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Wild Golf, Tignes

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NEW SPORT! NOUVEAU SPORT!
11th to 13rd July 2009
Any swing goes! Le swing dans tous ses états!

Wild golf TignesSince the year 2000, a new sport has been developing fast – street golf. In this sport that has been directly imported from Germany, immaculate greens are exchanged for the streets. With an infinite choice of potential courses, the only rule to be followed is safety first. Traditional golfing equipment is used but with safe plastic balls. Tignes is a sporty, young and quirky resort and offers the added extra of having a varied and unique natural playground.

The idea is to present the summer side of Tignes in a way that has never been done before, in partnership with “19ème Trou” (19th Hole), the Parisian Street Golf Association.

The aim is to emphasise Tignes’ quirky nature by taking a different approach to traditional sports, creating a regular and hip event in Tignes and encouraging a new type of media coverage.

In Tignes, street golf becomes wild golf!

An original and out there competition open to beginners, experts, sportsmen and women and VIP guests alike…
Over the weekend, golfers who have signed up to the Wild Golf competition will play the unusual holes scouted out by the organisation which are spread out over the whole of Tignes. Anywhere goes and all shots are allowed – from the glacier, over the lake or even via the Aiguille Percée!

During the competition, beginner street golf practice areas will be set up in resort. Open to everybody, these urban courses will be run by members of the “19th Hole” association who will be on hand to pass on the “street” philosophy.

PROGRAMME

Saturday 11th July

Morning
“ICE GREEN” VIP Contest – Hole on Grande Motte glacier at 3000m of altitude !

Afternoon
“ROCK GREEN” VIP contest – Hole in the Aiguille percée

Initiation in Tignes Val Claret
Initiation of street golf by the « Association du 19ème trou » / Open to everyone

Party
“NIGHT LAKE CROSSING” – Night VIP contest and for the public contest with phosphorescent ball
Barbecue party & outdoor concert the lake side.

Sunday 12th July

Morning
“LAKE GREEN” Pro contest – Hole on an island in the middle of Tignes’ lake , in the heart of the resort.
“Nissan Challenge” : THE game !
If you manage to do the hole in 1 : A huge car to win ! Prize and keys giving.

Afternoon
- Initiation in Tignes le lac
Initiation of street golf by the « Association du 19ème trou » / Open to everyone

- VIP
The VIP will discover the 18 holes of Tignes’ golf.

Monday 13rd July

Afternoon
- Initiation in Tignes le Lavachet
Initiation of street golf by the « Association du 19ème trou » / Open to everyone

- VIP
18 holes of Tignes’ golf

Le concept arrive tout droit d’Allemagne et débarque en France au début des années 2000.Wild golf Tignes FR
Le golf sort de son univers select et envahit le bitume des villes. Les possibilités de parcours sont infinies.

On utilise le même matériel que pour le golf classique avec des balles semi –rigides, inoffensives.

L’objectif est d’adapter le street golf à notre territoire : la Montagne ! Et mettre ainsi en scène le territoire de Tignes : son lac en plein cœur de la station, son glacier de la Grande Motte, ses montagnes mythiques et symboliques…

Tignes, la sportive, et l’Association du 19ème Trou, collectif parisien de street golfeurs qui jouent depuis 2005 dans les rues de Paris, se sont rencontrés.

De cette rencontre est né le Tignes Wild Golf, un évènement golf à l’esprit « rock » et à l’approche new look.

PROGRAMME

Samedi 11 Juillet

Matin
ICE GREEN” VIP Contest
Wild Golf le plus d’EUrope sur le glacier de la Grande Motte à plus de 3000m d’altitude !

Après-midi
“ROCK GREEN” VIP contest
Wild Golf au coeur du site de l’Aiguille percée

Initiation au Val Claret
Initiation au Wild Golf dans la station encadrée par l’Association du 19ème trou / Ouvert à Tous

Soirée
Grande soirée “NIGHT LAKE CROSSING”
Tournoi des VIP et essai en nocturne avec des balles phosphorescentes pour le grand public.
Barbecue party et concert outdoor sur les rives du lac.

Dimanche 12 Juillet

Matin
“LAKE GREEN” Pro contest
Trou sur une île flottante au milieu du Lac de Tignes, en plein coeur de la station.
“Nissan Challenge” : THE game !
Pour le trou du Lac réussi en 1 = une superbe voiture à gagner ! Remise des prix et des clefs.

Après-midi
- Initiation à Tignes le lac
Initiation au Wild Golf encadrée par l’Association du 19ème trou / Ouvert à tous

- VIP
Les VIP découvriront les 18 trous du golf le plus haut d’Europe à Tignes, serpentant autour du Lac.

Lundi 13 Juillet

Après-midi
- Initiation au Lavachet
Initiation au Wild Golf dans la station encadrée par l’Association du 19ème trou / ouvert à tous.

- VIP
Golf sur les 18 trous les plus haut d’Europe, au Golf de Tignes.

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Glacier skiing: Europe’s ten top glaciers

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Tignes, France  La Grand Motte glacier offers skiing above Tignes from 3,030m-3,455m with access by both an underground funicular and fast but more scenic chair lifts. Tignes Park in SummerThere is a good variety of terrain with red, blue and black runs and a mixture of chair lifts and drag lifts. Long descents all the way back to Tignes are possible during the winter months.  Click here for accommodation in Tignes

Stubai, Austria  The Stubai Glacier is the largest glacier in Austria, 20 minutes from the resort of Neustift. Lying south of Innsbruck in the Stubai Valley, the glacier has a huge variety of runs, mostly blues and reds between 2,300m and 3,200m. There are fabulous off-piste runs. 

Engelberg, Switzerland  The world’s first rotating cable car takes you to Titlis at 3,020m above the resort of Engelberg. Huge descents on and off piste are possible from this high altitude down 2,000m to the resort. Due to the glaciers shrinking here it is no longer possible to ski in the summer months as the resort has been protecting its glaciers by covering them during this period. This area is less well-known than some of the bigger glacier ski areas despite being close to Lucerne and Zurich. 

Saas-Fee, Switzerland  Saas-Fee is a traditional car-free resort with skiing at Mittelallalin at over 3,600m. The glacier at Saas-Fee has 20km of pistes and is easily accessible by the Metro Alpin which is an underground funicular. There are also stunning off-piste routes down the many glaciers. 

Kaprun, Austria  One hour from Salzburg, above the pretty village of Kaprun, is the Kitzsteinhorn glacier. It is down the valley from the popular resort, Zell am See. The glacier has a large ski area with lots of varied runs, mostly intermediate standard, up to 3,030m. The Gletscher terrain park is open almost year round. 

Zermatt, Switzerland  Zermatt’s glacier is located at Klein Matterhorn and is where the Zermatt pistes link to nearby Cervinia in Italy. The pistes on the glacier are graded blue and red and are not particularly steep but usually have the best snow in Zermatt. There is a year-round half-pipe on the glacier. 

Hintertux, Austria  Hintertux is a tiny village at the far end of the Tux valley. The glacier is accessed by lifts which are a 15-minute walk from the village. The Hintertux glacier has particularly challenging and interesting runs when compared with most pistes on glaciers and claims to have the steepest glacier skiing in Austria. It also boasts the highest World Cup half-pipe in Europe. It is 45 minutes from the popular resort, Mayrhofen. 

Les Deux Alpes, France  Les Deux Alpes is between Grenoble and Briançon, around two hours from Lyons. Its glacier, Glacier du Mont de Lans, offers skiing up to 3570m. From the top you can access the off-piste playground of La Grave. Les Deux Alpes has a large popular terrain park on its glacier during the summer months.  .

Solden, Austria  Solden has two glaciers, the Tiefenbach and Rettenbach, and this makes up 39km of pistes. The glaciers are linked by the Glacier Express gondola. The Rettenbach glacier has a ski test centre with all the latest skis to try out and a fun terrain park. 

Passo Tonale, Italy  Passo Tonale is a purpose-built village set on a high pass in Trentino. The Presena Glacier is open in the summer and has a variety of slopes that are graded from blue to black but with just two drag lifts. Fantastic off-piste runs from the glacier, up to 10 miles long.

Information supplied by Ski Club of Great Britain 

Why Les Carroz?

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Top 5 most popular resorts for UK Skiers : Source ski club of GB
           
1 Val D’isere        
2 Courchavel        
3 Meribel        
4 Les Arcs        
5 La Plagne        
           
1     More Km for your money
In Comparison to the top 5 resorts you get more Km per Euro in Carroz !
           
  Ski area sizes and lift pass prices : based on 07 prices from
    “Where to Ski and board” guide book
     
    size of ski area price of pass price per Km
         
  Val D’isere Espace Killy 300 192 1.56
  Courchavel 3 Valleys 600 210 2.86
  Meribel 3 Valleys      
  Les Arcs Paradise de Ski 420 229 1.83
  La Plagne Paradise de Ski      
           
  Les Carroz  Grand Massif 265 173 1.53
2       More piste per person 
Les Carroz is quieter I.e there are less tourist beds,  
   that  means that each person gets more Km of open piste per person !
           
  sourced from resort tourist  amount of tourist    
  offices   beds    
           
  Val D’isere   27665    
  Courchavel        
  Meribel   36000    
  Les Arcs   19000    
  La Plagne        
           
  Les Carroz   8000    

 

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TIGNES CHALLENGE

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In August, for the first time, the French Alps will host an Intelligent Sport® event! Tignes will be welcoming some of the most prestigious French companies, including Adecco and IBM France, to the Tignes Challenge presented by La Tribune which will be taking place August 27th – 29th.

Guy Forget, former tennis champion and current French Davis Cup captain will also take part in the new and exciting Intelligent Sport® event with his own team of VIP’s.

 Intelligent Sport® is the fastest growing team development concept, in the world – specifically designed for business. It fuses high energy sports action with strategy and intelligence, specifically designed to inspire & motivate people and teams for business.
Sometimes it takes an extraordinary experience to achieve a real change in mindset / performance… Intelligent Sport® is highly respected for its effectiveness at engaging business people & teams.
Strategy and teamwork will be the key factors to success, however Tignes offers a variety of exhilarating activities in the summer season and is set to be the perfect place to push participants’ limits – all from 1550m to 3550m above sea level!

Register your team before  March 15th 2009 on tigneschallenge.com and challenge yourself to Guy Forget.

 

Tignes Challenge helps leading businesses to improve their performance by :

-          Engaging their workforce around an iconic event

-          Initiating collaboration between key teams and individuals

-          Building great relationships with key customers and partners

-          Fostering ‘high performance’ values & culture

It also gives a business focus for ensuring the wellbeing and motivation of its workforce throughout the year. From health & fitness initiatives, to team familiarisation & training days, internal PR and charity fundraising projects, the groundwork teams lay down together in the lead up to their challenge is in many ways as valuable as their performance at the event itself.

As many Intelligent Sport World SeriesTM events, Tignes Challenge will be broadcasted in a programme specifically designed to showcase great team performance in action! It generates valuable branded exposure and the chance for your teams to shine on the media.

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Brand New ‘Hands Free’ Multiple Resort Lift Pass

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Say goodbye to traditional ski passes! The Holiski pass lets you enjoy the slopes of the 8 prestigious ski areas of Compagnie des Alpes. No need to stand in line, or visit the Web every time you want to buy a ski pass.

The pass’ built-in chip works just like a contactless motorway card: it is detected automatically when you go through the ski lift turnstiles. The system records the days you skied and you automatically benefit from exclusive reductions.

Your Holiski pass symbolizes your annual subscription, valid from the opening day of the first ski area in the network until September 30 of the following year.

You only pay the following month, via direct debit on your bank card, and you can view your invoices online at www.holiski.com. Very practical!

FREEDOM TO ENJOY 8 SKI AREAS
ACCESSIBLE FROM 13 DIFFERENT RESORTS
  • Espace Killy (Tignes and Val d’Isère)
  • Les Arcs/Peisey Vallandry
  • La Plagne
  • Paradiski (Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne)
  • Méribel Alpina
  • Les Menuires
  • Le Grand Massif (Flaine, Samoëns, Morillon, Les Carroz, Sixt Fer à Cheval)
  • Serre Chevalier
Looking for accommodation in any of these resorts? Email US

Salon International 4×4, SUV, Quads…

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Exhibition and trials of off-road and mountain leisure vehicles
Val d’Isère reinvents the 4-wheel drive and off-road motor show created in 1984.

A new name, new organisation and a new concept are all planned for one of the main events of the alpine summer season.

Car manufacturers and retailers will be housed in a 9000sq m village on the wide plain of La Daille. The latest models will be displayed and numerous innovations presented.

Two test areas: one near the village for SUV vehicles and one at the top of Bellevarde for off-road vehicles.

Famous names, plenty of entertainment for the public and exhibitors alike, debates, exchange of ideas on “green” innovation, sustainable mobility, reduction of carbon dioxide, clean energy….. all this and more during the International Show.

Friday 8th – 17 August 2008

9:30am to 7pm

 

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