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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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | August 14, 2023
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[VIDEO] Huge Avalanche at Slopestyle World Cup in Tignes, France, Captured by Several Freeski Athletes

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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 […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 16, 2023
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France Opens for Skiing and Riding

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The 2022-23 season has officially kicked off in France. The ski areas of Val Thorens and Tignes opened their slopes to the public on Saturday, November 26th—a sight that French skiers and riders are certainly happy to see. They were the last major alpine nation in Europe to get things going for this season, seeing neighboring countries such as Austria, […]

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Matt Scribner | November 29, 2022
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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 […]

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SnowBrains | June 23, 2021
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VIDEO: Giant Inbounds Avalanche Triggered by Control Teams at Closed French Ski Area

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AvyBrains | January 21, 2021
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20-21 French Ski Season to Begin on Oct. 17 With Opening of 2 Ski Areas

It’s ski season in France on Saturday. Two ski resorts — Tignes and Les Deux Alps — are opening on Saturday, Oct. 17 to commence the French ski season. Hoorah! Way to make all of us North Americanos jealous… In a usual year, ski areas in France open in early to mid-November. But this is no ordinary year. Related: Photo […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | October 15, 2020
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UPDATE: The Alps Getting Even More MASSIVE November Snowfalls

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Ski areas in the Southern Alps are reporting up to 5 FEET of new snow in the past 72 hours! Parts of the Southern Alps along the France/Italy border are reporting the most snow (up to 5 feet over the weekend!) but really its been snowing all over the continent with large snow totals being reported in Bulgaria, the French […]

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SnowBrains | November 26, 2019
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30+ Inches of New Snow in the High Alps

2 French ski areas, Tignes and Val Thorens, are reporting over 30″ of new snowfall as of Wednesday, November 6th.  Many other resorts are also reporting up to 2 feet of fresh snowfall across the Alps this week, with more on the way through the following week. Val Thorens, France has a projected opening date of November 23rd for the […]

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SnowBrains | November 7, 2019
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