Key Facts about Tignes, France
- Resort Altitude: 2100m
- Highest Lift: 3456m
- Total Piste Length: 300km
- Longest Piste: 10km
- Green Runs: 15%
- Blue Runs: 40%
- Red Runs: 28%
- Black Runs: 17%
- Snowboard Park: Y
An introduction to Tignes, France
High up in the world famous Espace Killy ski area is the resort of Tignes, renowned for some of the most extensive and challenging skiing in Europe, as well as its unbeatable snow record. The resort itself is made up of 3 main villages; Tignes Le Lac, Tignes Le Lavachet and Tignes Val Claret, all interlinked by an excellent free ski bus service.
Tignes Val Claret at 2100m has a superb position right at the foot of the Grande Motte funicular and the main ski lifts, for immediate access to the pistes. Tignes Le Lac and Tignes Le Lavachet are a little lower, and have more of a cosy village feel about them. All the villages have a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants, and with the circulation of traffic significantly reduced, there is a friendly buzz about the place.
Below the main resort villages are Tignes-les-Boisses (at 1850m) and Tignes-les-Breviers (at 1550m). Brevieres a quieter renovated old village at the lowest point of the slopes offering some good value accommodation and good lunch stop-offs.
Tignes has always been considered as essentially a skiers’ resort, but with the extensive overhaul that it has undertaken in the past few years, and the improvement in the standard of accommodation available, it is certainly starting to rival its neighbour, Val d’Isère.
Tignes has some great apres ski venues if you know where to look. The famous La Folie Douce over in Val d’Isere is easily accessible, with live music and dancing on the tables every afternoon – you just have to make sure to catch the last lift at 16.30 back to Tignes! In the resort itself, there are some great bars with live music and happy hours – try Loop Bar at the foot of the Trolles piste into Le Lac, or Grizzlys Bar over in Val Claret.
Activities in Tignes, France
• Cinema with regular films in English • Skidoo riding • Indoor swimming-pool free with 7-21 day lift-pass • Fitness centre with English tuition • Paragliding • Ice climbing • Ice rink • Ice diving • Ice driving • Ice karting • Husky sledging • Winter walking • Cross country skiing • Glacier walking • Helicopter tours & Heli-skiing
Catered chalets in Tignes, France
There is a great selection of catered chalets to choose from. From family ski chalets, top of the range luxury ski chalets and many other chalets for all types of groups large and small. Call us to discuss your requirements and we can find you the right chalet, in the right place and at the right price!
