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⛰️ 1550–3456 m (1906 m vertical) · 🎟️ €72 day pass · 📅 Nov 28 to May 3
8.5
Snowlist score
Photo: Wikipedia

Ratings

❄️ Snow
7.0
⛰️ Terrain
8.1
🚠 Lifts
7.8
⏱️ Queues
6.2
💸 Value
9.6
🍻 Après
6.7
✈️ Access
4.2

Hover a bar to see what goes into it. Scores sit on a bell curve. 6.5 is a normal good resort and 8 or more is unusual. Method.

Key facts

Altitude1550–3456 m
Vertical drop1,906 m
Pistes advertised300 km (Espace Killy)
Pistes mapped on OSM251.4 km (whole area)
Lifts (mapped near village)47 · 68% gondola/4+ chair
Day pass€72
PassesEpic
Avg snowfall (mid)5.9 m / season
Nearest airportGVA · 165 min
Brochure vs map. Espace Killy advertises 300 km. OpenStreetMap volunteers have mapped 251.4 km of piste centrelines. Brochure and map roughly agree.

Snow & weather updated 1 h ago

Fresh 24 h
0 cm
Fresh 72 h
0 cm
Next 7 days
12 cm
Snow depth top (model)
1 cm
Now at 3306 m
☁️ 1°
Now at 1550 m
11°
Gusts at top
12 km/h
Freezing level
3,150 m

8-day forecast (summit)

Today
☁️
·
-3° / 2°
💨 14
Fri
☀️
·
-5° / -1°
💨 19
Sat
☀️
·
-6° / -1°
💨 24
Sun
🌨️
1 cm
-11° / -5°
💨 40
Mon
🌤️
·
-11° / -3°
💨 42
Tue
🌨️
5 cm
-10° / -6°
💨 47
Wed
🌨️
3 cm
-11° / -7°
💨 44
Thu
🌨️
3 cm
-12° / -4°
💨 49

Open-Meteo forecast downscaled to 3306 m (summit) and 1550 m (base). Rain line ≈ freezing level minus 300 m.

The last three winters at 2503 m

Avg snowfall / season
5.9 m
Powder days (15 cm+)
9
Snowy days
76
Avg temp at base
0.2°
Average snowfall by month · best: Dec
Nov
114
Dec
128
Jan
102
Feb
32
Mar
121
Apr
97
By season: 2022/23: 5.3 m · 6 powder days2023/24: 7.4 m · 12 powder days2024/25: 5.1 m · 9 powder days

When to go

MonthAvg snowfallTuesday 11:00Saturday 11:00
Dec128 cm~2.3 min~2 minSWEET SPOT
Jan102 cm~2.7 min~2.3 min
Feb32 cm~6.3 min~5.4 min
Mar121 cm~3.3 min~2.8 min
Apr97 cm~1.4 min~1.2 min

Snowfall from three past winters, waits from the queue model (average across lifts, mid-month, holidays included where they fall).

Lift queues

Closed until Nov 28. Here's a normal February Saturday at 10:00:
SIMULATION Average wait ~5 min, worst 10 min.
Saturday changeover: chalets swap guests, slopes are quieterFrench school holidays (all zones rotate through February)UK half-term
Simulate:
🪑 Rosset
Chairlift · 256 m
10 minpredicted
🪑 Almes
Chairlift · 4-seater · 540 m
8 minpredicted
🚡 Grande Motte
Cable car · 116-seater · 1,100 p/h · 1,649 m
8 minpredicted
🪑 Palafour
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,231 m
8 minpredicted
🚠 Tovière
Gondola · 10-seater · 1,687 m
7 minpredicted
⤴️ Lavachet
Button lift · 1-seater · 262 m
7 minpredicted
🪑 Fresse
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,800 p/h · 1,872 m
7 minpredicted
🚞 Funiculaire Perce-Neige
Funicular · 3,382 m
7 minpredicted
🪑 TSD6 Marais
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,000 p/h · 2,048 m
7 minpredicted
🪑 TSD6 Chaudannes
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,137 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ Combe Folle
Button lift · 855 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Tufs
Chairlift · 6-seater · 2,700 p/h · 1,499 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 TSD6 Bollin
Chairlift · 6-seater · 577 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Grand Pré
Chairlift · 869 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ TKD1 Chardonnet
Button lift · 858 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 TSF3 Col des Vés
Chairlift · 3-seater · 1,350 p/h · 1,785 m
6 minpredicted
⤴️ TKD1 Col du Palet
Button lift · 1,381 m
6 minpredicted
🚞 Funiculaire Perce-Neige
Funicular · 115 m
6 minpredicted
🚞 Funival
Funicular · 1,591 m
6 minpredicted
🪑 Paquis
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,500 p/h · 1,561 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 TSD6 Tichot
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,600 p/h · 1,116 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 TSD6 Aiguille Rouge
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,115 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Marmottes Express
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,169 m
5 minpredicted
🚞 Funiculaire Perce-Neige
Funicular · 115 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Vanoise
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,154 m
5 minpredicted
🚞 Funival
Funicular · 496 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 TS Fontaine
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,136 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Grand Huit
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,400 p/h · 822 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Mont Blanc
Chairlift · 3-seater · 1,114 m
5 minpredicted
⤴️ Snow Park
T-bar · 346 m
5 minpredicted
🪑 Borsat
Chairlift · 2,078 m
5 minpredicted
🚠 TCD8 des Brévières
Gondola · 8-seater · 2,400 p/h · 892 m
5 minpredicted
🚠 Daille
Gondola · 10-seater · 2,500 p/h · 1,653 m · bubble · heated
5 minpredicted
🪑 Merles
Chairlift · 6-seater · 1,263 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Aiguille Percée
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,026 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Lanches
Chairlift · 4-seater · 2,452 m · bubble
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Slalom
T-bar · 346 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 TCD10 des Boisses
Gondola · 10-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,088 m
4 minpredicted
⤴️ Rosolin I
T-bar · 900 p/h · 944 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 Bellevarde Express
Chairlift · 4-seater · 964 m
4 minpredicted
🚠 Olympique
Gondola · 30-seater · 3,750 p/h · 1,974 m
4 minpredicted
🪑 TSD6 Grattalu
Chairlift · 6-seater · 3,000 p/h · 1,358 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Lanche
Drag lift · 212 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Champagny
T-bar · 1,200 p/h · 958 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Loyes Express
Chairlift · 4-seater · 1,308 m
3 minpredicted
🪑 Tommeuses
Chairlift · 8-seater · 4,500 p/h · 1,649 m
3 minpredicted
⤴️ Rosolin II
T-bar · 1,000 p/h · 944 m
3 minpredicted

Typical week (February, since the resort is closed now)

9h
10h
11h
12h
13h
14h
15h
16h
Mon 15
Tue 16
Wed 17
Thu 18
Fri 19
Sat 20
Sun 21
Average predicted wait across lifts. ■ <2 min ■ 4-7 min ■ 11+ min. Hover a day to see why.
How we guess. The model starts from the resort's usual crowd level and adjusts for school holidays (French zones, UK half-term, Presidents' Day, Lunar New Year), weekends, time of day, lift capacity from OpenStreetMap, powder days and summit wind. When skiers on the hill tap a wait time, their reports replace the guess for 45 minutes and the lift shows LIVE.

Map

· Drag to tilt. Tap the map to drop a 📍 and the hotels re-sort by distance to it, handy for ski school or a friend's chalet.

Where to sleep 42 places mapped · 20 ski-in/ski-out

9.5
Le Taos ★★★★
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Le Diva ★★★
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
La Vanoise ★★
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Apartments 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Chalet 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.5
Hotel 🎿 ski-in/ski-out
9.0
Le Paquis ★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~1 min to Rosset ⛷️ piste 76 m
8.9
Hotel 🚶 ~2 min to Tovière ⛷️ piste 72 m
8.9
Hotel 🚶 ~2 min to Palafour ⛷️ piste 79 m
8.9
Hotel 🚶 ~2 min to Palafour ⛷️ piste 74 m
8.9
Apartments 🚶 ~2 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 96 m
8.9
Apartments 🚶 ~2 min to TSD6 Bollin ⛷️ piste 76 m
8.3
Le Ski d'Or ★★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 75 m
8.3
Hotel 🚶 ~3 min to TSD6 Tichot ⛷️ piste 114 m
8.3
Apartments 🚶 ~3 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 105 m
7.8
Hotel 🚶 ~4 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 153 m
7.8
Apartments 🚶 ~4 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 144 m
7.3
Hotel 🚶 ~5 min to TCD10 des Boisses ⛷️ piste 93 m
7.3
Hotel 🚶 ~5 min to Lavachet ⛷️ piste 101 m
7.3
Hotel 🚶 ~5 min to TCD10 des Boisses ⛷️ piste 117 m
6.7
Hôtel Les Suites ★★★★★
Hotel 🚶 ~6 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 298 m
6.7
Le Nevada ★★★★
Apartments 🚶 ~6 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 302 m
6.7
Apartments 🚶 ~6 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 265 m
6.7
Apartments 🚶 ~6 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 270 m
6.7
Hotel 🚶 ~6 min to TCD10 des Boisses ⛷️ piste 133 m
6.1
Hotel 🚶 ~7 min to Tufs ⛷️ piste 313 m
1.0
Hotel 🚶 ~34 min to Tommeuses ⛷️ piste 1.6 km
1.0
Mountain hut 🚶 ~30 min to TKD1 Col du Palet ⛷️ piste 587 m

Ski access score: 9.5 means ski-in/ski-out (a piste within 70 m and a lift within 600 m). Each minute of walking to the nearest lift costs about half a point. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap, so add about 30% for the walk.

Pistes

Beginner22.9 km · 9%
Easy (blue / green)87.2 km · 35%
Intermediate (red / blue)69.7 km · 28%
Advanced (black)23.6 km · 9%
Expert11.5 km · 5%
Freeride / ski route36.6 km · 15%
🌙 Floodlit (night skiing)1.6 km

Longest named runs

Col Pers9.1 km
Génépy6.6 km
Cugnaï5.2 km
Diebold4.9 km
Verte4.5 km
Vallons de la Sache3.9 km
Pays Désert3.6 km
Petit Col3.6 km

Après & food

Bars & pubs
20
Clubs
5
Restaurants
69
Mountain huts
1

🍸 Jam Bar🍸 The Marmot Arms🪩 Le Strike🍸 L'Alpaka🍸 Cave du Loup🍸 Loop🍺 La Queue de Cochon🍺 Le Brasero🍺 Lavachet Lounge🍸 Whitney Bar🍸 Le Twenty Four Seven🍸 Ranga's Bar🪩 Avant Garde Club🍸 Arobaze Café🍸 Le Caveau🍸 Le Studio🍸 Grizzly's Bar🪩 Drop Zone🪩 Blue Girl🍸 Inside Bar🍸 La Rosée Blanche🍺 Le Blyss🍺 Just Before🪩 Café Face

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Getting there

Nearest major airport: GVA, about 165 min away by road. Directions · Flights

Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry. Wikipedia