his coming weekend sees the closing of the ski season in Tignes (Monday 3rd is the last day), though the season in Val Thorens does not finish until Sunday 9th May. So if anyone wants one last hoorahon the slopes they better book quickly.

The last two seasons I have skied in Tignes over the [...]

Believe it or not in one month’s time the winter season gets underway in Tignes! From 26th September it’s all go with the Tignes ski area opening gradually, starting with the Grande Motte glacier at an altitude of more than 3000m. Then on 28th November the whole of the Espace-Killy Tignes-Val d’Isere area will open, [...]

Tignes lies within the Espace Killy, one of the World’s most extensive linked ski domains consisting of 300km of Europe’s most thrilling and technically demanding terrain. The main ski areas are La Grande Motte, the Col du Palet, Tovieres and the Brevieres and here we pick our favourite runs from these areas.
1. Descente – from the top [...]

This weekend 20th June sees the start of the summer skiing season on the Grand Motte glacier in Tignes.  At over 3000m above sea level and accessed directly by the Perce Neige funicular, Grand Motte provides the perfect summer skiing experience.  The summer season runs until 30th August.
The funicular takes you from Val Claret to [...]