What to do in Tignes during your winter holidays?

First time in Tignes in winter ? Welcome to this beautiful Savoyard resort which has so much to offer for your stay! Alone, with family or friends, you will all you could wish for winter holidays in Tignes! Be ready to dare trying new things, our beautiful Savoyard resort has much to offer ! Tignes offers a wide variety of leisure activities that will make you spend an unforgettable stay experiencing the unusual. Follow the guide !
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Tignes and its villages

Tignes is in the Vanoise massif, located in Savoie. It is a resort located at 2000 meters altitude, with different villages between 1550 meters and 2100 meters with Tignes les Brévières, Tignes le Lac and Tignes Val Claret. Each village is also a resort in its own right !

The village of Val claret is one of the liveliest thanks to the presence of many shops and bars. Les Boisses and les Brévières are calm and typical mountain villages where tranquility reigns.

Tignes le Lac is the perfect balance, where there is a good general atmosphere and where many activities are offered.
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Discover Tignes

Tignes' ski area

Explore the ski area would of course be our first recommendation. The internationally renowned ski resort offers the best snow from September to May and has numerous diverse slopes.

With the resort of Val d'Isère, the ski area formerly known as Espace Killy, offers 300km of slopes for all profiles !

From the beginner's area to the black slopes, passing through the DC park for freestylers or the itineraries for ski touring, the ski area will meet everyone's expectations. Whatever your level and whatever activity you are looking for, we can only advise you to take a lesson with one of our instructors.

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Find the perfect activity to discover the Tignes ski area

Outdoor activities to try !

Although the resort of Tignes is the best known for board sports, the experience does not stop there. How to make the most of the resort?

1. On snow:

Snowshoe walk: Get away from the ski area and go for a nature walk on snowshoes accompanied by a mountain professional
Horseback riding and pony riding: Perfect activity with children, enjoy a horseback ride around the lake of Tignes !
Skidoo and moonbike ride: Pilot your machine in an exceptional landscape and explore the horizons of Tignes.
Electric mountain biking on snow: Discover the villages of Les Boisses and Les Brévières and hurtle down the snowy slopes!

2. On or under the ice

Discover Tignes from another perspective and go beyond your limits.

Ice diving: Explore the depths of the lake to observe the show of shadows and lights supervised by a diving instructor. Guaranteed thrills!
Dog sledding: Fill up on emotions with a dog sled ride. With friends or family, slide at full speed on the frozen lake and enjoy an exceptional panorama.
Winter mountaineering: For those who crave thrills and are not afraid of heights, mountaineering will be the perfect experience in symbiosis with the mountains. Follow the guide and enjoy a 360° panorama.

3.In the air

What's better than enjoying the mountains from the air?

Paragliding: Comfortably installed in the harness and piloted by your instructor, you will be able to contemplate the village of Tignes as well as the snow-capped mountains. all you have to do is enjoy an exceptional view from the sky !
Speedriding: Enjoy the pleasure of skiing, and with a stroke of sail, fly off to another side of the mountain, that's speedriding !

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Moments of relaxation

Need to relax ?

After the thrills of the day, take a moment to relax. Tignes offers several options that will satisfy everyone's desires:

The lagoon aquatic area: enjoy the slide, waterfall, bubble bed, counter-current swimming, sports pool, paddling pool, aquagym and aqua-bike.
The lagoon Wellness area: relax your muscles and recharge the batteries in the lagoon's saunas, hammams and jacuzzis.
The unusual: ice floating : Here is a new form of relaxation straight from Finland. Lie down in a frozen lake, outfitted in a drysuit for a moment of extraordinary relaxation.

Gastronomy and nightlife

We can't let you leave Tignes without giving you good advice for the most "bon vivants" among you. Do not miss the Val Claret district which, at a time when the slopes are emptying, the bars and then the restaurants are filled with a joyful and festive atmosphere. Many establishments can offer you delicious Savoyard specialties such as fondues, raclettes or even tartiflette. But many restaurants also offer other flavors.

You will find your happiness among our selection:

In Tignes Val Claret: Ursus, La Table de Jeanne
Grande Motte glacier: the Panoramic
In Tignes le Lac: Le Kaya / Il Savoia / Mendikoa
Tignes les Brévières: The Snow Star
The unusual: the Camp Trappeur of Evolution 2, in a secret place in the middle of the woods...

We can hear your belly rumbling from here!

For the more adventurous, the evening continues after the meal in the many bars and discotheques.

Discover Tignes' bars and restaurants

Out of the ordinary stays

Wild Nest: For an evening, treat yourself to a moment of high mountain disconnection, the last starry sky sanctuary at the gates of the Vanoise National Park. Put on your snowshoes for a night hike, before having dinner with a view of the Tignes valley and falling asleep in a setting of stars. After a full breakfast, head back down to the resort.

Trapper Camp: Instantly immerse yourself in the ambiance of a trapper camp ! After the aperitif around a fire under a sky full of stars, enjoy your Savoyard meal warm in our Mongolian yurts, tipis and transparent dome. To end this evening well, you will set off on the slopes with your sled and set off for a 30-minute descent supervised by our instructors. Fun guaranteed!

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