346 kilometres of piste heaven..
This snow sure resort has a great reputation with serious skiers and snowboarders but also has all of the facilities required by a family looking for a mix of sporting activity, professional childcare and a wonderful mix of restaurants to cater for all tastes and ages.
Tignes shares the world famous Espace Killy ski area with its neighbour Val D'Isere but without the premium pricetag. The resort consists of five villages, three of them high up in the valley clustered around the frozen lake. These villages range from 2100-2300 metres and offer facilities to suit every taste.
Tignes offers a huge variation of skiing with wide open green pistes for the beginner,a large number of nursery areas for young children and challenging blacks/off piste for the adrenaline junkies. The skiing scenery ranges from the wonderful views from the Grande Motte, mogul fields, tree runs, snow parks and endless off piste.
Après ski
Tignes boasts more than its fair share of high quality restaurants catering for every nationality, taste and budget. Everything in Le Lac is within walking distance of the apartment, with a regular free bus running up to Val Claret or down to Les Boisses if you are looking to travel further afield. A new Val d’Isere shuttle bus is due to start Winter 2023/4.
If you're looking for nightlife, Tignes' eclectic mix of bars and clubs has something for everyone.
For the non skier there are increasingly more activities on offer including paragliding, ice diving in the frozen lake, husky driving, ice driving, alongside a variety of indoor sports provided within Tignespace. Pedestrian passes are available for some of the lifts to allow for sightseeing and lunch on the mountain.
The funicular railway offers all year round access to skiing on the Grande Motte glacier as well as catering for mountain bikers in the spring/summer who blast down the professionally designed courses. If you require any further info about Tignes why not check out tignes.net where you will find answers to all your questions and access to the web cams.
Travelling with children
For those of you travelling with young kids Tignes offers a superb range of facilities. Childcare is available from various registered companies offering English speaking nannies. Contact the Tignes Tourist Office for information on childcare.
Rest assured, whatever age your kids are and whatever their abilities/interests, all bases are covered in Tignes.
* picture taken in the summer from the east balcony overlooking the Tignes Le Lac square where many of the events take place
