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Do you want to enjoy skiing in the summer months and get away from the heat? In Tignes you can do it!
Summer skiing takes place on the Grande Motte glacier, one of the highest in Europe where you can practice skiing and snowboarding . To access there you can do it with your ski pass , which will be delivered to you at the ski resort ticket offices.
Special care is given to this glacier in winter in order to keep the snow in places where it is usually scarce in summer, such as rocky areas. The Perce-Neige funicular will take you from the centre of the town of Tignes in just 7 minutes .. You will arrive at the Grande Motte restaurant and if you want to continue your journey on the funicular you can ascend to an altitude of 3,456 meters, to the highest point of the ski resort.
During the summer season, the resort offers around 20 skiable kilometers . These are between 3,656 and 3,000 meters above sea level, so there is always perpetual snow. Depending on the degree of difficulty of the tracks, you will find blue, red and black.
Of course! Boredom in Tignes is not allowed. We share this video to give you ideas of everything you can do in Tignes.
At the Tignes tourist office you can get the My Tignes card, starting at €45 per adult for one week. You can also order it directly at your accommodation during your stay (contact the accommodation prior to your arrival to confirm that they offer this service as not all accommodations do).
My Tignes card is a card with an embedded microchip that will allow you to access various activities in Tignes Val Claret and Tignes Le Lac.
With this card you can enjoy free access to the following activities:
Air rifle shot
Football
Basketball
Beach Soccer
Beach volleyball
Crazy Airbag
football area
Mini golf
Multi-sport area
table tennis
lagoon pool
Tennis (in the Val Claret activity area, tennis racket rental not included)
Water sports centre: pedal boat, canoe, kayak, stand-up paddle, catamaran.
Elastic beds
archery
Bike Park (Tufs + Tovière + Palafour)
Pedestrian gondola lift *** (Tufs + Tovière + Palafour)
* Some activities require prior booking.
** Access to certain activities is limited to the age of the practitioners:
Archery: 7 years
Acroland: 10 years
Compressed air shooting: 14 years
*** Experiences in Height not included (Funicular + cable car)
In summer, the Tignes resort does not have as many skiable kilometers as in winter, so it may not be necessary to spend a whole week. Surely, with about 4 or 5 days you will have enough to enjoy a little skiing in the morning and all the activities in the afternoon.
Our advice is to make your booking to go as soon as possible. If it's in June, better. The reason is that the resort opens in mid-June and at that time, due to the altitude of the glacier, there are still occasional snowfalls, making it the perfect time to enjoy the powder snow in the middle of summer.
But if you can't go in June, don't worry. During the months of July and August the days are hotter, so apart from skiing, you can also practice other water activities on Lake Tignes. Is incredible!
What is the best way to get to Tignes?
- By plane:
Tignes has several nearby airports including Lyon, Geneva, Chambéry and Grenoble . The closest to access the resort is Lyon or Geneva, both are 2 hours and a half away.
Once you land at the above airports, you can hire a transfer or rental car to get to Tignes resort
- By car:
If you want to enjoy the spectacular alpine landscapes in summer, we recommend that you travel by car. Tignes resort is only 2 hours from Grenoble, 4 hours from Turin, 5 hours from Montpellier and 7 and a half hours from Paris.
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