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Tignes - Off piste ski guiding
 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm off to Tignes March 13-20th. I'm staying at Tignes Les Brev. I'm really looking to experience some of the off piste Tignes has to offer. I know there are a few companies that do off piste guiding. Can you guys recommend some good people to go with?

Cheers

John
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just to clarify I'm after places where I can join a group and not places that only deal with group bookings and idealy where I can book a day or morning or something?
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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?

Stewart is your man. If you look on the Tignes thread in the Resort reports on this forum, you will find him. He regularly posts his off piste trip details.
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Also try The Development Centre http://www.tdcski.com/.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

TDC were also highly recommended for advanced lessons by the guys at Les Melezes.
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Try www.ski-instruction-tignes.co.uk.
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...

The local guides office for the Haute Tarentaise is very good , all qualified High mountain guides from the local area .

http://www.guide-montagne-tarentaise.com/
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Alpine Logic wrote:
Try www.ski-instruction-tignes.co.uk.


Alan, your link does not appear to work!
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Alpine Logic, and stevew, there is a stray full stop ( . ) at the end of the URL. Try http://www.ski-instruction-tignes.co.uk/
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Sowler, I posted exactly this question in November/December for my trip to Tignes Val Claret in January. http://www.snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=58132

I was recommended an outfit called alpine experience in Val D'Isere (http://www.alpineexperience.com/) but they required me to taxi to Val d'Isere each morning for their early meet-up which would have cost 40 euros per day. They're unwillingness to be flexible (and perhaps rightly so) put me off going with them. Otherwise they looked like a good option.

I tried another recommendation of Snocool but they upset me by asking for my credit card details without guarantee of giving me a lesson (in case they couldn't find a large enough group to make it profitable for them - also understandable but I didn't want to give out my credit card details so it fell through).

I finally went with Evolution 2 with the guide Steven. I did the off-piste lessons they list. Steven was taking us to off-piste areas, looking for the untouched snow and giving us pointers if we had any trouble.

It was a fantastic experience. I've never done off-piste in France before (only Canada) so a lot more hiking than I was used to, skis on shoulder to look for the good snow. We had the perfect snow conditions and skied bowls including one we hiked up over the ridge with Aigulle Percee on it, skis on shoulder (nearly having a coronary in th process!) and canyons (Vallee Perdue and the stream track down to Le Fornet) which is very much my cup of tea (especially in the flat light). The highlight was definitely the trees down to La Daille in the fresh snow.

Not recommended for the unfit!

Evolution 2 did a great job of matching the skier abilities so the groups I went in were pitched just right. We arranged to meet in Tignes Le Lac in the morning (their office is next to the Palafour chairlift, but then the free bus was very regular so it wasn't any trouble really. They lent us probes and shovels in a backpack and gave us all transceivers if we didn't come with any equipment. The group size (although meant to be up to Cool was 2 one day and 5 on another day.

I hope you find a good guide. Smile
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PS feel free to PM me if you want any more info Sowler
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bar shaker wrote:
Stewart is your man. If you look on the Tignes thread in the Resort reports on this forum, you will find him. He regularly posts his off piste trip details.


I have sent him an email but so far no reply. I shall try a PM.

Snowy, thanks for info.

I have emailed Evo2, Snocool and Apline Logic. I shall see what responses I get.
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