tignesnet.com News http://www.tignesnet.com 2013-06-20T05:33:57+0100 tignesnet.com News http://www.tignesnet.com http://www.tignesnet.com/sites/www.tignesnet.com/img/site_top_logo.png http://www.tignesnet.com/property/news/rental-agents-see-changes-to-rental-laws 2013-06-12 00:00:00 <p>A clamp down on abusive practises form rental agencies will see a number of changes to rental rules, according to C&eacute;cile Duflot the French... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/what-s-new-for-mountain-bikers-this-summer-tig 2013-05-23 00:00:00 <p>Hoorah! Tignes will still be operating <strong>FREE</strong> access to lifts for mountain bikers this summer, and to build on their already great... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/new-flight-route-cambridge-to-geneva 2013-05-21 00:00:00 <p>Cambridge Airport has announced the launch of a number of European routes, including Cambridge to Geneva, in time for the 2013/2014 ski... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/missing-woman-in-tignes 2013-04-29 00:00:00 <p>A 42 year old woman has been found after being reported missing since Saturday morning in Tignes, she was found dead at the foot of the Tignes... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/the-ski-season-of-20122013-is-over-now-what 2013-04-25 00:00:00 <p>If last weekend&rsquo;s unexpected dump of snow is anything to go by, winter may well still pay another visit to us here in the Alps but to all... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/tignes-and-val-d-isere-cut-off-by-avalanche 2013-04-17 00:00:00 <p>Access to both Tignes and Val d&#39;Isere was blocked yesterday evening following an avalanche in the area. Whilst there were no casualties... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/summer-skiing-on-the-glacier 2013-04-15 00:00:00 <p>The Grand Motte Glacier in Tignes is set to open for summer skiing this year between the 6th of July and the 4th of August.</p> <p>With 12 lifts... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/suicide-in-l-espace-killy 2013-04-08 00:00:00 <p>On Saturday evening a local man lost his life in an apparent suicide in Tignes. The 21 year old from Bourg St Maurice is reported to parked his... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/tignes-tests-sun-canons 2013-04-01 00:00:00 <p>With the success of artificial snow in Tignes, providing better skiing conditions when snow is a bit scarce - the resort of Tignes are... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/smartphone-avalanche-apps-on-market 2013-03-26 00:00:00 <p>An app for iPhones has been released to help with avalanche rescue whilst a similar Android app is currently being tested in Courchevel by skiers... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/wolf-culling-as-population-rises 2013-03-25 00:00:00 <p>Faced with rising wolf population, the French national wolf group have decided to increase the number of wolves culled this year to 24, up from... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/tignes-x-games-2013-event-preview 2013-03-19 00:00:00 <p><a href="http://www.tignesnet.com/events/calendar/winter-x-games-tignes.html" target="_blank">The X Games in Tignes</a> are without a doubt the... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/a-season-of-british-success-on-the-snow 2013-03-13 00:00:00 <p>The winter of 2013 is not yet over but it is already set to go down in British snowsports history. The season of 2012/2013 has seen unprecedented... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/two-skiers-die-in-avalanche-in-tignes 2013-03-06 00:00:00 <p>Two skiers were killed in an avalanche today in Tignes. The pair - a mountain professional and his client - were skiing off piste when the... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/french-transport-minister-investigates-chairlift-security 2013-02-28 00:00:00 <p>Following a succession of accidents involving chairlifts in ski resorts the French transport minister has called for a meeting to investigate... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/latest-pollution-alert-for-the-rhone-alpes 2013-02-27 00:00:00 <p>The latest episode of high pollution, which started on the 23rd of February, is set to persist putting the Rhone Alpes on an official pollution... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/shaun-white-out-of-tignes-x-games 2013-02-21 00:00:00 <p>Snowboarder Shaun White has confirmed that he will not compete at this year&#39;s <a... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/uk-ski-hosting-banned-in-france 2013-02-19 00:00:00 <p>A court in France has banned the ski hosting service that many UK tour operators offer to guests on holiday in the French Alps. The ruling follows... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/guerlain-chicherit-car-backflip-in-tignes 2013-02-18 00:00:00 <p>Tignes was the location for a world first this weekend when Guerlain Chicherit did an incredible backflip in his Mini.&nbsp;</p> <p>Guerlain... http://www.tignesnet.com/events/news/snowmobile-freestyle-exhibition-cancelled-for-tignes-x-games-2013 2013-02-13 00:00:00 <p>ESPN have cancelled the snowmobile freestyle exhibition from the line-up of events at this year&#39;s X Games in Tignes.</p> <p>The decision was...