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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Les 2 Alpes and Tignes in France all re-open for skiing this weekend. Tignes’ Grand Motte is probably your best bet for some decent skiing in Europe unless you can afford a flight the southern hemisphere, where the ski season kicks off in South America in Argentina and Chile. The Pissailas Glacier at Val d’Isere [...]
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Reading some of the articles in the UK press over the past few months, one would have to be mad to go skiing this Easter. Well, it sure did put a lot of people off, as bookings for the otherwise busy Easter period are well down. As they say, don’t believe all you read in [...]
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If you are in Tignes to watch the X-Games, you noticed that the weather isn’t all that great right now. However, recent fresh snow fall, with a dusting of new snow forecasted for tomorrow too, conditions are great for ski holiday makers. This isn’t so good for the X-Games and competitor speed, but fresh snow [...]
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It has been snowing in Tignes over the past few days, improving the already existing good snow coverage and consistently good ski conditions. Despite negative press coverage on snow in the Alps, Tignes has had good snow throughout this season as all the slopes are above 1800m.I been in Tignes last week, before all the [...]
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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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Still looking for some snow this season? How guaranteed are snow conditions in Tignes you may ask? In my opinion as guaranteed as you can get in any ski resort. Tignes offers some of the best skiing in Europe with guaranteed snow all season long. Tignes is known world wide first and foremost for its [...]
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Where is the snow? Where to go skiing when snow is a rare commodity? February in the French Alps and it feels like spring time. Today we had temperatures of up to 20C in the valley. No sign of any big dump of snow on the horizon. I decided to find out and went on [...]
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As a ski resort, Tignes has always been pushing the boundries, no more than this season. Watch X Games & X Game Preparations Not only has Tignes landed the European Winter X Games for three years running. In only 36 days left and you will be able to enjoy the Winter X Games Europe live [...]
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Tomorrow 27th Nov is the opening of the XXL ski area: espace Killy Tignes-Val d’Isère. Enjoy Tignes les Boisses’ new gondola lift, that switched from 2 people chairlift to a brand new 8 people gondola lift to save your time and provide a shelter with an amazing view! Every Wednesdays enjoy the Fresh tracks sessions, [...]
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