Tignes Val Claret: presentation of the resort
- Daniel Voisin
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 17, 2021
Tignes offers excellent skiing conditions all year round. Its high altitude thus guarantees optimum snow cover. The areas of Tignes and Val d'Isère are linked by numerous slopes and ski lifts. Together, they form the Espace Killy (former appellation, now called the Tignes & Val d'Isère area), one of the most beautiful ski areas in the world.

> Some figures on the station
Tignes & Val d'Isère in a few figures:
- 78 ski lifts: 2 funiculars, 4 cable cars, 4 cable cars, 22 chair lifts and 12 ski lifts
- 3,680 hectares and more than 300 km of slopes
- 159 slopes: 21 green, 69 blue, 44 red and 25 black
- beginners areas (Ski Start progression areas), fun areas (halfpipe, snowpark, airbag, gliss'park and boardercross, DC Park ...), off-piste and handiski await you to start your ski holiday
- more than 400 snow cannons to give you the best possible snow.
Consult the interactive map of the ski area on https://www.tignes.net/ski/domaine-skiable/plan-des-pistes

> Parking lots and shuttles
For the tranquility of pedestrians and skiers, 4,000 covered parking spaces are available in Tignes. You can reserve your place through the Tignes website (https://www.tignes.net/sejour/parkings). To get around the resort, free shuttles are available 24 hours a day (https://www.tignes.net/guide-station/navettes). You will find all the useful information on the Tignes website, including the weather forecast, the condition of the slopes, a webcam and the prices of the ski lifts: http://www.tignes.net

> Ski schools
In Tignes, there are 365 instructors and 7 ski schools waiting for you to introduce you to all forms of skiing and guide you through the ski area in complete safety.(https://www.tignes.net/guide-station/annuaire/cours-ski-snowboard). Three ski schools welcome children from 3 years old and offer them tailor-made programs.

We hope that this short presentation of Tignes will have made you want to come and spend one or two weeks in Tignes in winter or in summer. Do not hesitate to like, comment, share this article on social networks if you liked it.
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