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Welcome to "Espace Killy", where world champions train and everything revolves around one thing 365 days of the year: skiing! The alpine disciplines in the 1968 and 1992 Winter Olympics took place in the gigantic ski area with more than 300 kilometres of piste and 89 lifts. And in 2009 the region was host to the ski world championship! This 5-star ski area sprawls over three mountains and two valleys, which will make every skier’s heart race. The high altitude (1,550 – 3,456 m) and one of the most attractive glaciers in the Alps guarantee high levels of snow. Tignes - the ski region of superlatives!
Tignes (2,100 m), as we know it today, was built on a nearby treeless high valley at the end of the fifties, after the demise of the "old Tignes” in Lac du Chevril. With the use of wood and natural stone, the Tignes of today has traditional Savoyan charm. Furthermore, the mountain landscape with the huge Vanoise massif and its glaciers, Grande Motte (3,656 m) and Mont Pourri (3,779 m) in the background definitely impress. At the very end of the high valley lies Val Claret with different restaurants and leisure activities, as well as a go-kart track. Le Lac, usually deemed the centre of Tignes offers many ice sport activities on the lake. It is buzzing here with younger people, especially because the après ski and top events like the “Tignes Airwaves” here are immense.
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| Highest point ski resort |
3,456 m |
| Lowest point ski resort |
1,550 m |
| Number of lifts |
96 |
| Number of drag lifts |
41 |
| Number of chair lifts |
45 |
| Number of cable cars |
10 |
| Total pistes |
300 km |
| Green/blue pistes |
198 km |
| Red pistes |
75 km |
| Black pistes |
27 km |
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| In the ski region L´Espace Killy you have the opportunity to buckle up your boots and ski directly from your door to the slopes. This enormous ski area, named after the 1968 3-time Olympic medallist Jean-Claude Killy, offers 300 kilometres of total ski enjoyment at heights of 1,550 m - 3,456 m, 96 modern lifts, ample deep snow areas and two first-class summer ski areas! On the “La Grande Motte” glacier at Tignes and the “Montet” glacier at Val d'Isère, you will also find excellent snow conditions from June to September. Val Claret, at the end of the upper valley, offers ideal starting points into the great ski arena: the "Funiculaire Grande Motte" brings you up to the glacier at 3,456 m in just 8 minutes! Snowboarders can take advantage of a snow park with half-pipe at the valley station, and directly above this is the huge free ride zone "Le Spot", which includes a boarder cross. Already at the valley station, you can see the peak of the Grande Motte glacier (3,565 m) and its steep runs. Experts will love the "La Sache" run: this difficult piste runs along 2.8 km, down 1,198 m! The pistes on the Tovière, Aiguille Percée and Col du Palet are more leisurely. With booking the lift pass "Espace Killy" you also have the possibility to make use of the swimming pool in the "Lagon" as well as the ice rink in Tignes for free. |
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