Tarentaise - Tignes Les Brevieres

But there has been a village in the valley for centuries before the ski lifts arrived and you can stay in picturesque Les Brévières and ski the Espace Killy shared by Tignes and neighbouring, lift-linked, Val d'Isère.  Parts of the village date back to the13^th century, but it is still at a snowsure altitude of 1550m. 

Unspoilt by large-scale modern development, this is still very much a corner of the real France, most of the village restaurants and bars are family run.  It is also considerably cheaper to stay in than its better known neighbours, each 15 minutes away by road, with a frequent bus service during the day.

Why Tignes Les Brevieres?

·          Direct ski access to the massive Espace Killy area

·          A quiet alternative to the other bustling resorts in Tignes

·          Excellent beginners area

Activities in Tignes area

You can try ice-skating, ice diving, indoor tennis, squash, football, basketball and volleyball. There are also torch lit descents, snowshoeing, skidoos, ice climbing, dog sled, snow bikes and quad biking to try.

Eating out, Après Ski & Amenities in Les Brevieres

Tabacoists, supermarket, 6 bars, 7 restaurants, post office, cash machine, tourist office, ice driving circuit

Apres ski and amenities in Tignes area

There is no shortage of restaurants or bars with nearly 60 of each to choose from. There are also a few nightclubs. Places to eat with more atmosphere are to be found in Val Claret: Le Caveau, Petit Savoyard and La Pignatta. While Le-Lac is a natural focus for immediate après-ski drinks.

Tignes has a bowling alley, 2 cinemas and over 200 shops including mini markets, a bakery, sports shops, clothing shops, banks, a post office, hairdressers and a doctor's surgery.

Sport centre at Tignespace

Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Tennis from 4.30 pm to 9.30 pm

Squash: 2 squash rooms; €5 / 30 min.

Climbing wall

Yoga lessons

Tignes Tourist Office

73321

0033 4 79 40 04 40

www.tignes.net

Access            

By road: Driving distance from Calais 625 miles to Tignes 9hrs 30

From Calais take the A26 motorway via Reims, Dijon and Maçon to Lyon A43/A430 to Albertville and then N90 via Moutiers. Take the (D902) from Bourg St. Maurice towards Tignes / Val D'Isere, then take the turning on the right to Tignes Les Brevieres.

By Rail: Train to Bourg St Maurice. From here you can get a taxi to take you the last 20 miles up to Tignes.

Or www.altibus.com for bus transfer - 00 33 4 79 68 32 96

Airports: Airports: Geneva 137 miles +41 22 717 71 11 – Shuttle bus

Lyon 136 miles +33 472 22 72 21 – Shuttle bus +33 437 25 52 55

www.satobus-alps.com

Chambery 85 miles (1hr 30 mins)

Access Plan

Tignes

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Skiing in Les Brevieres itself is ideal for families or groups looking for a relaxing base.  The trails on the mainly north facing slopes locally are generally tree-lined and skiers are rewarded at the bottom of the mountain with a couple of welcoming restaurants. 

In the village itself, there is a free drag lift and its own sectioned off gentle nursery slope which is free of through traffic.  Tignes les Brevieres is particularly suitable for beginners, with a network of tree-lined greens and blues immediately above the village.  For children this is an excellent area for beginners.  Once more confident, beginners can take the six person bubble lift up to Tignes 2,100m, and from there all over Tignes and Val d’Isere.

Tignes and Val d’Isere together form the Espace Killy ski domain – a mecca for experts and perfect for the adventurous intermediate.The lift system is second to none with many new high-speed lifts, thanks to investment ahead of Val d’Isere hosting the Alpine Ski world Championships in 2009.

The Espace Killy is renowned for offering some of the best lift served off piste skiing in the world. There is a vast variety of terrain to suit all levels from intermediate to free-rider. Lognan is ideal for novices and families as the slopes are broad and not especially difficult. The Vallons de la Sache is one of the most famous off piste routes – a descent of 1200m vertical down a breathtaking valley in the national park, overlooked by the Sache glacier. Starting from l’Aiguille Percee at 2750m you arrive down in Les Brevieres below the Tignes dam.

Lift access to yet more skiing at St. Foy and Les Arcs are a ten minute drive from Les Brevieres, Whilst La Rosiere and La Plagne are about 30 minutes away.  Those with their own car can drive to either Val d'Isere or the main Tignes resort in about a quarter of an hour and a day of skiing at most of these resorts is possible at no additional cost with lift passes valid six days or more.

Lift passes

Please note: not PRE-BOOKABLE with Peak Retreats

Ski Schools        

Call us to pre-book your group ski lessons

Please note that a booking fee of £9 per party will be charged.

Lessons – Sun to Fri

Individual tuition (2007/2008)

Max 5 pers.

Individual tuitions can only be purchased directly from the ski school

Please note that prices are only an indication and are subject to change

Ecole du Ski Français : Tel. 04 79 06 30 28 - Fax : 04 79 06 41 14

Cross-country

The Espace Killy has 25 miles of trails.

There are tracks on the frozen Lac de Tignes and along the valley between Val Claret and Tignes-le-Lac, at Les Boisses and Les Brevieres plus Grande Motte.