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.

Tignes Resort Opening Dates

Tignes opens on 27/11/10 and closes on 02/05/11

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

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

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 ice rink on the Tignes lake with a 500m recreational skating circuit

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

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.

Opening times:

From 29 November 2008 to 10 May 2009

From Sunday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Swimming passes from:

€3.50 per day for children

€4.50 per day for adults

Other facilities also incur a charge. See with Aquacentre.

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 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

Shuttle bus - www.satobus-alps.com

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

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 childrenthis 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 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.

Tignes Lift Passes

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

PRE-BOOK* your 6 Day Tignes/Espace Killy Lift-Pass

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

Lessons – Sun to Fri

Tignes Individual Tuitions (09/10 prices, NOT pre-bookable)

Between 12.00 and 14.00

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 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 STIRLING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PRICES ARE IN £.

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

WILL BE PAYABLE LOCALLY.