Progression Ski & Snowboard Guides, Tignes Valley

Progression Ski & Snowboard Guides, Tignes Valley snowboarding

Ski and snowboard guides

Off-piste guiding and tuition for all with English speaking guides

Located in: Tignes
Featured in: Mountain Guides
Updated: 14 July 2025

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

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.

What to see

Vanoise National Park

Distance from location
14.9 km

The Vanoise National Park is one of the highlights of the Tarentaise region.

Where to lunch

Le Butcher Restaurant

Located in
Val d’Isere

Perfect for a quick bite on the slopes, Le Butcher serves up gourmet-style burgers, sandwiches and sweet treats with speed and flavour. Enjoy your meal on the sunny terrace or take it away if you’re in a rush. Stick around after lunch and you might find yourself caught up in La Folie Douce legendary après-ski party.
Lo Soli Restaurant

Located in
Tignes

This restaurant situated on the massif de l'Aiguille Percée, between Tignes le Lac and Tignes Les Boisses is open for lunch.
L'Arti Restaurant

Located in
Tignes

Dine in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, in a restaurant that evokes mountain charm mixed with a touch of the seventies.
La Petite Cuisine Restaurant

Located in
Val d’Isere

La Petite Cuisine is La Folie Douce's gourmet-quality, canteen-style restaurant. They serve a perfect mix of high-class local cuisine in a friendly, family atmosphere.
L'Alpage des Chaudannes Restaurant

Located in
Tignes

This cosy restaurant is located on the massif de L'Aiguille Percée, between Tignes le Lac and Tignes les Boisses.
La Fruitière Restaurant

Located in
Val d’Isere

Located at the top of the Daille bubble, within the celebrated La Folie Douce après-ski and gourmet hotspot, La Fruitière serves delicious modern dishes based on traditional flavours.

What to do

Reverse Heliski/Heliboard

Legal in France, so accessible from your doorstep, it’s the perfect way to combine helicopters, skiing / snowboarding and huge vertical meterage without bearing the brunt of full Heliski day prices. Using ski lifts to reach the summit of resort, then ski backcountry reaching terrain often inaccessible without a helicopter where you’ll get picked up and taken back to resort.
Whitewater Rafting

Located in
Tignes

Rafting is the most accessible water sports activity on offer. Whether you are looking for an amateur sport, a nature experience or simply a first taste of what a river can offer, you will love this activity!
Chemin des Berger Quad & Buggy Tour

Located in
Tignes

Explore the mountain paths and take advantage of the wonderful backdrop on one of these 4x4 vehicles.
Horse Riding

Horse ride through the mountains with the Tignes Horse Riding Centre or go on a leisurely pony ride through the mountains.
Cinema, Tignes Val Claret

Located in
Tignes

After an intense ski session, what better than a good movie to relax? As a couple, with family or friends, Tignes' cinema is open throughout the season.
Acroland

At one end of the lake in Tignes is the Acroland water park, where you can try out: Blob jump, slide ramp and ski or BMX ramp.