When it comes to winter in the Alps, Tignes really leads the way. Most Alpine resorts have barely finished packing away their mountain bikes and hiking boots for the summer, but over in Tignes they have already opened the lifts for the winter season 2012/2013.
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The X Games held annually in both Tignes and Aspen are considered by many to be the most prestigious events of the action sports calendar.
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If you drive in France this winter without two breathalyser kits in your vehicle you will be fined on the spot. The new rule came into force earlier this summer and there has been a grace period for foreign drivers but this runs out on the 1st of November. French police will be operating random checks on drivers via the Channel Tunnel and on ferries.
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The summer may have just ended but Tignes is already gearing up for the winter season. Details of the infamous New Years Eve party have just been released and this year's celebrations look set to be even more special as we welcome world renowned DJ Martin Solveig to Tignes.
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If you haven't already done it, get yourself along to Tignes-le-Lac today or tomorrow (Friday 17th August) to try out the new sport of Flyboarding!
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The Brits has announced a fond farewell to their stomping ground of 8 years and have announced a move to Tignes for 2013.
Laax in Switzerland has long been a favourite spot for this annual British snowboard competition but 'time has come for a change of scenery' so organisers have arranged for the 2013 event to take place in the ever-evolving freestyle capital that is Tignes.
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The teleski du Rosolin drag lift is now back in action, a week after the skilift derailed and injured twelve skiers in Tignes. Following an official investigation it has been concluded that a misbehaving skier was at fault.
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Yan Giezendanner, renown meteorologist amongst mountaineers, has announced a long term weather forecast indicating a mixed summer in the Alps and an early arrival of snow.
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Twelve skiers in Tignes suffered minor injuries when a ski lift cable derailed for unknown reasons yesterday.
The incident happened at 9.15am when the cable of a button lift (on the teleski du Rosolin) slipped out of the pulley mechanism and fell to the ground.
Of the skiers on the lift at the time, twelve were said to have been hit by the cable but only two skiers needed to be evacuated off the slopes by the ski patrol. The cable hit the skiers bruising their neck, shoulders and arms, however most skiers were able to ski away from the scene of the incident.
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The France Montagnes association, a group of French mountain professional organistaions, have decided on an objective of world leader in the ski market during their second general assembly.
The association which was founded in 2010 is made up of three professional organisations (Ecole de Ski Francais, Domaine Skiables de France and the Association Nationale des Maires des Stations de Montagne), with a main function to promote the French mountain resorts to various markets via different means of communications, media relations and events.
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