Map of Ischgl from above, Ski Austria to Switzerland. Buy duty-free Barolo. Smuggle it back (legally). marked with a wine glass

Outdoors · Ischgl

Ski Austria to Switzerland. Buy duty-free Barolo. Smuggle it back (legally).

Ischgl tri-border crossing—ski Austria, buy duty-free Barolo at 1,800m, legally smuggle it back to Switzerland

What to do there

AdventureSki Austria to Switzerland. Buy duty-free Barolo. Smuggle it back (legally).The 130-year-old customs loophole Samnaun doesn't advertise: You ski across an international border, fill your backpack with Italian Barolo and Austrian Grüner Veltliner at 40% off, ski back to Austria with contraband strapped to your back, and toast at 2,600m watching the peaks you just crossed. This is absurdist performance art disguised as skiing. Five thousand people do this daily in high season. None of them forget it.

Wineries nearby

Winery Austrian Zweigelt. Italian Lagrein. Swiss Chasselas. One table at 2,600m.