auch nach acht Monaten stabil" – Pflege Professionell|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://pflege-professionell.at/at-folgestudie-in-ischgl-immunitaet-auch-nach-acht-monaten-stabil|url-status=dead|format=|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527213632/https://pflege-professionell.at/at-folgestudie-in-ischgl-immunitaet-auch-nach-acht-monaten-stabil|archive-date=2021-05-27|last=Michael Urschitz|date=|year=|language=de-DE|pages=|quote=}}{{cite web|title=Immunität gegen SARS-CoV-2 in Ischgl stabil|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/121308/Immunitaet-gegen-SARS-CoV-2-in-Ischgl-stabil|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=Deutscher Ärzteverlag GmbH, Redaktion Deutsches Ärzteblatt|date=2021-02-18|language=de|pages=|quote=}}

Ischgl has a weather station at an altitude of {{cvt|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 {{convert|9.9|C}}.

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.{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/maps.14173 |title=The fireball of November 24, 1970, as the most probable source of the Ischgl meteorite |date=2024 |last1=Gritsevich |first1=Maria |last2=Moilanen |first2=Jarmo |last3=Visuri |first3=Jaakko |last4=Meier |first4=Matthias M. M. |last5=Maden |first5=Colin |last6=Oberst |first6=Jürgen |last7=Heinlein |first7=Dieter |last8=Flohrer |first8=Joachim |last9=Castro-Tirado |first9=Alberto J. |last10=Delgado-García |first10=Jorge |last11=Koeberl |first11=Christian |last12=Ferrière |first12=Ludovic |last13=Brandstätter |first13=Franz |last14=Povinec |first14=Pavel P. |last15=Sýkora |first15=Ivan |last16=Schweidler |first16=Florian |journal=Meteoritics & Planetary Science |arxiv=2404.11989 }} 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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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

{{wide image|Panorama Ischgl Pardorama.jpg|1000px|Panorama of Ischgl Pardorama}}

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• [http://www.ischgl.com/ Official Ischgl website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224175134/http://www.360travelguide.com/360VirtualTour.asp?iCode=isc12 Panoramic photo of Ischgl resort centre]

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