Ötzi Peak 3251m
Project name Ötzi Peak 3251m
Typology Viewing platform
Location Schnals Valley Glacier, South Tyrol (Italy)
Client Schnalstaler Gletscherbahn AG
Architecture noa* network of architecture
Completion August 2020
Intervention New construction
Surface area 80 m2
Text (DE) Barbara Jahn-Rösel
Translations (EN) Marianne Lehnis
Photographs Alex Filz
Ötzi Peak 3251m: Reaching the peak
Where a raindrop begins its long journey into the sea, new perspectives appear: at the new observation deck on the Schnals Valley Glacier, and your mind is refreshed with the wideopen views.
There is something sublime about this special place, right at the top of the Schnals Valley Glacier ridge, where Italy’s impressive alpine landscape soars high above the reservoir below, and Austria is around the corner. In this unique geographic location, fate decides whether a drop of glacier water will make its way towards the Mediterranean or the Black Sea.
ONWARDS TO THE PEAK
The Hotel Grawand lies at the very top of this unique alpine intersection, which at over 3,000 meters above sea level, is one of the few hotels in Europe located at such an altitude. The summit is a stone’s throw away at a distance of about 50 meters. The breathtaking landscape view of snow-covered mountain peaks makes time standstill. Hikers and skiers visit the peak to experience nature at its fullest: rugged, stony, with wind and weather – pure.
REAL TRAILBLAZERS
In order to enable visitors planning a more extended stay, as well as day-seizing mountain nomads, to experience not only the breathtaking ride to the mountain station, but also to get to know the fascinating history of this alpine wonderland, noa* designed a unique architectural structure.
