Tignes Piste Map
Tignes’ terrain is spread across four distinct sectors—Grande Motte, Tovière, Palet–Aiguille Percée and Les Brévières/Boisses—within the wider Tignes–Val d’Isère area of around 300 km of pistes. Expect big‑mountain variety: wide, high‑alpine slopes and glacier bowls up on Grande Motte, rolling intermediate terrain above Le Lac and Val Claret, and sheltered lower runs dropping into the traditional village of Les Brévières. The glacier crowns the domain, with access via the Perce‑Neige funicular from Val Claret and then the Grande Motte cable car (to 3,456 m; the glacier itself rises to 3,656 m), delivering huge views and reliable snow.
Key lifts and classics come thick and fast. From Le Lac, the Tovière gondola links swiftly towards Val d’Isère via the Tommeuses sector, opening big loops across both resorts; from Val Claret, riders lap the Grattalu and Tichot chairs or head straight for the glacier via the funicular. A must‑do descent is Double M, the signature red run that swoops from the Grande Motte sector back to Val Claret when snow cover allows. Over on the Palafour side, fast chairs like Palafour itself feed a web of blues and reds, while the Aiguille Rouge chair anchors the Brévières end of the ski area.
Beginners and families are well catered for with free or beginner‑friendly lifts and gentle greens right in the villages: Rosset in Le Lac, Bollin and the Claret magic carpet in Val Claret, plus learner areas in Le Lavachet, Tignes 1800 and Les Brévières. Progress is smooth onto forgiving blues such as those accessed by the Chaudannes chair (think Mélèzes and Myrtilles), and when visibility drops, the tree‑lined lower slopes above Les Brévières make a sensible refuge.
Stronger skiers have plenty to chew on: the long, leg‑burning black Sache plunges through the secluded Vallon de la Sache to Les Brévières, while Trolles delivers a steep black dash back into Le Lac from Tovière. Freestylers should head to the snowpark by the top of the Grattalu chair, with a flowing line of features (and boardercross) built for confident improvers as well as seasoned park riders. Don’t miss the area’s natural showstoppers either—the “Eye of the Needle” rock arch at the Aiguille Percée and the vast glacier panoramas up on Grande Motte—both give Tignes a dramatic, unmistakable sense of place.