Visiting Tignes
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Tignes.
- Season opens23 Nov 2024
- Season closes4 May 2025
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars78 | 51
- Nearest Airport Chambrey
- Nearest Train Station Bourg St Maurice
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone+33479400440
Tignes Features
The terrain at Tignes includes::
- Halfpipes1
- Terrain Parks2
- X-Country24.9 miles
- Ski Hire
Ed Leighs Money Savings Tips whilst visiting Tignes
What's it like at Tignes resort?
Tignes is a high altitude resort in the heart of the ski country of France (part of the Espace Killy ski area alongside Val d'Isere) and is one of the best all-year round resorts in the Alps. Every style and ability of skier/boarder is catered for at Tignes with 300km of pisted runs and an un-rivaled amount of off-piste easily accesible from the resorts modern lift network. Off the slopes Tignes may appear somewhat drab and ugly. However, it offers everything a skier needs with restaurants and bars a plenty. Be warned though, prices in Tignes are more central London than rural France!
Latest photos from Tignes. View all photos at the Tignes gallery page.
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Photo credit: Peter Broughton
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Explore Tignes Location Map
Interactive Tignes trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

Tignes Live Weather
Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°F) | Wind (mph) | Weather | ||
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Top Lift: | 6 ft | 30 | ||||
Middle Lift: | 41 | |||||
Bottom Lift: | 0 ft | 52 | ||||
When's the snowiest month to visit Tignes?
Visitor Reviews of Tignes
James from United Kingdom writes:
Skiing is awesome here, but so are the opportunistic thieves. Take very good care of your belongings, my party has already had helmets, goggles and even skis stolen. Watch your stuff everyone.
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