There are free concerts every weekend throughout the summer as well as plenty of wonderful family shows to delight children, parents and grandparents, with clowns, games and activities on the village square, especially pedestrianised for this summer in the mountains…
See the full Summer programme
For accommodation in Les Carroz, click here
Climbing a mountain pass! Many a cycling enthusiast, following in the path of Tour de France “pros”, has attempted to climb these legendary passes! The latest to join the list of twenty or so “notable hill climbs” is Les Carroz’s Pierre Carrée pass! From the beginning of July, the “Balme – Les Carroz – Col de Pierre Carrée” climb will be lined with GSM beacons and kilometre markers to indicate the average gradient, maximum percentage incline and distance. Microchips will be available from the Tourist Office for cyclists to record and calculate their time for this hill climb. A reference time will be set by Patrice Halgand at the beginning of the summer. Why not be one of the first to test yourself against him?
NEW SPORT! NOUVEAU SPORT!
11th to 13rd July 2009
Any swing goes! Le swing dans tous ses états!
Since 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.
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.
On Wednesday 22nd July come and support the ‘Tour de France 2009′ leaders in the ‘Balme’ climb to Araches and la Frasse!
A beautiful mountain run. The road will be closed in between 1:30 and 4:30pm.
See the details on French ‘Tour de France’ website
Why not stay in Les Carroz to watch this world famous event?!?
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. 
There 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
Mountain bikers should choose the Portes du Soleil pass. In addition to the 24 ski lifts in the area, they can make use of all of the mountain biking facilities (bike parks, permanent downhill runs, etc.).
Chatel tickets
| 2009 Prices: |
INDIVIDUAL
|
FAMILIES*
|
||
| Name of the lift |
Adult
|
Child
(5-15 yrs) |
Adult
|
Child
(5-15 yrs) |
| Super Châtel telecabine |
€5
|
€3.80
|
€4.50
|
€3.40
|
| Morclan Chairlift |
€5
|
€3.80
|
€4.50
|
€3.40
|
| Pierre-Longue Chairlift |
€5
|
€3.80
|
€4.50
|
€3.40
|
| Rochassons Chairlift |
€5
|
€3.80
|
€4.50
|
€3.40
|
*: family’s rate available for mimum 4 tickets bought at the same time.
Also availalbe: groups and holiday camp tickets.
Portes du Soleil tickets
| Duration |
Adults
|
Seniors
|
Children
|
|
| 1 day |
€20
|
€16
|
€13
|
|
| 2 days |
€32
|
€26
|
€21
|
|
| 3 days |
€44
|
€35
|
€29
|
|
| 4 days |
€56
|
€45
|
€38
|
|
| 5 days |
€68
|
€54
|
€46
|
|
| 6 days |
€80
|
€64
|
€54
|
|
| 6 days NC (1) |
€87
|
€69
|
€58
|
|
| 13 days |
€100
|
€80
|
€67
|
|
| Season |
€160
|
€128
|
€107
|
|
(1) 6 days NC: 6 non consecutive days pass available on whole 2009 summer season.
Children: from 5 to 15 yrs old. Senior: 61 yrs old and over.
Holders of a Portes du Soleil season pass purchased for the 2008-2009 winter season are entitled to a 50% discount on a summer 2009 Portes du Soleil pass!
Opening hours, from 26 June to 30 August 2009, every day:
For access to the Bike Park and the Fantasticable, the Pierre-Longue and Rochassons chairlifts will also be opened for the weekends 13/14 & 20/21 June and 5/6 & 12/13 September:
Sales points
Three sales points are at your disposal :
- The one of Super-Châtel in the centre of the village,
- The one of Pierre-Longue at Pré-la-Joux
- The one of Rochassons (at the departure of Rochassons chairlift at Plaine Dranse).
Information:
Société des remontées mécaniques E3
Tel. 33 (0)4 50 73 34 24
Held on the eastern shore of beautiful Lake Geneva, the Montreux Jazz Festival attracts around 200,000 people each year. Specialising in jazz, blues, rock and pop, the festival provides groove busting beats that make you want to move your body or just listen in musical awe. The Montreux Jazz Festival has hosted the likes of Stan Getz, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Mingus and Dexter Gordon since its inception in 1967 and this year’s festival will see the likes of rock legend Lenny Kravitz and R’nB queen Alicia Keys. Head to the fringe ‘Off Festival’ for free open-air concerts, providing a platform for up-and-coming artists.
Deep Purple made Montreux famous with their song “Smoke on the Water”, which tells the events of 1971, when a Frank Zappa fan with a flare gun set the Montreux Casino on fire.
| “ | We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline / To make records with a mobile – We didn’t have -much time / Frank Zappa & the Mothers were at the best place around / But some stupid with a flare gun burned the -place to the ground / Smoke on the water, fire in the sky |
Venue: Various. Montreux is 56 miles (90 km) from Geneva
Date: July 2009 TBA
Website: www.montreuxjazz.com
For a Summer alpine holiday after, why not go to Verbier – 1 hour away or Chatel 45min from Montreux and only 1h30min from Geneva!
For accommodation in Verbier click here
For accommodation in Chatel click here
Running from Saturday July 4th to Sunday July 26th 2009, the 96th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres.
These 21 stages have the following profiles:
Brignoles, Gérone (Espagne), Issoudun, Martigny (Suisse), Saint-Fargeau, Tonnerre, vatan, Verbier (Suisse).
| 15 | High Mountains | Sunday 19 July | Pontarlier Verbier |
Pontarlier > Verbier | 207 km | |
| R | Rest Day | Monday 20 July | Verbier | Verbier | ||
| 16 | High Mountains | Tuesday 21 July | MartignyBourg-Saint-Maurice |
Martigny > Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 160 km |
To find out more about the Tour de France, Click Here
For accommodation in Verbier Click Here or email your requirements at claire_v@independentmountain.com
from Tuesday 25 August 2009 to Sunday 30 August 2009Unique in its kind, this event crosses 3 countries on foot (France, Italy and Switzerland), covers 166 kilometres and 9,400 metres climb in one fell swoop. A race with a time limit of 46 hours, the current held record being 21 hours and 6 minutes.
The enthusiasm for this challenge has led to the creation of a second race, from Courmayeur in Italy to Champex in Switzerland and on to Chamonix – a mere 98 kilometres, 5600 metres positive elevation with a time limit of 26 hours.
And last but not least, a team event entitled La Petite Trotte à Léon to complete the picture: 220 km, 17 000 m positive elevation, time limit 100 hours.
- UTMB® : 166 km and 9 400 m of + altitude change – 46 h maxi
start Friday, August 28 at 18:30 in the center of Chamonix Mont-Blanc
- CCC® : 98 km and 5 600 m of + altitude change – 26 h maxi
start Friday, August 28 at 9:00 AM in the center de Courmayeur (Italie)
- TDS (Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie) : 105km et 6700m of + altitude change
start Saturday, August 29 at 5:00 AM in the center of Chamonix Mont-Blanc
- La Petite Trotte à Léon : + 250 km, 18000 m of + altitude change
start during the night of August 25th in the center of Chamonix Mont-Blanc
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.
For accommodation in Tignes click here
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