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Tignes
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 The best bet for snow
conditions in the Alps - a high, bleak resort with unattractive architecture
but the most fantastic snow you'll find anywhere.
Tignes is a purpose built
resort where the French did very little to create an attractive welcoming
space - it is bleak being well above the tree line with very little you
could call pretty ..... except the snow!
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Snow conditions here are
almost always fantastic - it is the highest area in the Alps and the only
place where you can ski the whole year round thanks to the Grand Motte
glacier. The resort has three main "villages" - Val Claret links to
the glacier via an underground funiculaire railway which wizzes you up to
3000m in a matter of minutes, Tignes le Lac is the slightly lower, more
lively resort, with Le Lavachet a little further down.
In recent years,
Tignes have tried to smarten up their image and to create a more welcoming
resort for families and children - however, the resort remains a heaven
for experts and intermediates with varied terrain and an expansive area
given it's link to the next door resort of Val
d'Isere. For beginners, there are some slopes in the Le Lac area
and a developing learner's area. However, if you're looking for long
green runs to practice those turns - head for a different resort - like
La Plagne, Meribel
Nightlife in Tignes is quiet - it's a resort where you ski hard and go
early to bed. There are several bars and restaurants but their trade
is mostly early evening as you come off the slopes. If it's
nightlife you're after, head for the neighbouring
Val d'Isere or Meribel over the mountain in
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Ski
Amis in Tignes
In Tignes we have a
selection of self catered apartments to offer - from budget 2 person studios
to luxury 10 person apartments covering the three main villages of the
popular Tignes Le Lac, the lower Le Lavachet and the highest village of Val
Claret
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Getting There
By Car : Tignes can be
accessed by road and is approximately
700
miles (1100 kms) from Calais -
the resort is located at the end of the Tarentaise Valley and involves quite
a hike after the end of the expresss dual carriageway at Moutiers.
The road upwards from Bourg St Maurice (approx 20 miles) is quite tricky in
places for those who are not used to navigating mountain roads. We provide comprehensive
directions to our self drive guests and can offer ferry
and tunnel crossings at attractive supplements.
By
Air : The nearest airports are either Geneva or Lyon
(St Exupery) and the transfer takes
approximately 4 hours from either one. Both
airports are served by the scheduled airlines direct from the UK including
EasyJet who fly from a number of UK airports. Chambery airport is
closer - approximately 1 hour transfer - but unfortunately does not benefit
from many UK flights. We provide a transfer service from Geneva
airport and other airports by arrangement.
By Rail :
The international railway station
of Bourg St Maurice is approximately
20 miles from the resort - the station is served by the
Dover Snowtrain, the Charter Overnight services via Paris and the Direct
Eurostar Services from the UK. We can provide rail tickets on any of
these services and transfers from the station to the resort. There are
also regular bus services from the station to the resort.
For information about
travel please see our Travel Pages
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