Rita Ora Concert Kicks Off the Winter Season in Ischgl

Rita Ora. Ischgl Top of the Mountain Concert 2025. Picture: TVB Paznaun – Ischgl / flomitteregger

Ischgl officially opened the 2025–26 winter season with the legendary Top of the Mountain concert, featuring the internationally acclaimed pop icon Rita Ora. Perfect skiing conditions were provided by a snow-covered winter landscape straight out of a picture book and perfectly groomed slopes, which were ideal for making the first turns of the season.

Ischgl ensured an unforgettable start to the new winter season for 13.000 skiing and music fans.

At 6 p.m., Rita Ora took to the stage in Ischgl, accompanied by her live band and an energetic dance crew. The British superstar delivered a performance that more than lived up to the high standards expected of the Ischgl season opener. She presented a mix of her international chart hits and current songs, filling the nighttime mountain backdrop with impressive energy, strong stage presence, and powerful vocals. With hits such as 'Your Song', 'Anywhere', and the crowning finale 'Let You Love Me', she had the audience singing and dancing along. The dynamic performance, visual staging, and dance choreography made the concert a highlight that marked the impressive start of the new winter season. Rita Ora thus joins the list of world stars who have made Ischgl the 'pioneer of music acts in the Alps'.

Rita Ora followed in the footsteps of the many superstars who have performed at the traditional Top of the Mountain concert in the Austrian resort. Several years ago, Ischgl made the decision to invest its entire advertising and marketing budget in staging two major concerts at the beginning and end of the winter season. Elton John was the first international star to feature in the Tirolean resort's now-famous season-closing concerts in April 1995. Since then, the resort has hosted Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan, Sting, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Enrique Iglesias, Atomic Kitten, Peter Gabriel, The Corrs, Alanis Morissette, Lionel Richie, Pink, the Scissor Sisters, the Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna, Elton John again, Gabriella Cilmi, Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Gossip, The Killers, Roxette, Mariah Carey, The Scorpions, Deep Purple, Nickelback, Robbie Williams, James Blunt, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Beach Boys, PUR, Zucchero, Jason Derulo, Lenny Kravitz, Simply Red, Kings of Leon, Sean Paul, George Ezra, Eros Ramazzotti, Demi Lovato, the Black Eyed Peas, Ellie Goulding, and One Republic.

Ischgl is a true Ski Paradise in Tirol (Austria) with 239 km of perfectly groomed slopes, 45 lifts, and guaranteed snow from November to early May, thanks to the ski resort's high altitude and 1,100 snowmaking guns.

The modern lifts managed by the Silvretta Seilbahn AG Company offer a high level of comfort. Opened in January 2014, with a 1,251-meter difference in altitude, the 3-S Pardatschgratbahn in Ischgl is one of the largest of its kind. The ascent from the valley up to the mountain station takes about nine minutes. A cable car of superlatives, forming the entry point to the Silvretta Arena, together with the Fimbabahn and Silvrettabahn cable cars.

From Ischgl, you can access the Silvretta Arena Ski Paradise, the third-biggest ski resort in Tirol, thanks to an alliance between two Companies (SilvrettaSeilbahn AG and BergbahnenSammaun AG) and two ski resorts (Ischgl-Sammaun) from two different countries (Switzerland and Austria).

A variety of pistes (20 blue, 40 red, and 25 black) and ski routes offer an opportunity for everyone, from beginners to experts looking for challenging pistes. Eleven is the name of the longest piste with approximately 11 kilometers from the top of the ski resort in Greitspitz (2,872 meters) to Ischgl village (1,400 meters).

15 mountain restaurants and ski huts, with Tyrolean specialties or international dishes, will complete a perfect day of skiing in Ischgl.

Several new features await visitors to Ischgl this season: the two new 8-seater D-Line chairlifts, Höllbodenbahn C1 and Sassgalunbahn C3, increase comfort with seat heating, weather protection hoods, and the AURO system, and set an example in terms of environmental awareness with photovoltaics and the sustainable reuse of the old facilities.

Another new feature is the connection to the Ikon Pass network, which offers access to over 60 international ski resorts.