T° Min : -15°C
T° Max : -15°C
Afternoon : 
T° Min : -14°C
T° Max : -5°C
> Forecast for 3 days
Amount of total snow : 201 cm
Alt. 2100m : 2 special snowsports “spots”, both made in Tignes
30% of Tignes’ clients go to new slide areas
Snowpark and Glisspark
Freestyle skiing’s and snowboarding’s craze increased very fast last 5 years. A recent survey showed that 30% of Tignes'client go to new slide areas.
The GlissPark: Take your first steps to mastering freestyle
Pistes are good but the GlissPark is even better! This is fun and games for skiers of all levels. Even if you’re just starting out it happens right here. Children pit themselves against each other and take up freestyle on a dual slalom, a mini boardercross and a jump. Who will be the quickest? Who will jump the highest?
NEW: This winter, the GlissPark has a mini moguls course, the headline event in the Olympic Games.
Where is the GlissPark?
At the top of the Millonex draglift and the Palafour chairlift in Tignes le Lac, on the Millonex piste. Open every day from November 2010 to May 2011. Free entry.
The Swatch Snowpark: “You shoot my ride, I pimp my style”
All aboard for an immediate departure – destination the Swatch Snowpark! Following the success of winter 2009 with increased numbers (+ than 950 people during the peak periods), the Swatch Snowpark and its team of 6 shapers will be back in action in December.
This is a spot that boasts all the latest technology, including the “shoot my ride” concept.
How does it work? A camera films your jump on one of the kickers and at the end of your run, the video is broadcast on a giant screen at the bottom of the snowpark. It’s a fantastic way to improve whilst having a great time! All the videos can be downloaded from www.swatch.com and each week, the best rider wins a Swatch watch. So go for it - you’re being filmed!
NEW: X-sized rails and box
Rails and boxes ridden by the best skiers and snowboarders at the European Winter X Games that took place in Tignes in March 2010, will be set up in the Swatch Snowpark this winter. All you need to do now is follow in the footsteps of the stars of the freestyle scene…
NEW : more info, more fun !
Prevention and information are Tignes’ priorities, even on new slide areas! This winter, new educational signboards will be put in the boadercross and the swatch snowpark: two news distinct entry gates, 6 difficulty levels (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL), delineated starting areas to arrive on kickers with the good speed, explanatory patterns to understand how to take moduls in the good way and at last, security rules based on AFNOR French norms.
NEW: A gentle landing on the new Big Air Bag
Get some air and try some new tricks without taking a risk thanks to the Big Air Bag located just after the Swatch kicker.
NEW: + 300 metres of pleasure
Beat the fastest recorded time on the 300-metre-long boardercross. In Tignes, the longer it is, the better!
Where is the Swatch Snowpark?
6 minutes is all it takes to get to the top of the Swatch Snowpark, thanks to the detachable 6-man Grattalu chairlift. Minimum rotation for a maximum number of runs during the day!
Palet zone.
Open every day from mid-December to the beginning of May.
Free entry.
To realise your potential when it comes to pulling tricks, we talk to a pro…
Xavier Bertoni, an athlete from Tignes and silver medal winner at the European Winter X Games in Tignes 2010 explains: “When I train or during a competition, I always wear a helmet and a back protector. For freestyle, I recommend twin-tipped skis for going forwards and backwards. It’s also good to wear fairly large skiwear so that you aren’t restricted by it. It also looks better! In the Big Air you need to start with small jumps or rather a step-up. This is a jump where you get to the base fairly quickly, but the landing is gentle. It’s great for learning. Once you’ve mastered the small jump, you move on to the next stage. In the Pipe it’s simple – the faster you go, the higher you go. To improve without hurting yourself you need good equipment, a good jump and most importantly, you need to know your own capabilities. Finally, a little secret for success in the air: train on an air bag to begin with to get the feeling of rotating before you try to pull something on a Big Air.”
2 special snowsports “spots”, both made in Tignes
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