The apartment is situated in Tignes in the best ski area in France, the Espace Killy, which links Val d'Isere and Tignes. The village of Le Lavachet offers a supermarket several bars and restaurants 2 lifts to whisk you up to the slopes and a regular bus service to link you with the other areas of Tignes. It is ideal for intermediates and advanced skiers, although beginners are well catered for, offering a learning area where they can be a part of the scene right in the centre of the village. The Grande Motte glacier offers skiing right through into the summer. Take the opportunity to take a second ski trip late season when there is fantastic snow and the slopes are virtually empty. l'Espace Killy: max altitude 3450m, min altitude 1550m, vertical drop 1900m. Ski able area 10000ha, 300km marked piste. Pistes: 20 green, 60 blue, 35 red, 16 black, 2 parks. Lifts - 110,000 up hill capacity per/hr, 2 Funiculaire - 4 cable cars - 4 gondola - 44 chair. 36 drag, 5 free.
Tignes - more than it seems... Good friend the Godfreys and the Fitzgeralds are proud owners of two adjacent apartments in one of the 5 hamlets of tignes, called Le Lavachet.
We choose Tignes for the fabulous snow, snow record and the immense range of activities available in the summer too, but also because the hamlets successfully mix the very traditional alpine style with the contemporary. Tignes has embraced technology to deliver a state of the art lift system that whisks you off to 300kms of slopes with minimal queuing.
The Tignes / Val d’ Isere area is also the largest lift served off piste area in the world.
Ski:
Tignes is one of the premiere ski & snowboarding holiday resorts in the Savoie region of the French Alps. Linked with Val d'Isere combines to make L’espace Killy a massive 10,000 ski able hectares. Tignes is made up of five main regions, Le Lavachet, Le Lac & Val Claret all at 2100 metres ideal for ski in - ski out accommodation, Tignes has a proud snow record, enjoying deep dry powder from late November to early May when often many other ski resorts at lower altitude remain closed or partially open. Tignes has terrain from wide open gentle green and blue marked piste, to more challenging red and steep moguled black runs. Tignes is also renowned for its vast off-piste, attracting thrill seekers and back country skiers from all over the World. The Grande Motte glacier is open through out the summer and early autumn, providing perfect conditions for pre season race training, or just recreational skiing and snowboarding.
Golf:
Golf Information: The golf in summer is on the Par 68 5000 yard course situated on the meadowed slopes of Tignes. Situated at 2100 metres it is the highest golf course in Europe. The experience of playing golf at this height is amazing as the balls fly for forever due to the thinner air. The wildlife of wild goats and marmots also provide a difference from the local golf course, but best of all are the natural hazards.
