
Tignes is one of the ownly snow sure resorts in France. Tignes and the Ski domain of Espace Killy has a very reliable snow record which, after recent seasons of reduced snowfall, has encouraged people to choose higher mountain resorts. According to ‘The good Ski & Snowboarding Guide’ Tignes/Val d’Isere is one of only two [...]
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On 1st October 2011, the Grande Motte glacier unrolls/opens its slopes, at a height/altitude of between 3000 and 3500 metres/which are above sea level. Tignes has finnaly opened last weekend though its snowpark remain closed and will hopefully open on October 22nd. Many ski schools are running some October courses on the Grande Motte glacier [...]
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Great news, 25 cm for fresh powder until the end of February. Tignes got already excellent snow coverage to date. This means the 2011 season is safe until the season close date, which I believe this year is the 9th May 2011. This season, snow safe Tignes, more than ever, has been the place to [...]
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Surprisingly I still got a week in February (w/c 13th) to be specific without a booking. For some reason, I can’t seem to let my ski apartment even though Tignes is the only ski resort in the French Alps which has got any decent snow right now. You can forget anything below 2000m at the [...]
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Finally the 2-man chairlift linking Tignes Les Boisses to Tignes Le Lac has just replaced. It was about time as the chair lift was almost 35 years old. The chair was one of the slowest ones in the entire resort. The new gondola is bigger, faster and more eco-friendly! The new gondola linking Tignes Les [...]
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The Happy End deal, running May 3rd – 9th May 2010 for the last week skiing and riding around Tignes with Toviere, Palet and Grande Motte area fully open. What a season it was and what an end to the season it still is. Just check the latest weather forecast. The forecast is for fresh [...]
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Everything seems to be on sale these days. Skiing in Tignes is no different and there is a bunch of stuff you can get at discounted rates. You just have to look.
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