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.

Voted one of the top resorts for Experts

Tignes Resort Opening Dates

Tignes opens on 26/11/11 and closes on 01/05/12

Follow the links below

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

Childcare in Tignes

Tignes has acquired the Top of the French Alps award. Please view here for more information on this label.

Check with the Tourist Office for a list of babysitters.

Childrens Ski Lessons in Tignes les Brevieres

Children can ski from 4 years old in Tignes les Brevieres with ESF.

Peak Retreats can pre-book this. See here for details.

Activities in Tignes area

Activities in Tignes as a whole in various villages:

Winter mountaineering and ice climbing

Climbing: 2 hours from €60

Mountaineering: 1 day from €110

Bureau des Guides – 0033 479 06 42 76

Ice driving circuit

In Tignes les Brévières (village of Tignes we feature)

Fun buggy from €15

Intro. to driving on the ice track with a rally driver from €30

Ice Driving School – 0033 609 42 68 95

Helicopter flights

Taster flight (5 minutes) from €30

Haute Tarentaise flight (15 minutes): €90

Evolution 2 – 0033 479 06 35 76

Heli-skiing

2 drops in italy from €240

Pick-up from the Lac du Chevril from €70

Bureau des Guides – 0033 479 06 42 76

Ice karting

0033 625 47 94 73

In your 270 cc kart, outfitted with studded tires, you’ll take off on Val Claret’s ice-covered raceway. This 320-metre long track will challenge you to reach your limits.

Snowmobiling

Day-time trips from €48

Evening trips from €69

Ecole de Motoneige de Tignes – 0033 607 10 19 62

Ice Diving

1 dive from €70

Evolution 2 – 0033 479 06 35 76

Ski jöring

Trips from €32

Evolution 2 – 0033 479 06 35 76

Mountain biking on snow

Downhill mountain biking after the pistes have closed from €50/hour. Price includes downhill mountain bike rental, protective gear and supervision).

Chlorophyll – 0033 660 18 33 34

Horse riding

1-hour pony trek: €28

20-minute pony ride on a rein: €8

Evolution 2 – 0033 479 06 35 76

Paragliding

Tandem flights from €70

Evolution 2 – 0033 479 06 35 76

Ice skating

Natural open air ice rink on the Tignes lake with a 300m recreational skating circuit

Skate hire from €2 (children) and €3 (adults)

Admission to Tignes skating rink is free.

Opening times:

- During French school holiday period: 11.00am-12.30pm & 2.00pm-8.00pm daily

- Outside French school holiday period: 4.00-8.00pm daily and Saturday-Sunday : from 2.20pm

- Disco on Ice party: each Thursday at 08.00-10.00pm.

Buy a 2-to-15 day Espace Killy skipass and hire ice skates for free.

Skates hire:

- Adults: €3

- Children under 13: €2

Anticipation of opening of the Ice Rink on Saturday 17th December 2011

Snowshoeing

1 half-day from €27

Heli-snowshoeing trips (4hrs) from €75

Evolution 2 – 0033 479 06 35 76

Dogsledding

Tignes les Brévières

Trips from €35

Chlorophyll – 0033 660 18 33 34

Bowling

1 game from €9 (includes shoe hire)

Health & fitness/swimming

• admission to les bains du montana (spa, balneotherapy,

heated outdoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room,

jacuzzi, body treatments, facials) from €20

• altitude spa (massages and stimulating hydrojet baths,

sauna, steam room, jacuzzi) from €35

• centre spas & beauté (balneotherapy, swimming pool,

gym, sauna, steam room) from €15

Aquacentre

Situated at the heart of Tignes on the banks of the lake, Le Lagon offers

a combination of five fantastic aqua leisure facilities:

• For swimming

25-metre swimming pool with 6 lanes, swimming lessons etc.

• For relaxation

Bubble bed, whirlpool seat, geyser, swimming against the current, waterfall etc.

• For recreation

Recreational pool with 3-lane waterslide, leisure pool, paddling pool, mini-whirlpool bath, toadstool fountain etc.

• For well-being

Wellness centre with steam room, saunas, Jacuzzis, recreational showers, solarium etc.

• For health and fitness

Fitness centre with cardio-weight training area and studio for exercise classes etc.

Bungee

Bungee trampoline permit you to realize jumps & acrobatics till 6 metres high. Accessible by children (from 2 years and a half) and adults.

Prices: €5 the session

Eating out, Après Ski & Amenities in Les Brevieres

Tobacconists, 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 in the Tignes area. 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.

All the above information is for information only. For the most up-to-date information please visit the resort tourist office website

Tignes Tourist Office

73321

Tel. 33 (0)4 79 40 03 03

www.tignes.net

Access to Tignes

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:

Chambery is 135km from Tignes les Brevieres (1 ¾ hours)

www.chambery-airport.com

Grenoble Airport is 204km from Tignes les Brevieres (2 ½ hours)

www.grenoble-airport.com

Lyon is 211km from Tignes les Brevieres (2 ½ hours)

www.lyonairport.com

Geneva is 214km from Tignes les Brevieres (2 ½ hours)

www.gva.ch/en

Bus transfers from Geneva Airport – see timetable/prices/info.

Runs from 04/12/10-17/04/11 (bus 76 & 79 valid from 27/11/10-25/04/11, bus 72 & 77 valid on Saturday from 11/12/10-26/03/11). On 25/12, bus 76 & 79 only.

Leaves GVA airport at 10.00, 11.00, 12.15, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30, 16.45, 19.15.

Departs Tignes les Brevieres at 07.00, 08.00, 10.50, 13.35, 16.20

Tickets must be reserved with alpski-bus.com (not pre-bookable with Peak Retreats). Transfer time 3hrs. Cost when pre-booking online is €99.50 per adult return (cheaper prices for groups of 4 adults). Child is half adult rate (4-12yrs).

Getting around Tignes

Shuttles run around the main Tignes resort, however shuttles do not run to Tignes les Brevieres. Tignes les Brevieres is linked by lifts to other Tignes villages or by car.
Outdoor car park
- La Grande Motte, 750 places

 Free outdoor car park
- Tignes les Brévières
- Tignes les Boisses

Access Plan

Tignes

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Resort Map

Tignes

SKI AREA

Skiing in Tignes Les Brevieres itself is ideal for families or groups looking for a relaxing base.  The trails on the mainly north facing slopes locally at Les Brevieres are generally tree-lined and skiers are rewarded at the bottom of the mountain with a couple of welcoming restaurants. Apart from directly above Tignes 1800 and Tignes les Brevieres there are no other tree-lined areas so these prove great little areas in bad snowy or windy weather. Tignes les Brevieres is a little alpine village which is linked to the large Espace Killy ski area so you get the best of both worlds.

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.

Lift access to yet more skiing at Ste 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.

You can ascend from l’Aiguille Percee to Tignes les Brevieres on blue, red or black runs.

BEGINNERS

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 them. 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.

Lognan is ideal for novices and families as the slopes are broad and not especially difficult.

INTERMEDIATES

Tignes and Val d’Isere together form the Espace Killy ski domain –perfect for the adventurous intermediate.Tignes has extensive intermediate slopes with big lift networks. One of Tignes biggest asset is its Glacier – Grande Motte. From Val Claret, take the funicular train up to 3000m+ in 7 minutes and from there is a selection of blues, red and blacks. The blues are quite wide (and lots of fun!) so for low intermediates this isn’t normally a problem.

EXPERTS

Tignes and Val d’Isere together form the Espace Killy ski domain – amecca for experts. Tignes has converted many of its black runs in ‘naturides’ which means they are never groomed but they are marked, patrolled and avalanche protected. The Sache black run is 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.

OFF-PISTE

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. For first timers, Lognan is ideal.

Heli-skiing is available in Tignes, but it’s a bizarre form as heli drops are forbidden in France. From Toviere you can ski down towards the Lac du Chevril to be retrieved by a chopper!

SNOWBOARDERS

Tignes has always been a popular area for snowboarders. There are lots of easily accessible off-pistes areas ideal for snowboarders. Luckily drags can generally be avoided as chairs and gondolas are more favoured. Pistes in Tignes are often quite wide such as Piste H and Carline.

Tignes Lift Passes

Save Time in resort and budget ahead by pre-booking lift passes. See below for prices.

PRE-BOOK* your TIGNES LIFT PASS with PR

FREE PASSES!

FREE passes for under 5’s and over 75’s.  *Proof of age will be required.

Note: Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

Other lift pass on offer (to buy locally in resort in Euros):

Espace Killy ski pass – ½ day and daily rates:

½ day - €28 children, €34 adults

Day - €36 children, €45 adults

Tignes ski pass – ½ day and daily rates:

½ day - €26 children, €32 adults

Day - €31 children, €38 adults

Tignes Ski Schools      

PRE-BOOK* your Tignes Group Ski/Board Lessons

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

Group Ski Lessons

Times and Schedules (ALL TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED, SUBJECT TO CHANGES).

Mornings: Sun 09.30-12.30 then Mon-Fri 09.00-12.00.

Afternoons: Dec-Jan 14.00-16.45, Feb-Apr 14.15-17.00.

Please note that lesson times are subject to change right until the last minute. Outside French school holidays the ski school reserves the right to cancel group lessons should numbers be insufficient. For peak periods (18/12-2/1, 13/2-13/3 & 9/4-24/4) we strongly recommend that you book as early as possible and in any case at least 6 weeks prior to the required dates. Morning lessons tend to get booked up first and therefore we may only be able to offer afternoon classes within 6 weeks of departure. In some resorts English speaking instructors may not always be available, particularly at peak times.

Tignes Ski Hire

Ski hire Tignes prices start from £37 for children (skis and boots) & £54 for adults (skis and boots) for 7 days. View here for Tignes ski hire prices.

Tignes Individual Tuitions (11/12 prices, NOT pre-bookable)

Between 12.00 and 14.00

Individual tuitions can only be purchased directly from the ski school. Peak Retreats cannot pre-book these.

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

Ski school Tignes contact numbers:

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

Fresh Tracks Tignes

Every Wednesday of the winter, from December to April,be the first to leave your tracks on Tignes’ pistes!

Slide down from the Grande Motte Glacier to the heart of the resort. Let’s take the funicular at 8.30 am and be welcomed by the ski patrollers for a briefing and a breakfast! Grab your skis on and be ready for a 900m slide down! Fresh Tracks sessions: From 15 €

Cross-country in Espace Killy

The Espace Killy has 40km/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.

Snowparks

At the foot of the Aiguille Noire du Pramecou.

The’ Nouvelles Glisses Zone’ is accessible via the Col du Palet draglift.

For freestylers, take air in a snowpark that is accessible to everyone

with 25 jumps (table-tops, box jumps, rails etc.).

Or if it’s the boardercross you prefer, then the 800-metre-long course with banked turns and jumps will definitely provide you with a challenge.

Open every day, all winter long from 9 am to 5 pm.

The’ Freeride Zone’ is accessible via the Col des Vés chairlift.

Guerlain Chicherit Naturide piste: an un-groomed piste that has been

checked by the pisteurs, where you can ski on snow “as nature

intended”.

If you still want more, then the ‘high-mountain Freeride zon’e is the area for you: an un-groomed, un-marked zone that has not been checked by the pisteurs, reserved for good off-piste skiers only.

*ALL PRE-BOOKABLE EXTRAS ARE PAYABLE TO PEAK RETREATS IN STERLING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PRICES ARE IN £.

ANYTHING IN EUROS (€) WE ARE UNABLE TO PRE-BOOK AND

WILL BE PAYABLE LOCALLY.