Tignes offers something for every level of skier or snowboarder, with a world class snow park, pistes suited to beginners and advanced skiers alike and for the more adventurous, some of the best off piste skiing in the French Alps. In Tignes alone there are 47 ski lifts, a funicular railway, a cable car, 24 chairlifts and 19 drag lifts, enabling you to ski around the 150 kilometres of pisted terrain. The range of pistes on offer means Tignes is an excellent place for mixed ability groups.

Tignes and its neighbouring resort of Val d’Isère make up the ski area known as the Espace Killy (named after France’s Olympic downhill skiing champion Jean Claude Killy). It offers over 300kms of pisted skiing linked by around 77 ski lifts which include a funicular railway, a cable car, 24 chairlifts and 19 drag lifts, enabling you to ski around the whole area with ease.

You can enjoy some lovely traditional Savoyard restaurants or choose from the more modern restaurants in each of the villages of Tignes.

There are four parts to Tignes, each offering a slightly different atmosphere, but all linked to the same great ski area. From the lowest elevation to the highest, you have Les Brevieres, Tignes 1800 (Les Boisses), Le Lac and Val Claret. 

Tignes Le Lac and Tignes Val Claret are the main resorts. Both are made up of an array of high rise apartment blocks and hotels with a few traditional chalets dotted around. There are also plenty of restaurants, bars and cafes that will welcome you in from the winter cold for lunch, dinner or just a bit of apres ski fun. They both enjoy excellent access to the ski slopes. Val Claret is better for the Grande Motte ski area and the snowpark whilst Le Lac has better connections to Aiguille Percee and the lower (more sheltered) slopes down to Tignes 1800 and Les Brevieres. Both provide easy access to the wider Espace Killy ski area.

Tignes 1800 has recently had a massive renovation and is now a tranquil, modern development of chalet style hotels designed with families in mind. Les Brevieres is quieter still, but one of the prettiest. Traditional style stone farmhouses, boutique hotels and a few self-catering apartments make up the majority of accommodation, and with the old traditional Savoyard feel of the village, it is a charming place to stay. 

There is a wide selection of accommodation, often at more modest prices than its neighbour Val d'Isère. In comparison, there is less choice of luxury or high-end accommodation, but this market is starting to develop now and more options are becoming available.