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
Heatwave Causes Tignes Glacier, France to Close for the Summer | Earliest Closing Ever The heatwave sweeping across central Europe has caused Tignes glacier to close early for the summer, more than a month earlier than scheduled. The Grande Motte glacier, which opened for skiing on 22nd June, has been gradually melting throughout the summer and with poor conditions, the resort announced that skiing is over. “The glacier has been subjected to high temperatures since […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 29, 2019 1 Comment
Major European Resorts Gearing Up for Exceptional Summer Glacier Skiing Season Two major European resorts will reopen this weekend for summer glacier skiing, offering what might be some of the best snow conditions in years. Related: World’s Highest Roof-Top Cable Car Opens in Tignes, France Great winter snowfall, lower than average spring temperatures, and even some spring snow flurries have all contributed to the current fantastic conditions at Les Deux Alpes […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
Nearly 10 FEET Of Snow Last Week Prompts Early Start To Ski Season In Europe Skiers and riders in the Alps, Spain, and Portugal are enjoying an early start to the ski season thanks heavy snow storms that have allowed resorts to open a month ahead of schedule. More then 3 meters (~10ft) of snow fell last week in the southern Swiss and northern Italian Alps. With the aid of man-made snow, Verbier Ski Resort in […] Conditions Report Mitch Flores | November 7, 2018 0 Comments
Tignes, France Opened this Week Beginning the Longest Season in France Tignes, France opened on Wednesday 17th October for what they describe as the longest season in France, ‘first to open, last to close’. Beginning with just skiing on the Grande Motte glacier, depending on the conditions the resort progresses the gradual opening of the pistes in Tignes until the link to Val d’Isère opens and the winter season begins in […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 19, 2018 0 Comments
World’s Highest Roof-Top Cable Car Opens in Tignes, France The world’s first high-altitude cable car roof terrace is now open to transport skiers and snowboarders up the mountain in Tignes, France. This exciting new attraction starts at the Tignes funicular station at a height of 6,900-feet (2,100-meters). The cable cars lead up to the Grande Motte Glacier, which is at an altitude of just under 10,000-feet (3,032-meters). The views from […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 16, 2018 0 Comments
Tignes, France Won’t Open as Planned this Weekend Due to Warmer than Usual Weather Tignes ski area in the French Alps has decided not to open this Saturday 29th September as planned. Warm weather through the summer has depleted the snow cover, according to a resort statement issued today, reports snow-forecast.com: “While last winter’s impressive snowfall foreshadowed a serene summer and autumn in terms of ski quality on the Grande Motte glacier, the record […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 25, 2018 0 Comments
Tignes, France Opens Next Week for the Start of their 7 Month Season If you can’t wait a couple of months to hit your slopes, then maybe head to France. Grande Motte Glacier in Tignes is reopening for skiers next week, on Saturday the 29th of September 2018 beginning the start of 7-months of uninterrupted skiing. Six lifts are scheduled to open including the Perce Neige funicular, the Grande Motte cable car, the […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 18, 2018 0 Comments
Too Much Snow? Snowmageddon in the Alps! Image: snow-forecast.com Crazy amounts of snow fell in the Alps in Europe this winter! December was the snowiest start to a season in the Alps since the 1996/97 season. Some resorts reported a meter in 24 hours, and 3 meters in a week in January. Tourist office at Saas Fee. Image: snow-forecast.com In December and January, Tignes in France reported 552 centimeters […] Conditions Report Jenah MacGrain | June 4, 2018 0 Comments
Body of British Snowboarder Missing in Tignes Since January is Recovered as Snow Begins to Melt French police have confirmed yesterday that a body found in Tignes last week is that of 39-year-old British snowboarder John Bromell. John was on a week’s snowboarding holiday with his British friends when he disappeared in poor weather. He was last seen in deteriorating weather conditions at 4.30pm on 7th January on the Paquis chairlift in the Lavachet area. He was […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 25, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: BUN J – Tignes Ski Resort Offers Thrill-Seekers Bungee, Zip-Lining, and Skiing in a Single Adrenaline Pumping Ride What do you get when you combined bungee jumping, zip lining, and skiing into a single activity? The Bun J Ride of course! That is the name of the hottest attraction at the Tignes ski resort located in the French Alps. This crazy thrill ride is giving adrenaline junkies the opportunity to soar off of a massive ski jump and land safely in […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 30, 2018 1 Comment
French Ski Resorts Closed Yesterday Due to High Winds and Heavy Snow High winds and heavy snow and rain caused many European ski areas to close yesterday, closing lifts and raising the avalanche risk. Tignes and Val d’Isère, in the French Alps, closed chairlifts and gondolas for safety reasons. The avalanche risk was also raised to level 5, the highest level. Tourists in Tignes were advised to stay indoors all morning. Other French […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 18, 2018 0 Comments
France Just Got Buried in 2-3-FEET of Snow The Val Thorens Ski Resort in France just got buried in about 2 feet of snow from the last storm. The storm that has been dumping snow over this last weekend brought the total snow for the Resort to 80cm [32in] at 3200m [10,498ft] and 60cm [24in] at 2300m[7,545ft] elevation. The ski resort close to Val Thorens in the same […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 13, 2017 0 Comments
First Indoor Ski Area In The Alps Proposed Due To Uncertainty of Natural Snowfall Tignes proposed to construct an indoor ski complex and congress center, located in the heart of the resort. The “Tignespace” will offer 3500 m² dedicated to the practice of sport and 1500 m² designed to meet the needs of sportsmen and companies. The Tignes ski resort had always kept the slogan : “skiing 365 days a year”. The resort was even open […] Claire Weiss | December 2, 2016 6 Comments
Ski and Snowboard Bungee Jumping in Tignes, France The adrenaline junkies over at Tignes Ski Resort in France have come up with the first ever ski and snowboard bungee jump. This insane new feature lets skiiers and snowboarders hook in to two bungee cords, then race down a 98-foot ramp followed by a 131-foot drop. Combining skiing, bungee jumping, and zip-lining, the ramp in Tignes is the first bungee jump dedicated exclusively to skiing. It was invented and developed by a French company called Bun J Ride, who describe it as an “adrenaline overdose” that is suited “for everyone”. Although the rider in the video seems to bail just before his launch, a more graceful […] ameliatraynor | January 14, 2015 0 Comments
Large Avalanche In-Bounds at Tignes, France Ski Resort on Sunday | 4 Skiers Recovered Tignes ski resort in France just opened for the 2013/14 ski season this past weekend. They were blessed with a huge snowfall that left the place looking like mid-winter. They were cursed with a large in-bounds avalanche that luckily left no one dead. On Sunday, a 300-yard-wide and 400-yard-long avalanche came down from the off-piste […] Avalanche SnowBrains | October 14, 2013 1 Comment
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