Tignes Resort Guide

The Tignes resort summary is: Tignes has 49 lifts within its 12353 Acres of terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 6234ft of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 125 trails at Tignes. Read More


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Tignes Resort Guide

The Tignes resort summary is: Tignes has 49 lifts within its 12353 Acres of terrain that is suitable for beginner and intermediate levels, including terrain park enthusiasts. Find location, trail maps and piste maps covering the mountains 6234ft of vertical range and surrounding area. There are 125 trails at Tignes. Read More

Vertical:

Top: 11339ft
Arrow
6234ft
Bot: 5105ft

Best for:

Beginners level skier
Beginners/
Intermediates

Pistes:

125
60%
25%
15%

Acres of Ski:

12353
Snowmaking: —

Tignes Lifts:

  • drag lift icon19
  • ski lift icon24
  • cablecar icon6
Total lifts = 49
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Tignes Resort GuidePhoto credit: Ronald

Visiting Tignes

Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Tignes.

  • Season opens
    23 Nov 2024
  • Season closes
    4 May 2025
  • Accommodation
  • Restaurants | Bars
    78 | 51
  • Nearest Airport
    Chambrey
  • Nearest Train Station
    Bourg St Maurice
  • Tourist Office Website
  • Tourist Office Phone
    +33479400440

Tignes Features

The terrain at Tignes includes::


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!


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

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°F)Wind (mph)Weather
Top Lift: 6ft
30
5
clear
Middle Lift: 
41
5
clear
Bottom Lift: 0ft
52
5
clear

When's the snowiest month to visit Tignes?

DecemberAverage: 3.4 snow days per week
The snowiest week in Tignes is week 2 of December. There are typically 3.4 snowy days during this week with 20.9in of snowfall. Check out the Tignes Snow History graphs below.


Visitor Reviews of Tignes

Overall: 4.2 Based on 97 votes and 99 reviews

  • Snowsure 4.9
  • Variety of pistes 4.8
  • Off-piste 4.7
  • Scenery 3.9
  • Apres-Ski 4.1
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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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