Tignes-les-Brévières

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Tignes les Brévières as viewed from the Myrtilles run
Tignes les Brévières as viewed from the Myrtilles run

Tignes-les-Brevières is a small skiing village in the French Alps near (but slightly lower than) the better-known ski resort of Val d'Isère.

Due to geographical location the village receives as much snowfall as its neighbours and during the 2005/6 season, Les Brevieres had over 4 metres of snow.

Les Brevieres is a traditional village and is much more picturesque than the other villages that make up the resort of Tignes. It has grown in size in recent years and now offers many more facilities whilst still retaining its charm. It is also considerably cheaper to stay in than either Val d'Isère or Tignes.

The skiing area between Tignes and Val d'Isère is marketed as L'Espace Killy, after the 1968 (Winter) Olympic gold medalist, Jean-Claude Killy.

Tignes offers 47 ski lifts: 2 funiculaires, 1 cable car, 24 chairlifts, 19 drag lifts – an area of 50 km² and 150 kilometres of ski runs – 67 ski trails: 1 green, 40 blue, 16 red, 10 black – a maximum vertical distance of 1900 metres from the Grande Motte (3450 metres) to Les Brévières (1550 metres).

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