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Off-Piste Skiing in Tignes

On top of the 150 runs in the resort, Tignes has some of the best off-piste skiing to be experienced in Europe. This means that the resort can truly boast to be for all skiers be it your first trip of your fiftieth. Our owner, Mark Hayman, has been living and skiing in the resort for over 30 years and below he offers he tips for making the best out of your time in resort.

DISCLAIMER – As with all skiing or snowboarding in un-patrolled areas away from marked runs you should employ the services of a qualified mountain guide or ski and snowboard instructor who will have knowledge of how the snow conditions have evolved throughout the season and will know what is, or is not, safe on a particular day. The routes shown are merely to demonstrate what has been done before not what can be achieved on any particular day. They should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. Chalet Chardons and its representatives accept no responsibility for the use of this information. Skiing or snowboarding off-piste may result in injury or death even with a professional mountain guide or instructor.

Mark’s off-piste skiing routes

Every time I go riding in the Espace Killy, I think how lucky we are to have such challenging, unrelentingly steep, interesting and beautiful off-piste skiing which is so accessible and just on the doorstep of our ski chalets in Tignes. The following off-piste routes are ones that I have done over the past few years living in Tignes les Brevieres.

This is by no means a definitive guide to off-piste itineraries in the region, but rather a selection of my favourites with the emphasis heavily on the Brévières side of the mountain where I spend a lot of my time.

On all the photos, the numbered runs are pistes, and the coloured, narrow lines are my routes, with descriptions below.

Les Brévières

Tignes Le Lac

La Daille and Toviere

Roc de Bellevarde

Solaise

Le Fornet

And Finally…

As I said at the top, this is not a comprehensive guide, but rather a selection of my favourite skiing and snowboarding routes that I have done whilst living here. Lots has been left out (North face of the Grande Motte, Couloirs de la Balme, Le Dome, Glacier, Chardonnay, Tour de Pramecou, Glattier, Pisteurs Couloir, Gorges du Malpasset…….) and was as much influenced by the fact that I couldn’t get photos of some of the areas as anything else. I have also left out anywhere that requires serious walking to get to. Get some avalanche transceivers and learn how to use them then ask one of the many guides in the region to show you around for the day. Don’t dawdle, don’t go in a large group, get rid of any slow people after the first descent and don’t have a three hour lunch break (take sandwiches and eat them on the lift). It will be some of the best money you have ever invested in your skiing or snowboarding. Ride safe and remember that no-one will be impressed if you end up in an avalanche, fall off cliffs or get a broken leg miles from rescue and on your own.

Mark Hayman, November 2002, updated August 2020

 

DISCLAIMER – As with all skiing or snowboarding in un-patrolled areas away from marked runs you should employ the services of a qualified mountain guide or ski and snowboard instructor who will have knowledge of how the snow conditions have evolved throughout the season and will know what is, or is not, safe on a particular day. The routes shown are merely to demonstrate what has been done before not what can be achieved on any particular day. They should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. Chalet Chardons and its representatives accept no responsibility for the use of this information. Skiing or snowboarding off piste may result in injury or death even with a professional mountain guide or instructor.