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Mountain Guides Tignes — 5 of Our Favourites

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The combined ski domain of Tignes and neighbouring Val d'Isère, with its modern lift system and wide range of pistes, is a ski destination that will suit everyone.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Tignes Ski Areas, Pistes & Parks.

Tignes Valley off-piste skiing

1. Ski and snowboard guides

Location
Tignes

This ski school was set up in Val d'Isère in 2006, and has grown ever since. It's now regarded as one of the leading ski and snowboard schools in the Alps.

L'Espace Killy offers you some of the best off-piste that any resort can offer from easy introductory pitches to touring and freeride. The fully qualified team with years of experience and great knowledge of the terrain will make your off-piste experience one to remember. 

They offer the following:

Introduction to off-piste clinic

A fun and relaxed way to meet like-minded people of a similar standard whilst learning the basics of off-piste safety, etiquette and technique. With a maximum of six per group you are guaranteed to make great progress. 

Off-piste clinic

Aimed at those who have skied some off-piste before and are comfortable doing so. Off-piste safety, etiquette and techniques are covered but the main emphasis is on the skiing and finding great snow.

Heli-skiing

There are two heli-ski options available from Val d'Isère. 

  • You can ride to Lac de Chavril and take a helicopter back to the Tête de Solaise

Or 

  • Ride the back of Le Fornet to a small resort call Bonneval sur Arc, enjoy lunch and a quiet day in the resort before flying back to Tête de Solaise

Ski-touring weeks

Join a ski touring week for a fun relaxed way to ski with others of your own ability whilst finding great off-piste and spring conditions. They offer both introduction weeks and advanced weeks were a good level of fitness is expected.

The school will provide you with the very best equipment free of charge: ABS Airbags, Ortovox transceivers, aluminium shovel and probe.

Oxygene Off Piste & Mountain Guiding, Tignes - Le Lac / Lavachet

2. Oxygene off-piste and mountain guiding

Location
Tignes

They offer some of the best ski-guiding in Tignes.

Make the most of each powder day. If you want to explore the true terrain of the mountain, learn how to ski across powder and ride the line of the season, they are there to help.

They offer sessions for those that are just starting to explore off-piste through to those that already have plenty of experience and want to find the best powder spots in the valley. All their mountain guides are fully qualified and have plenty of experience in the local terrain.

They all speak English (other languages are also available) so you can relax and communicate with ease. This ski school takes safety seriously. That’s why when you book one of their lessons they provide transceivers, shovels, probes and ABS bags completely free of charge. At this school, they know how to handle the mountain with care.

Val Heliski, Val d'Isere - Centre

3. Backcountry ski guides

Location
Bourg-Saint-Maurice

A private ski or snowboard session for all ability levels – on and off-piste. It’s all about fun, improvement and discovering new off piste terrain. 

Guided off-piste and touring are a great way to experience the back country with an experienced, UIAGM mountain guide or instructor.

You’ll encounter a variety of snow conditions and terrain; from powder fields, to tree runs, allowing you to improve your off-piste skills. Their packages offer something for every ability so you’ll experience the back country at your own pace. Their UIAGM mountain guides or instructors will offer technique pointers, guiding and simulation avalanche rescue training to ensure you’re fully prepared for your Experience.

Split boarding has become hugely popular in recent years due to exciting new product development: making boards lighter, stronger and easier to use. The possibilities of travelling into the back country have been transformed, with snowboarders now able to access terrain that was previously hard to reach. These courses offer snowboarders a unique experience by heading deeper into the back country whilst learning important back country skills.

Their guided days are for private groups of 1-6 people and includes safety kit (ABS packs are additional).
a ski instructor giving a group lesson

4. Evolution 2 ski guides

Location
Tignes

Evolution 2 has been instructing and guiding skiers around the Alps since 1987.

If you want to experience what Espace Killy really has to offer, then join Evolution 2 on one of their expeditions and have a fantastic adventure.

All of their high mountain guides are fully qualified and as a minimum speak English and French (other languages also available) so you can easily communicate.

Their philosophy when it comes to mountain sports is simple. They believe in teaching in small groups, by instructors who are specialists in their field, and with an emphasis on real progression and FUN!

A group of people are sliding down a waterfall

5. Compagnie des Guides de la Vanoise

Location
Aime La Plagne

The bureau of Mountain Guides Montchavin les Coches can tailor each activity to suit you and your group, from canyoning, hiking, and high mountain adventures.

In summer you can go hiking, mountaineering, canyoning, climbing and try via feratta. And in winter there is snow shoeing, ski touring, winter mountaineering and ice climbing.

They cover the whole of the Tarentaise but also lead guided tours to other popular mountain destinations such as Chamonix and Mont Blanc, Zermett and the Gran Paradiso in Italy.