Chalet Tignes

The French football team organised a summit training in Tignes 2100m to prepare the South Africa World Cup 2010. The French national football team has announced some time ago that it will train at high altitude in Tignes, France. Training in Tignes means the adaptation of the body for the games taking place at altitude. [...]

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I hope you enjoyed the Winter Olympics as much as I did. The countdown has already started for Winter X Games Europe in Tignes. You can be there to watch live rather than on TV and share the amazing experience with thousands of spectators coming to cheer the competitors.

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just arrived up here after a few days on lake Annecy. It is the 2nd Nov. and I was not expecting my first powder day in Tignes that early in the season. It started snowing last night and looking out of my window now, it is still snowing. We probably will have 20cm new powder [...]

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Imagine spending some time at 2100m base, fresh crisp mountain air and pleasant 23C temperature. Imagine doing any outdoor sport you can think of on snow, in mountains and around a lake. Imagine the sound of cowbells as you walk up one of the many trails around Val claret and Tignes Le Lac. If you [...]

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Last weekend Tignes host the Parisiene Street Golf Association also called  ‘The 19th Hole’. You might not be aware but Tignes got a full size 18 hole golf course between Tignes le Lac and Val Claret including the highest hole in Europe at over 2100m. Last weekend holes were even higher with additional ‘greens’ set-up [...]

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