Tignes Activities - Indoor / Bad Weather

Tignes le Lac has Europe's highest bowling alley at 2100m - so you can always blame your score on the altitude! It offers 10 lanes, a range of arcade games and often hosts theme nights such as 'disco bowling'. Bizarrely, the bowling alley also houses a nightclub called Jack's where you can dance the night away to a cheesy selection of English and French pop music.

The bowling alley is open from midday to 2am and Jack's is open from 11pm until 4am.

There are a few options for gym bunnies in Tignes:

• Tignespace in Le Lac has an indoor climbing wall, tennis/squash courts, gym, yoga classes, volleyball courts, football pitches and basketball courts.
• Le Lagon is not all about the swimming, there is also a state of the art gym with a range of weight training, cardio and stretching machines as well as a dance room, spinning hall and spa.
• Aquatonic in Val Claret has aquagym, aquatonic treatment (resistance training against currents/jets of water), fitness classes and cardio/weight training equipment.

You can find details of all these places on our Health & Fitness listings page.

Deep in the heart of the Grande Motte glacier, at 3500m of altitude, an ice marvel has been created.  The Tignes ice caves are a magical grotto of glistening sculptures and fairytale figures. 200 meters of passageway have been dug out of the Grande Motte glacier and each winter expert ice sculptors arrive to create a new exhibition based on a different theme such as dragons, crystals, animals and so on.

At 3000m the caves are accessible in both summer and winter via the Téléphérique de la Grande Motte or the funicular (underground train); entry costs just €4 plus your lift pass. Remember to wrap up warm, even if it is sunny outside!

Le Lagon

One of Tignes latest and best additions is ‘Le Lagon’ (The Lagoon), the € 14.9 million, 5000m2 sport and wellness centre. The complex includes 3 pools; a 25 m swimming pool, a play pool with 3 track multi lane water slide, a leisure pool, geyser, bubble bed, whirlpool seat and a waterfall, and a paddling pool with mini slide, mini whirlpool bath and mushroom fountains for the toddlers.

The complex also boasts a fully equipped gymnasium with state of the art machines for weight training, cardio and stretching, a dance room and spinning hall. As well as all that there is also the ever favourite spa section with Jacuzzis, steam rooms (hammam) and saunas amongst other things.

The incredible design and location of this development means that you can gaze out over the Tignes lake when on a rowing machine, enjoy the warm and soothing bubbles of the Jacuzzi whilst watching the snow on the glacier and fix your eyes on the sky whilst swimming.

A day’s ski / lift pass during the summer will get you free access to the swimming pool section of the complex for that day, but a global pass that entitles you to all of the above is just €18 a day for and adult. There are various different pass combination available, from day passes to week and even season passes, and of course special prices for children aged 5-12. Under fives go FREE!

There is also a swimming pool at Les Bains du Montana, a complex which also houses a jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath. Treatments on offer include massages, facials, endermologie and beauty packages.

If you're willing to brave the cold you can go for a dip in the lake, where there is also a range of watersports on offer throughout the summer months!