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NellyPS
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009

tino_11 wrote:
bandit wrote:
NellyPS wrote:
tino_11 wrote: 7 or 8 après ski cheekies followed by a swim, a nap poolside then a nice meal is more my style . Followed by good coffee, a peaty single malt and maybe a wee dance at the club.


Isn't that a tad dangerous? I'd drown if I drank that much and went swimming.



I do believe that Tino puts in quite a few hours in training for this element of his sport!

Not sure if he can swim though )



......good point Bandit, I should clarify: Swim = Getting wet in a pool, for the love of goodness, how does one manage breaststroke or crawl with a Mojito???




:lol: :lol: :lol:

Andyhull
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009

Allan Rothwell wrote:A great day is to ski from Tignes via the val lift, I forget its name (Tommeaurse, mayve?) across then down to Les Dials via Verde run then hop on the bus to the Solaise Express in Val, get to the top of Solaise then get the up and over 6 man chair to La Fornet (don't look down) and ski the glacier totally fab, fantastic day. Tignes Val Claret is a great spot as you can get up the Grande Motte quickly and the skiing around that area is stunning. I've heard all these stories about various resorts being like Tenerife in the snow, its not true, just hype to get the yoofs in. Go for Tignes Val Claret you will love it, been the last 21 years at Easter.


I'd agree, but would not take the bus from Les Dials. I'd take the funicular up and ski La Face down to the Solaise Express lift.

The Tommmuses lift is the one you take on the return journey. It's the Aeroski (La Lac) or the Tufs (Val Claret) lift you need on the way there. Ski the off piste area under the Tommuses lift it's superb :wink:.

Bandit
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009

I skied Santons down into Val, Face is not everyone's ideal piste )

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Andyhull
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009

No definately not for all. Not that that stops a lot of people passing the expert skiers only signs that really shouldn't!

Santons is the alternative, taking the Solaise lift rather than the Solaise Express.

Edited 1 time. Last update at 09-Oct-2009

Bandit
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009


andyhull wrote:
Getting eight inches overnight brings a smile to the face and leaves you with a contented feeling all day.

Are you certain that you are posting in the correct forum :lol: :lol:

Admin
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009

bandit wrote:Are you certain that you are posting in the correct forum :lol: :lol:

Another keyboard covered in coffee... LMAO.... :lol:
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Andyhull
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009

bandit wrote:
andyhull wrote:
Getting eight inches overnight brings a smile to the face and leaves you with a contented feeling all day.

Are you certain that you are posting in the correct forum :lol: :lol:


I'm talking about snowfall, what else could it mean?

JonG
reply to 'Tignes - any comments?' posted Oct-2009

Hi ,

Only thing I can think of adding to the other replies is that Tignes & Val are one of the all time great resorts although I feel that the Tignes side has been hampered slightly by some over developement, with a loss of terrain, and with the extra bodies it now accommadates at the end of the day from the last run down from the Toviere chair it can be somewhat crowded.....best to leave it 10 minutes or so until most have gone down and then head down.....unless your freezing your chatsbies off :D :D

:DMagic

jon.
www  jonathan www.ski-bourgstmaurice-lesarcs.co.uk

Topic last updated on 09-October-2009 at 16:34