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