Tignes Lift Pass Options - Summer

It would seem that the winter never actually ends in Tignes, with summer skiing available on the Grande Motte glacier from the third week of June to the beginning of September. So whether you fancy doing a bit of skiing yourself or simply prefer to take in the magnificent high alpine views, you can buy a pass that gives you unlimited access to all the summer lifts.

Passes are available for a variety of durations and you also have the option to add in additional activities, such as access to the fabulous “Le Lagon” aqua centre or pitch & putt, if you wish. A “hands free” LiberTignes pass is obligatory for all these passes for which you must pay a €3 refundable deposit.

Don’t forget to visit the Ice Grotto at 3000m on the glacier. It is full of some spectacular works of art all carved from ice! Entrance costs €4 for adults/seniors and €3 for children (not included on the pass).

The SporTignes Pass is a multi-activity card that gives you access to around 14 activities per day, so if you’re looking for a fun and healthy way to tire your family out whilst on holiday then this is the ticket for you!

The card can be purchased for a variety of durations and and offers you a ‘one cost covers all’ passport to almost all the facilities of summer Tignes.  The prices are very reasonable and when you get home and count up the cost of all the things you have sqeezed into your fun packed days, you will realise what amazing value the card really is!

With a SporTignes Pass you can join in the following activities (limited to one session per day):

• Tennis (1 hour) 
• Beach Soccer (1/2 hour)
• Beach Volleyball (1/2 hour)
• Football practice area (1 hour)
• Multi-sports practice area (1 hour)

This pass also grants you access to a further range of free activities, upon which the number of entries depends on the duration of your pass. For example; 1 session per 2-4 day pass, 2 sessions per 5-8 day pass, 3 sessions per 9-11 day pass and 4 sessions per 12-14 day pass on the following activities:

• Boat hire at the watersports centre for one of the following :
  - pedalo, kayak or canoe (1/2 hour)
  - Catamaran or dinghy (1 hour) **Sailing experience required
• Acroland: Water jump or Hot-jumping (1 hour)
• Trampolines (10 minutes)
• Squash (1/2 hour) Adult pass only
• Archery (1/2 hour)
• Air rifle shooting (10 shots)
• Access to the Orange Tignes Multimedia Centre (15 minutes)
• Swimming pool at “Le Lagon” aqua centre (this also applies to holders of a 1 day SporTignes pass) 

With passes of 2-4 days, you can also take 1 trip on the Aeroski or Palafour pedestrian lifts and play one round of minigolf (2 sessions for holders of a 5-14 day duration pass).  There is also an inflatable play area for children, that you may access once for free (unlimited time) with any length of pass.

To guarantee your slot for the free activities, they must be booked in advance. Passes can be bought from the Tourist Offices in Val Claret or Le Lac, the Plage des Sports and the STGM Grande Motte reception and a passport sized photo is required for longer duration passes.

The Tignes Bike Park has an excellent network of mountain bike trails located on the Toviere, the Palafour and the Grande Motte mountain areas. Conveniently accessed by the Aeroski gondola, the Palafour chairlift and the Grande Motte funicular, you will find suitable trails for beginners right through to experts.

There is a specific mountain bike pass available that will give you unlimited access to all the lifts and trails in the area.  For your peace of mind, Tignes also has a Bike Patrol Squad; a team of riders who are on hand to greet and advise you and to mark and maintain the trails of the Bike Park.

The mountain bike pass will grant you unlimited access to the following areas:

The Toviere sector is made up of 4 downhill trails:

• Gunpowder: a blue trail for riders with some experience
• Funky Tufs: a blue trail for riders with some experience + a specialist freeride zone (ramps, jumps & bridges etc)
• Gypsy: a difficult red trail with specialist freeride zone (wall ride, gap jump, bridges and step up)
• Black Metal: a black graded trail for expert riders only!

Palafour has 2 downhill trails:

• Easyride: a green trail suitable for all levels of rider
• Jump Around: a blue trail for riders with some experience

If you are not averse to a little uphill pedalling, then there are also 8 endurance trails (68kms) to enjoy in Tignes, which range from steep mountain tracks to gentler forest trails. There is even a trail for intermediate/advanced riders that starts up on the snow of the Grande Motte glacier at 3000m - Mr Freeze - before eventually dropping you all the way back to the centre of the resort. These are all accessed by the three main lifts, so in the main part they are downhill but with some short uphill sections.

New for 2010 the bike park is free! There are 2 cross-country trails on the Palafour sector and Bike Land  - an area dedicated to learning and perfecting your bike handling skills.  Bike Land contains a mini downhill course, a pump track, a dual slalom and two wooden ramp practice zones.  However, if you want to try something fancier but are a bit apprehensive about trying tricks for the first time, you can have a practice run on the Water Jump, where you and your bike launch off a ramp and land in the lake!