The glacier offers skiing most days a year (which few others even attempt) and for eight months a vertical drop of 1400 metres is maintained, with the aid of snow-making if necessary.
Whatever
your preferred level of skiing, L'Espace Killy is sure to meet your needs.
For the beginner, there is an abundance of nursery slopes and excellent
ski-schools. The intermediate skier will enjoy the seemingly endless wide
open runs and even the most advanced skiers will find the area hard to
fault with its long,steep mogul fields and enormous off-piste area. The
resort has five different base areas, the main one being Val Claret with
Le Lac and Le Lavachet nearby. Lower down the mountain is Les Boisses
and a renovated old village Les Brevieres, at the lowest point in the
system - 1550 metres (higher than many ski areas end, but with 2000 metres
above it!)
There
is a comprehensive and well integrated system of chairlifts, telecabines
and funiculars which ensure that you are onto the ski areas with the minimum
of queuing, The system is being constantly enhanced and upgraded to offer
even better access to the areas.
Tignes itself consists of three purpose built villages developed around a frozen lake. There are a wide range of bars, restaurants and Nightclubs to suit every taste with some of the better ones located reasonably close to the apartments in la Lavachet. For further detailed information on local entertainment, piste maps, travel info and much more visit Tignes.net . Tignes.Net also has several webcams so you can view the sights or check out the weather today. |
Travel Information
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Road: A430 Motorway from Chambery towards Albertville, dual carriageway as far as Moutiers, N90 as far as Bourg-Saint-Maurice, D902 as far as Tignes. Click here for a detailed travel map from Tignes.Co. For Ferry crossing and Eurostar information, click on the Operator logos below >>
For bus information from Geneva check out >> www.alpski-bus.com For bus information from
Lyon try >>
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Rail: Daily train service and HST. Regular connections by coach or taxi from Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
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Plane: Lyon-Satolas and Geneva-Cointrin international airports are most commonly used. Chambery national airport is the closest airport and has car hire or coach links. The following airlines fly to these three airports. Click the links below to go to the airlines' site >>
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Detailed area maps,travel and toll information are available at viamichelin.com. Click on the map to the left to open a new window |
