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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How lucky am I? Thousands of people stranded abroad due to international flight cancellations, and I am in Tignes. Let’s hope flights won’t restart until the 11th May when the Tignes winter ski season officially closes. Of course I have been thinking about contingency plans for how to get back to the UK. To be [...]
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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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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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