British Family Seeks Eyewitnesses After 12-Year-Old’s Chairlift Fall in Tignes, France, 3 Months Ago A British family is looking for eyewitnesses after their 12-year-old daughter fell approximately 12 meters (39 feet) from a chairlift in Tignes, France, during a ski holiday three months ago. The incident occurred on March 29, 2026, at around 11:30 a.m. on the Aiguille Rouge chairlift in the French Alps. Related: Tignes, France, Report: Packed Powder, No Crowds and 8PM […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 27, 2026 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Report: The Late Season Star — Packed Powder, No Crowds, 8PM Sunsets Report from Friday to Saturday, April 3–4, 2026 There are certain April ski days when expectations are tempered, the snow is soft, spring conditions prevail, and maybe a few lifts have closed. And then there are days like we just had in Tignes. Over two days, we found packed powder, bluebird skies, and one of the most complete ski experiences […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | April 13, 2026 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Report: “Rest on Zee Lift!” 46 Years of Local Wisdom In Rowdy Terrain Report from February 22, 2026 Yesterday was the first true sunny powder day of the trip, the kind where the possibilities feel endless. Well, as endless as they can be with 4/5 HIGH avalanche danger. For the first time on this trip, I was alone. I wasn’t sure what to do, so I did what felt natural as a dyed-in-the-wool […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 23, 2026 0 Comments
Val d’Isère – Tignes, France, Report: Sweet, Stubborn Sunshine at One of the Largest Ski Resorts on Earth Report from February 21, 2026 Yesterday I drove up from the rustic village of Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise to the luxurious town of Val d’Isère, France. Val d’Isère–Tignes is one of the largest ski resorts on Earth. Many of the largest ski resorts on Earth are in this same valley, and we’ve skied them all on this trip, or at least tried to: […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 22, 2026 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Reinforces Its Role as a Global Leader in Para Alpine Skiing Tignes is once again at the center of the para alpine skiing world this week as it hosts the FIS Para Alpine Skiing World Cup from February 2-6, welcoming many of the sport’s top athletes to the French Alps. The event serves as a critical competitive checkpoint on the road to the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games and shows Tignes’ […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 3, 2026 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Candide Thovex Drops New Clip, “Mellow Day in Tignes” There is nothing mellow about Candide Thovex’s new short “Mellow day in Tignes.” The 43-year-old French icon showcases his silky smooth style yet again with sunny conditions, huge airs, and of course a little bit of grass and dirt at one of his favorite ski areas in the French Alps. And of course, it never fails to blow our minds. Featured Video Noah Wehrman | January 9, 2026 0 Comments
Grande Motte Glacier in Tignes, France, Reopens its Slopes for Summer Skiing The Grande Motte glacier in Tignes, France, reopens its slopes for summer skiing this weekend, joining Val d’Isère and four other Alpine glacier ski areas offering limited summer operations. The resort plans a four-week season from June 21 to July 20, providing up to 12 miles (20 kilometers) of glacier runs between 8,937 feet (2,724 meters) and 11,338 feet (3,456 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 20, 2025 0 Comments
Seven-Tignes Reasons Why You Should Book an All-Inclusive Ski Trip to Europe With a single-day lift ticket for resorts in North America surpassing the $300 mark for the first time and SnowBrains Editor-in-Chief Martin living it up in the Italian Alps this season, we thought we’d investigate an affordable option for US families to sprinkle a little European flavor on their annual vacation. Knowing our readers like to ski hard, party harder, […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 22, 2025 0 Comments
Tignes-Val d’Isère, France, Report: Short Ski Day Followed by Relaxing Spa Experience This report is from Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Today started with a short trail run from our Club Med hotel to Tignes Le Lac. We rounded the lake and returned for a nice but cold 5K. Our resort has everything we need (including treadmills, but ‘no thank you!’), so finding an excuse to get out and see the town was […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | December 4, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes-Val d’Isere, France, Report: Superb Snow, Special Sundog, and Sunshine Report from Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Tignes received a refresh today with 4″ (10 cm) of fresh snow overnight. We were keen to see the difference the fresh snow made and headed out straight after breakfast to make the most of the day. The conditions were perfect again—blue skies and sunshine, zero wind, and around 30ºF. Yesterday’s report: Tignes, France, Report: Decent […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | December 3, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Report: Decent Conditions and Plenty of Terrain for Early December This report is from Monday, December 2, 2024 While most resorts in North America are making snow and waiting for Mother Nature to fill in the terrain so they can open, there is no such problem here in Tignes, France. Related: [VIDEO] Candide Thovex Crashes in Monster Jump at Tignes, France Tignes opened on November 23, and while it is […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | December 2, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes Glacier, France, Opens for Summer Skiing The vast Tignes Ski Resort located in the French Alps is known for its expansive terrain and year-round skiing just announced the summer opening of Glacier de la Grande Motte. The ski area is open this summer from June 29 to July 21. The summer ski season began a week later than initially planned, as the Savoie region experienced […] Industry News Luke Guilford | July 4, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Candide Thovex Crashes in Monster Jump at Tignes, France Candide Thovex showed that he has nine lives in his latest clip, in which the 42-year-old French skier jumped through a rock formation in Tignes, France. Thovex overshoots the landing by 53 meters (174 feet) and crashes but appears unharmed. One would expect a crash like that to result in broken bones, but not Thovex, who gets back up, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Candide Thovex Releases New Edit, ‘Skiing around Tignes’ Oh you know…Just Candide Thovex “casually” skiing around Tignes Resort in France. SnowBrains | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Tignes, France, Announces Early Season Opening Following recent heavy snowfalls of more than a meter (40 inches) and continued efforts by mountain operations, the French resort Tignes decided to open part of its ski area from Saturday, November 18, 2023. Snowsport lovers will be able to enjoy the ski area on the Grande Motte glacier area as well as the ski run ‘Double M’ down to […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2023 0 Comments
French Ski Resorts Val d’Isere and Tignes Will Not Open for Autumn Skiing and Riding This Year Once upon a time, the interconnected French ski areas of Val d’Isere and Tignes would spin their chairlifts 365 days a year, weather permitting. They are known as the resorts with the longest ski seasons in France. But then it started getting warm. Espace Killy is the name of the large ski area network that intertwines Val d’Isere and Tignes, which […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 14, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Huge Avalanche at Slopestyle World Cup in Tignes, France, Captured by Several Freeski Athletes Incredible images have been shared across social media after an avalanche in Tignes, France, was hurtling towards the FIS World Cup Slopestyle course, where the world’s best freestyle skiers were training and about to compete in the qualification round on March 16, 2023. US Freestyle skier Cody La Plante shared footage in his Instagram stories of the avalanche mercilessly making […] Avalanche Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2023 0 Comments
Tignes Resort, France, Opens for Summer Skiing Operations View this post on Instagram A post shared by Snow Forecasts * Snow Reports (@snow.forecast) World-class French ski area Tignes is now open for summer skiing. The resort opened on Saturday, June 19, and will remain open until August 1, conditions permitting. Tignes has joined two other French ski areas, Val d’Isere and Les 2 Alpes, for glacier […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 23, 2021 0 Comments
Tignes Set To Be The First French Ski Area To Open For The Season Tignes Ski Resort is opening this Saturday, October 19th, and will be the first French ski area to open for the winter season, despite major setbacks with their intended opening date. Tignes is a high altitude resort in the heart of the French Alps and is considered to be one of the best all-year-round resorts in the Alps. With runs […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2019 1 Comment
Tignes Ski Resort, France Blames Global Warming for Being Unable to Open this Weekend Tignes Ski Resort in France was hoping to open this weekend, but due to poor snow conditions, the resort will not open until snowfall allows. In a strong statement on its website, the resort clearly blames global warming as the reason they are unable to open as expected for the second year in a row. Related: Heatwave Causes Tignes Glacier, France […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 24, 2019 0 Comments
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