skiing in march nxt year - probably france - thinking tignes

[torqueofthedevil]

Any comments. Ive read there are certain parts where you should definately not stay as its a bit scruffy? Im looking for good skiing at all abilities, good guaranteed snow, alright nightlife, and as cheap s possible. Tignes seems cheap and i believe you can ski to other big resorts.

I went to les deux alpes a few years ago and thought that was great, plenty of snow in march, charming french village, good nightlife.

Any other suggestions of what might fit the bill?

Also, how is Tignes to get to? Les Deux alpes was easy from Chambery but Tignes looks quite difficult to get to. Doubt ill be booking a package so i need to be able to get a bus.

Was originally thinking of going outside the euro but i really love france so would have to be amazing and cheap and easy to get to if not in france i think.

Any suggestions / info would be great.

p.s. if anyone is in a similar position i found a great website,

http://www.welove2ski.com/jsp/index.jsp

[ewenm]

We (4 x 30-somethings) had a lot of fun in Tignes in 2007. Managed to avoid the kiddies who feel they need people to tell them how to have fun, but still enjoy various bars.

Plenty of skiing for all of us at fairly good on-piste standards. Not cheap, but nowhere in the Alps is cheap at the moment.

[anonymous-user]

Val Claret is the higher village in Tignes and is nicer than Le Lac, although that's not saying much. We often stay at the Vanoise Hotel which is pretty cheap and you can ski from the door. http://www.hotelvanoise.com/ The last 5 years we've been going in late March till late April and have had mostly good weather and brilliant snow conditions. I always drive down from the Channel ports, if you go via Lyon it's motorway all the way from Calais to Moutiers which is only 35ish miles from Tignes.There's a bus that run from Chambery airport I believe, you could get a cab, it was 80 euros each way the last time I looked

Edited by excel789 on Sunday 1st November 18:31

[pgtips]

Tignes is great - high and as snow sure as you get the French Alps. It is not very pretty in the conventional Alpine-sense, but the scenery surrounding village is as good as anywhere. Not the cheapest resort but unless you are a very good skier you will not ski Espace Killy (the areas linked with Val D'isere) in a week.

We find travel to Tignes via Eurostar the best. Leaves St Pancras on a Friday night, gets into Bourg St Maurice for 6.30 am on Saturday. Taxi up to Tignes (probably 70 Euros). You benefit from an extra days skiing and avoid the horrors of long airport transfers. The only place I've stayed is Hotel Montana - has everything you want, including 5 metres walk before you ski in / out. When you thinking of going?

[Dakkon]

pgtips said:

Tignes is great - high and as snow sure as you get the French Alps. It is not very pretty in the conventional Alpine-sense, but the scenery surrounding village is as good as anywhere. Not the cheapest resort but unless you are a very good skier you will not ski Espace Killy (the areas linked with Val D'isere) in a week.

We find travel to Tignes via Eurostar the best. Leaves St Pancras on a Friday night, gets into Bourg St Maurice for 6.30 am on Saturday. Taxi up to Tignes (probably 70 Euros). You benefit from an extra days skiing and avoid the horrors of long airport transfers. The only place I've stayed is Hotel Montana - has everything you want, including 5 metres walk before you ski in / out. When you thinking of going?

The Eurostar is a great way to get down to Bourg St Maurice, Eurostar were offering a few ski-ng deals a few weeks back. Tignes and Val D'isere is just fantastic one of my favourite French resorts.

If your good you can get heli-offpiste tours.

[GingerMunky]

torqueofthedevil said:

Any comments. Ive read there are certain parts where you should definately not stay as its a bit scruffy? Im looking for good skiing at all abilities, good guaranteed snow, alright nightlife, and as cheap s possible. Tignes seems cheap and i believe you can ski to other big resorts.

p.s. if anyone is in a similar position i found a great website,

http://www.welove2ski.com/jsp/index.jsp

Here's another useful to get a hotel close to the airport before leaving. I've stayed at a few "Heathrow" hotels and been no where near.
http://www.heathrowairporthotelsaccommodation.co.u...