Questions on runs at Val D'isere

Folks,

I have a couple of questions on the slopes/lifts at VDI.

1. Is the Leissieres Express lift two directional - ie. can you get from the Solaise valley to the Fornet side and back on this lift?
2. How do you get to the Leissieres Express from the Fornet side - is this on the pont abbate blue run?
3. How difficult is the tunnel black run - I quite like the idea of skiing through the tunnel through the mointain.
4. On the Piste map, some of the LIFTS ate marked with a black triangle containing a yellow up side down triangle. This is supposed to mean DANGER. How does this apply to a lift? These can be gound on the "3000" lift; the lift yp to the "signal" red run; the Chardonnay lift at Tignes.
5. What are your favorite runs (Blues and Reds) at VDI/Tignes?
6. Where exactly do you go to see the big rock with the hole through it on the L'Aiguille Percee at Tignes?


Four weeks to go :)

Thanks!

The chair lift to Fornet is definitely 2 way, though the "going over the top" bit is quite interesting :mrgreen:

AFAIR the 3000 lift is a drag lift serving a short bump run. Worth avoiding, if you need to ask about easy runs. You can always have a look. I think it's a self service lift.

The Aguille Percee is on the route between Val Claret and the start of the descent to Tignes Le Breviere AIR.
It's ages since I went to Espace Killy, hopefully others will fill in the gaps for you.

OK, just got out my piste map from two seasons ago to check.

1. Yes goes both ways.
2. Yep, but if my memory is correct, you need to make sure you get some speed from somewhere as it is uphill to the chair.
3. Sorry not done it, no comment.
4. AFAIK it is because these are difficult drag lifts. 3000 is pretty dang steep, and Chardonnet goes on for ages with some steepish climbs in them. The map states "Teleski Difficile" for that symbol.
5. Tough one, there are loads. I do like doing a big circuit if the sun is out, start from VDI ski down into Tignes Val Claret, get up to the Grande Motte, but try to do it on lifts, not the funicular. Ski back down through Val Claret, keep up the speed and get over to the Tichot lift, ski across the back side of Tignes (it is from one of these you get to see the hole in the Aiguille Percee) and have a lunch stop at the top of Chaudannes. Head on down to Les Breviieres via Les Boises (assuming you want to skip La Sache), lift back up ski down into Le Lac and get the gondola back up to the central Toviere area, ski around Toviere subject to time then finish up with a blast down to La Daille and have a beer at the bar at the bottom. Usually by then you are happy to hop on the bus back up the road to VDI.
6. Pretty sure it is seen from the following runs, Corniche and Cyclamen, plus the two chairs which go to the start of those runs. I seem to recall Corniche is the best view, but may be wrong.

Finally, there is a small restaurant under the bar at the foot of La Daille. "If" it is open (seems to be whenever they feel like it), the food is excellent for a lunch stop.

Hope my memory is good and the above info is accurate. :D

You WILL enjoy it.

tspill wrote:
6. Where exactly do you go to see the big rock with the hole through it on the L'Aiguille Percee at Tignes?

L'Aiguille Percee is the big rock with the hole through it, that's what it means. You can walk along to it from the lift that goes up either side and pose for photo's etc, you can ski down through it as well although it's obviously not a marked run.

The name of the rock "L'Aiguille Percee" translates broadly as Pierced Spire.

going up the aiguille percee chair gives good views of the hole, and if you like a nice black run the sache all the way down to 1550 from there is good, if enough snow. we did it last week, we were snow boarding so not ideal for us, but nice views accross lake and dam etc.

I think the Sache would be beyony out ability! I understand it is probably the most difficult run in the Espace Killy region.

However, we do plan to ski down to Les Brevieres on the blues which I believe is a nice run and not too difficult. How long would it take to ski from the top of aiguille percee down to 1550 (going fairly easy)?

What was the snow like last week at 1550?

I wouldn't like to hazard a guess as to how long it would take you, we were nipping off into trees and so on, getting back up took longer, the marais chair lift goes on forever... snow was perfection all week. Snowed for few days before we got there then had a weather pattern of 2 days sun, day and night of snow repeating all week with the temperature never getting above freezing so always good snow to be had. there was snow down past bourg, 1550 had plenty.