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Tignes Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Tignes Ski Resort

Tignes Ratings

Overall: 4.2. Based on 109 votes and 99 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.9

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Tignes is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.8

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Tignes has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.7

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.9

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.5

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Tignes

Public Transport: 4.1

  • There are no buses or taxis to Tignes
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.7

  • No places to stay in/near Tignes
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.9

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Tignes

Ski in/Ski out: 4.7

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.2

  • There are no child care facilities at Tignes
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.4

  • Tignes relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.6

  • There are no snow groomers at Tignes
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Tignes are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.2

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Tignes is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.8

  • If snow conditions are poor at Tignes, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.7

  • Tignes usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.3

  • The staff at Tignes are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Tignes are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.8

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.6

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.7

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.0

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.8

  • No intermediate terrain at Tignes
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.9

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 4.4

  • Not even a kicker at Tignes
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.4

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Tignes
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 3.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Tignes has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.2

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.6

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 4.2

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 4.5

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.8

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.6

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.3

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.2

  • Overall, Tignes is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.1

  • Overall, Tignes is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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March 30, 2006
Dan from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Perhaps I am wrong, but altitude sickness at 3500m seems fairly unlikely. Headaches in Tignes are more likely to be down to expanding air in your head or, as the man says, the wine. I'm going out next week - could anyone who has been this late in the season calm my worries about the conditions. I'm used to going to La Clusaz at Xmas/New Year - is it likely to compare?
February 16, 2006
Mark from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tignes is quite simply the best all round resort in Europe (never been skiing outside Europe so can't comment on the world!) I ski in Tignes 4 times a season from early Dec - to mid April and the snow is excellent most of the time. Off-piste is just vast! Last season I decided to buy a place in Val Claret because it is so snow sure! Anyone interested can look at www.tignesapartment.com Come to Tignes you won't regret it - oh by the way April is the forgotton month - clear blue skies, big dumps of snow at night and empty pistes. Plus it warms up nicely compared to Jan / Feb.
February 14, 2006
David Perry from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We've just got back from a week in Tignes with Mark Warner and really enjoyed our time there (four adults and two children.) All in all conditions were ok at the start of the week but with a couple of days snow we were treated to some fantastic on/off-piste conditions! They do a great job looking after the runs and the variation of being able to run into other areas keeps up the interest, although watch out for some small stones starting to appear on one or two of the popular runs back to the village!! It's a high resort and a few of our group regularly mentioned altitude sickness/headaches (maybe the wine had something to do with that though)!? Before going I'd heard mention of the look of the concrete town being a negative, my view was, yes maybe but look up above that and take in the breathtaking Alps, enjoy the well groomed runs and magical off piste opportunities!! Worth a trip? Yes!
January 31, 2006
Chris from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We've just returned from a fantastic week in Tignes Les Brevieres - not at all like the other Tignes villages. It was far more authentic and had a true mountain village feel to it. We stayed with SkiBrev in Chalet La Sache - what a truly wonderful place! Without a doubt the best ski holiday ever.
January 01, 2006
John Handy from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I have spent 2 seasons in Tignes, they are some of the best days of my life. The resort is expansive and varied, something for all from the bunny slopes to the steep and the deep! I would recommend it to any one for the experience of a life time :-)
December 08, 2005
David Taylor from Ski France France
Tignes is simply a fantastic ski resort. With its link in to Val d'Isere you get an awesome ski area with more runs than you can do in 10 solid days skiing. If you count the off-piste, which is superb you really cannot go wrong. Its high altitude (a bunch of runs ovzer 3000m) almost guarantees that you can ski anytime between November and May (usually summer galcier skiing too - Ed.) I take a group of friends skiing every year, this year is our 17th trip. We have been everywhere, and Tignes has become our firm favourite, we return year after year to a little hotel in Tignes le Lac. The next trip is March 25, 2006... The downside, well, Val Claret is far from a cute little Austrian village, but who cares, it is dark at night and in the day you are skiing or surfing the mountains and no need to look at it. At night, looking over the lake with the mountains floodlit it still takes the wind out of you. I type this I am sitting in Whistler, not bad here, but I rate Tignes above it.
November 29, 2005
Sally Chapman from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
It's certainly not the prettiest of ski resorts but Tignes offers some great early skiing prior to the Christmas rush and on a very descent budget. If you are keen to squeeze in some early skiing prior to the main season starting, the resort offers some excellent deals. The Espace Killy can often open by the end of November offering some vast skiing terrain. Check out out early season courses for all levels starting late November to late December at www.inspiredtoski.com.
October 29, 2005
Chris Pierce from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fantastic skiing on the Espace Killy, too many runs to do in a week. Being a glacier resort it gives a longer season than most. Well groomed slopes and little queing at the lifts makes this an excellent place for all levels of skiers.Plenty of off piste excitement. There is a great selection of restaurants and other apres ski activities. Plenty of cost effective accommodation, try www.tignes4ski.co.uk for self catering apartment
August 31, 2005
Daniel Evans from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tignes is enormous with masses of off and on piste and so many lifts you just can't get it all done in a week. Which is why I have lived the snow life there for so long! I had to do something good to keep me accustomed to the mountain life so I now run Dragon Lodge - a 25 person Chalet in Tignes Le Lac, established 9 years ago. October to May and Summer too. The Tignes Glacier keeps us going 10 months a year! Check out a great place to stay at a very reasonable price (from £199 half board) on www.DragonLodge.com
April 26, 2005
phil smith from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tignes is fantastic. This is where we base all our ski courses from early to late season. We atart skiing in October and don't finish until May. Race Training, Off Piste, Bumps and All Terrain. If you want great skiing with guaranteed snow then this is the place to ski. Check out our All Mountain Ski Courses on www.snoworks.co.uk.