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The best week I ever had in Tignes was about 7 years ago when it snowed the whole time, the lifts didn’t open once but we just hiked around building powder kickers

Tignes is very snowboard friendly; long before the other French resorts welcomed snowboarders, Tignes opened it’s arms wide and said, 'come here and slide down that, jump over that, and listen to this while you're at it'. If Carlsberg made snowboard resorts they would have made Tignes.

Set at 2100 meters and part of the 290km of pistes that is the Espace Killy, it has a very good snow record, a glacier, a lake and a lot of varying terrain; Tignes can almost guarantee everyone leaves satisfied. You drive up to the resort on the same road towards Val D’Isere from Bourg Saint Maurice, accessible by Eurostar and the snow train. A painting of Hercules holding back the water greets you as you cross over the high dam, and as you pass a church on your right you can see Jesus, who has freed his arms from the crucifix and now points towards the old submerged village. Eerie, man, eerie.

Tignes is one of the major resorts in France, and has long been hosting national and international events, their web site even has a Japanese translation. BASI runs some of its snowboard instructors courses here. Snowboard teams and manufacturers also use Tignes to host training camps and events.

The main lifts open early September and close late May and with summer boarding on the Grande Motte Glacier from mid June to September. You can almost board every day of the year. This year they even had a summer funpark.

And if you're up for it, you can dive under the ice of Tignes-Le-Lac and look up at the ice-distorted mountains.

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New for season

2008/9:Replace Marsh & Tuffs chairlift with removable chairs. Snowmaking on Rhododendron and Cornflowers pistes.

2006/7: The 2 chair lifts at Palafour replaced with a 6-seater. Replacement of Bored Needle chairlift, new beginner lift at Boisses, snowmaking on Palafour.

05/06: new Tichot chair replaces the Balmes tow and the old chair. Increase in snowmaking area

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Tignes, France
24/Mar , Belfast International

Hameau du Borsat - Self Catered
These Odalys apartments are superbly situated in a central location, virtually on the slopes, giving direct access to the entire skiing area.Features- Hamea

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Property	Date	From	Basis	Price
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	East Midlands	Cater	£ 868
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	East Midlands	Cater	£ 889
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	Birmingham	Cater	£ 868
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	Heathrow	Cater	£ 879
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	Bristol	Cater	£ 889
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	Heathrow	Cater	£ 858
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	Edinburgh	Cater	£ 899
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	Manchester	Cater	£ 879
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	Birmingham	Cater	£ 889
Chalet Atlas	23/Dec	East Midlands	Cater	£ 875
La Vanoise Hotel	26/Jan/13	Belfast International	HB	£ 863
Residence Le Telemark	30/Mar/13	Leeds/Bradford	SC	£1,452
Hameau du Borsat	16/Mar/13	Stansted	SC	£ 883
Hameau du Borsat	02/Mar/13	Stansted	SC	£ 573
Hameau du Borsat	02/Feb/13	Manchester	SC	£ 549

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to May
Summer: June to Oct

Lifts

Total Lifts: 47
Cable cars: 1
Gondolas: 2
Chair lifts: 24
Drag lifts: 19
Other lifts: 1 funicular
Max people per hour: 13,500
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 67
Total ride area: 93miles (150km)
Longest run: 4miles (6km)

Top lift: 3450m
Vertical drop: 1900m
First lift: 1550m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 62%
Red runs: 29%
Black runs: 9%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	33.00	26.98	-13%	34.00	27.80	-18%
6-Day Pass	165.00	134.90	-6%	165.00	134.90	-18%
6-Day Linked area Pass	193.00	157.80	3%	193.00	157.80	-12%

Lift Passes:
Early Autumn glacier only, day pass 25.50 euros
Espace Killy:
1 day pass 40€
Tignes only:
1 day pass 34€
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 5m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 40%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: Huge (too many) number of ski & board schools in the resort
Snowboard Hire: loads of hire shops, all over priced. Board and boots start around 150 euros for 6 days.
Night Riding: : No

Other activities

Heliboarding: : from nearby Italian resort; 2 drops Miravidi-Ruitor (3300 vertical drop) 225€. Contact Snocool.com, tel: 06 1534 5463
Snowmobiles: Yes

Further information

www.tignes.net/
Email:information@tignes.net

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Snow sure, true boarders' moonscape Great all-round resort with something for everyone, no matter what your ability. However, watch out some for long lift queues and crowds during school holidays and weekends.

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ON THE SLOPES: Fantastic
OFF THE SLOPES: Very good
MONEY WISE: This is an expensive resort in all aspects but not as bad as some of the unfriendly French resorts. Well worth the cash.

HALFPIPE: Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:A few

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