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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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my first time in tignes in jan as well.. i am more of a stay at hotel type but would also be interested in advice about being on the slopes. 4 of us and probably all of us with 20+ weeks of skiing each. like to dabblein off piste too.
pcotgrave, sorry to hijack your thread but thought this may add.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Which part of Tignes? It's pretty spread out
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I always like staying in Val Claret for the apartment and the fact I use it as my early season hol - being in Val makes you closer to the furnicular. We always stay in a cheap and cheerful apartment, so cant recommend any hotels.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi most probably our favourite ski area, we have stayed in Val Claret, Bec Rouge & Le lac all brilliant but would absolutely recommend you visit Alpaka bar in Le Lac for apres, fantastic bar, wi fi, & great food, just up the hill from aeroski well worth it, we will some day soon actually stay there, when the kids have gone 
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The Loop bar gets pretty busy between 4 and 6 for happy hour and then later on they usually have bands or themed nights and the food's pretty decent too if you don't want the full on restaurant experience - if you go in there make sure you ask for a Loop card as it gives you 10% off to be used on a subsequent purchase - this applies to food and drinks so if you use it regular over the week it can add up.
As well as the wealth of knowledge on here there are a couple of sites i've looked at previously that can help too - though i don't know how current their info is as bars do sometimes close/change hands - here they are anyway:-
http://www.tignes.co.uk/eveningsout.htm
http://www.tignesnet.com/food/restaurants
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Not a complete list, but try:-
Lunch - Tignes Cuisine, Loop (both in le Lac, next door to each other)
Apres & evening bars
Val Claret - Couloir
le Lac - Embuscade, Marmot Arms, Jam, Alpaka, Loop
Lavachet - TCs, So.Bar
Dinner
Val Claret - Couloir, Petit Savoyard
le Lac - Bagus, Clin d'Oeil
Lavachet - Queue de Cochon, Ferme des 3 Capucines
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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pcotgrave, always found the Pignatta very reliable for fabulous thin crust pizzas and their plat de jour is often great too. Its in Tignes Val Claret. Can get packed so you might want to book ahead.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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If you follow this thread:
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=112438
there will be a daily blog from either myself or Stuart Woodward about what's hot and what's not - at least 2 of the enterprises mentioned above have changed hands. There is also last years thread further down if you want to get a feel for the resort and off piste. Very few people will make recommendations for off piste routes as it is such a varied feast regarding conditions ability and training - whilst I am happy to describe what I did it is up to you to assess your knowledge and skills before you make the decision to venture 'beyond the poles'.
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I board whilst the wife has taken up skiing (only recently) so any info on the slopes like MogulMonkey has asked would be great also (more enquiring the merrier as it may help us along the way  ) |
There's so many great runs In the EK you can't really single too many out.
As a boarder there's only a few flat spots - One coming down an otherwise very nice cruisy blue down from the grande motte (is it called genepi?) you can see it coming, but carrying enough speed if the run is busy with beginners can be a bit tricky.
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You know it makes sense.
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Went to Tignes last New Year it was busy on the slopes. I've only been skiing for nearly two years I found it slightly crazy. There is a great place to eat called Pepes also why not go on to the Tignes ski guide there's lots of good info on there. If you are there for new year or is magical there was an area in Tignes where there was a dancing polar bear , not really I add children were sledging and there was hot chocolate being served. The ski instructors done a touch light arcade down the slopes. Just amazing take a trip to val de sar if you can I loved it there .
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Or even Val d'Isere.
There are plenty of great restaurants in Tignes. One of my faves is L'Armailly down in Les Brevieres, just over the bridge. Lovely food and it's wonderful to sit outside if the weather's warm. It's a standard lunch stop after doing La Sache black, which is a fabulous run. There are other routes down if you don't fancy a black though, and they're all nice. Or you can do half of Sache then branch off and do a red to avoid the steep, mogully section near the bottom (it rejoins just below it).
For apres, I really liked the Loop bar, they have some good live bands in there.
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Poster: A snowHead
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+1 for the L'Armailly. The La Bouida (on the bridge) also does lovely salads (the Tignarde being my favourite).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I always loved l'Ouilette, over on the Solaise side of VdI at the bottom of the Madeleine lift. A nice big terrace with a bbq always on the go, a great place to stop for a beer and bite to eat in the sun.
Also, I've still never had an omelette as good as the ones I used to have in the restaurant at the top of the Chaundannes chairlift (I think it's called L'Alpages des Chaudannes).
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