First rate skiing holidays in Tignes
Located in l’Espace Killy ski area of the French Alps, with an amazing 300km of piste, Tignes has the reputation of being at the cutting edge of Alpine experience. This spectacular resort offers the impossible, with skiing for 12 months of the year. And for lovers of extreme sports, some of what Tignes provides will make your mouth water. Neighbouring the legendary Val d’Isere with its amazing nightlife, Tignes offers perhaps the most exciting ski holidays in the entire region.
Explore Tignes
With an above-average altitude of 3450m at its highest point, Tignes’s season lasts longer than at other resorts, so you can enjoy the slopes from September to May. Even better, the Grande Motte glacier with its blue, red and black runs means if you want to ski in the middle of summer, you can! It’s a great place to learn how to ski from scratch, with a good ski school, and a staggering 23 beginner runs.
And for intermediate and advanced skiers, Tignes offers over 159 slopes. There are also six slalom runs, two snow parks, and a gliss park. This resort is aimed at the hardcore skier. And as host of the Winter X Games last year, the international freestyle and snowboarding competition, Tignes lived up to its reputation as the most contemporary of resorts. And in addition to sleighing, hot-air ballooning, ice diving, snow-mountain biking, and ice skating, Tignes also offers skijoring, dog sledding, ice karting and heli-skiing! Tignes is the ideal destination for all true ski-lovers and those who love adventure.
Book now for your ski holidays in Tignes
The resort of Tignes boasts great après-ski, with loads of restaurants, bars and clubs, and is only a short distance from the awesome nightlife of Val d’Isere. You’re sure to have a fun-packed time in this amazing Alpine retreat.
- Ideal for: beginners; intermediate; advanced skiers
- Highest ski point: 3450m
- Ski hire: available
- Slopes: 159 (including 23 beginner slopes)
- Lifts: 90
- Season: September to May (all year on the glacier)
- Other popular resorts: Meribel, Les Menuires