Getting everywhere with skis and skins, climbing lonely peaks, enjoying the tranquility and finally descending into distant valleys - that's the ski heaven on earth.

It is perhaps the most original form of skiing: on foot, by skis and skins to conquer the mountain. Down there's the absolute pleasure when your own track is conjured up in the deep snow.

Ski touring in Ischgl in Tyrol is an absolute must for mountain lovers and people who want to feel the alpine winter close up on the other side of well-trodden paths and busy pistes. A total of 74 three-thousanders covers the mountain range in the Central Alps of the Eastern Alps. Its rock massifs in Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Grisons are among the most spectacular in the Alps. The ski touring season lasts from November to May.