Chalet Tignes

What to ski  a week in Tignes for free? Not quite. But if you have flexibility, can get a last minute flight or live in France you can have my ski apartment in Tignes for free. Stop press: the week available is in four days time, w/c 7th March 2010…. and free means free. I even pay for the change-over cost!!

Why do I take this drastic measures? Well I got a lovely ski apartment sleeping seven people and for the first time this season it will be empty. I don’t want it to be empty, so I offered it to my friends. They can’t make so now I offer it to anybody following this blog.

Why do I have an empty ski apartment, during the best winter season in years? Because some chancer let me down. He booked the apartment, did not pay his booking deposit for weeks and informed me two days ago that he won’t take the apartment. That is what you get if you trust people these days!!

Anyway, the apartment is yours for the week. Easyjet still does flights from Stansted to Geneva for £130 return.  Cheapest Geneva airport transfer via Alps2Alps or check Ski Transfer Finder but a little short notice to start looking around. £200 in total will get you from the UK to Tignes somehow. You can also fly to Lyon, Chambery and Grenoble. These flight might be even cheaper and more convenient. The closest airports to Tignes are Lyon and Chambery about 2.5 hours away.

Tignes skipass is about £150 for the week. Here you go you could be skiing inclusive flights, transfers, accommodation and ski pass for as much as £350/week. Cheaper if you drive with a few mates, which would make the cost for the week as low as £300.

Sorry not exactly free but as close as you can get to free skiing in Tignes.