Tignes overview

Tignes, due to its towering altitude of 2100m, has an impeccable snow record. According to The Good Ski & Snowboarding Guide Tignes' / Val d'Isere's Espace Killy is one of only two ski areas in France listed as  'Snow-sure resorts'. This is an essential factor to consider when booking onto any ski holiday,

The European Gay Ski week is based in Tignes Val Claret, which has a perfect layout that creates an friendly intimate village atmosphere normally only find in the Swiss chocolate box resorts. Once in Val Claret, you will find that all the facilities are never more than a few minutes walk away.

Door to Door Skiing guaranteed - You do not have to take buses or long cable cars to go skiing or boarding as where ever you are in Val Claret you are within 500m of the piste.

The Ski Area

With over 300 km of exquisitely groomed pistes and world renowned off piste skiing, all at heights between 3450m and 1550m good snow cover is ensured throughout the season.

L'Espace Killy is widely considered to be one of the best Alpine ski areas.  It caters for all abilities of skier and boarder from absolute beginners to serious off piste snowhounds and is named after the French Olympic gold medalist skier, Jeane-Claude Killy.

 L'Espace Killy has nearly 100 high speed lifts, which ensures that queuing is rare.  It also has almost 200 snow cannons if additional snow cover is needed. The maximum skiable vertical drop of the E'space Killy area is one of the largest in the world at 1,900 meters. The lowest lift is at 1,550 meters, while the highest point on the Grande Motte glacier is an impressive 3,450 meters which is one of the highest skiable areas in Europe.

The Village

The resort of Tignes has three main Villages. The European Gay Ski Week is based in Val Claret, the highest village of the resort at 2150m and the most intimate of the three. With this elevated status comes a wealth of shops, restaurants and bars. Set over two levels, the main hub of the village is on the upper level while the ski lifts, main car park and bus route are on the lower level. Take one of the two lifts either end to get between levels or ski down. Val Claret has brilliant ski access with direct links to the Espace Killy, the Grande Motte glacier and the Tignes bowl. For non skiers, with over 150 shops, its cafes and bars, the Lagoon pool and spa complex, the cinema, the bowling and many other facilities that Tignes offers, you will always find something to entertain you.