The Tschengla is a high plateau at 1,200 metres above the Brandnertal. Originally it was pasture with a dairy and a few summer houses; over the years a ski area grew out of it. Today there are holiday homes and houses lived in all year round, a few inns, a small shop at the lift station and the Alpe Rona with its dairy. The Tschengla has no village centre with church and municipal office; that lies down in Bürserberg.

In winter much revolves around skiing, tobogganing, cross-country skiing and winter walks up here, in summer around hiking and mountain biking.

The weekly programme, events and current information for the whole valley are available from the tourist office: Events in the Brandnertal.

The valley station of the Loischkopf gondola is three minutes by car or ten to fifteen on foot. From there a ten-seater gondola reaches the top station at 1,785 metres in eight minutes, in winter the ski area, in summer the start of the walking and biking trails.

If you would rather not ride up, the walking begins at the chalet itself: the paths across the plateau lead to the Alpe Rona, the Alpe Furkla and over to the Burtscha saddle.

The Brandnertal ski area links Bürserberg and Brand and covers around 64 kilometres of pistes between 900 and almost 2,000 metres; the runs are wide, sunny and easy to read. The Silvretta Montafon is around thirty minutes away by car, the Arlberg around an hour.

From winter 2026/27 the Brandnertal has its own ski passes, the Vitamin B Pass: day passes, multi-day passes from two to fourteen days and a flex pass for five ski days within one week. Season and annual passes remain valid in the Montafon as well, multi-day passes no longer do. Non-skiers take the hiking or the toboggan pass. Families get 15% off from the second child, and with the swap pass two adults can take turns skiing and looking after a child up to four years old. Prices are dynamic: the earlier you book, the cheaper the pass; online, guests also save 8% compared with buying at the ticket office. The passes have been on sale online since the end of September.

A cross-country trail starts around ten minutes’ walk from the chalet; there are also snowshoe trails, several groomed toboggan runs and guided husky tours.

World Championships in the Montafon, 6 to 21 March 2027. The FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships take place in the neighbouring Montafon. Events are held in Tschagguns, on the Golm, in Gargellen and on the Silvretta Montafon, among other places, a good half hour by car from the Tschengla. If you want to watch the competitions and come back to peace and quiet in the evening, book early: accommodation across the whole region is in particularly high demand during these two weeks.

From May until early November the plateau is walking and biking country. The trails of the Brandnertal bike park start at the top station of the Loischkopf gondola and end in Bürserberg. The Lünersee lies at 1,970 metres, about twenty minutes away by car.

Several inns are within walking distance or a few minutes’ drive: the Unicorn restaurant at the lift station, the Rufana Alp, the Burtschahof, the Berggasthaus Zimba, the Alpe Rona with its own dairy and the Fuchsbau mountain restaurant. The places up here have closing days, and some close completely between seasons. During the winter and summer seasons the Unicorn is open every day with no closing day and announces its holiday closures in advance. For all of them it is worth calling ahead.

In the Brandnertal and in Bludenz the choice is wider: the Gasthaus Schäfle, the Gufer 55 with two toques in the Gault&Millau, the Hochsitz in the Walliserhof, the Romantikhus Beck, the Café Dörflinger and the Gasthaus Traube. Addresses and phone numbers are in the guest folder in the chalet.

The Dorflädele in Bürserberg is on the way up and covers daily needs; it has a long lunch break and is closed on Sundays. The SPAR Dorfladen in Brand is also open on Sundays. For a bigger shop there is the Interspar in the Zimbapark in Bürs, down in the valley; regional produce is available at the Hofladen Zechner farm shop.

For golf, drive a few minutes across to Brand: that is where the Golfclub Brandnertal is, at Studa 83. Eighteen holes, par 65; the season runs roughly from late April to mid-November. In 2026 the green fee was 98 euros from Monday to Thursday and 105 euros from Friday to Sunday. Guests without club membership can also book tee times online.

The last few kilometres are the same for everyone: leave the A14 at the Brandnertal exit, then drive up through Bürserberg onto the plateau. The road winds, but it is well built and cleared all year round; the motorway is fifteen minutes away. By train, travel to Bludenz and take the bus up from there; with your guest card, buses and trains throughout Vorarlberg are free. A taxi from Bludenz takes around 15 minutes.

From Germany

Munich is around 240 kilometres and a good two hours away, via the A96 to Lindau and on along the A14 through the Rhine valley. By train the route runs through Lindau-Reutin, just under four hours from Munich.

From Switzerland

The Brandnertal is one of the first larger ski areas you reach coming from Switzerland. Chur is around 75 kilometres and just under an hour away, Zurich around 150 kilometres and about two hours, via the A13 through the Rhine valley and Liechtenstein, then onto the A14 at Feldkirch.

By train you reach Bludenz without changing: the Zurich–Vienna Railjet stops at Sargans, Buchs, Feldkirch and Bludenz; from Zurich it takes around two and a half hours.

From the Netherlands

Amsterdam is around 830 kilometres and a good eight hours away, via Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart to Lake Constance. The last hour runs from there along the A14 through the Rhine valley to Bludenz.

By air

Altenrhein around 60 minutes, Friedrichshafen 90, Zurich and Innsbruck about 120 minutes each.

What you need on the way

Austrian motorways require a vignette; it is available digitally and at the filling stations before the border. From November to April winter tyres are compulsory in Austria, and you should carry snow chains. The road is cleared daily right up to the chalet.