Tignes - Val d'Isère ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Tignes - Val d'Isère is a ski area in Bonneval-sur-Arc, Savoie, France. Its 361 mapped downhill runs add up to 211 km, which ranks it #5 of 333 ski areas in France and gives it 2.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 585 m long.

Slopes at Tignes - Val d'Isère

About 55% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 34% intermediate and 11% advanced or expert, which makes Tignes - Val d'Isère a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 84 lifts: 38 chairlifts, 12 magic carpets, 7 t-bars, 7 gondolas, 7 button lifts, 6 funiculars, 4 drag lifts, 2 cable cars, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,558 m up to 3,447 m, a vertical drop of 1,889 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 2.0 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Tignes - Val d'Isère

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), about 62 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 21 min by car; Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is 84 km away. Nearby ski areas include Bonneval-sur-Arc (20.3 km), Domaine Nordique Peisey-Vallandry, Sainte-Foy Tarentaise (26.8 km) and Domaine Nordique - Vallon de Champagny le Haut, which together add 218 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.