New Year in Tignes

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Spending New Year in Tignes is a great way to combine a ski holiday with one of the French Alps' most popular New Year's Eve celebrations. With high-altitude skiing, a choice of accommodation and plenty happening in the resort, Tignes is an excellent destination for a New Year ski holiday.

Book your Tignes New Year holiday early

New Year is one of the busiest periods of the ski season, so it is important to book your Tignes accommodation well in advance. Hotels, apartments and catered chalets can be in particularly high demand around Christmas and New Year.

Booking early also gives you more choice when it comes to location, accommodation type and room size.

Choose where to stay in Tignes

The different villages of Tignes offer a choice of atmosphere and convenience. Tignes Le Lac is a popular base for a New Year ski holiday, with easy access to the slopes as well as restaurants, bars and other facilities.

Val Claret is particularly convenient for keen skiers, with excellent access to the higher slopes and lifts. Lavachet offers a quieter alternative and is connected to the rest of Tignes by the local bus service.

Plan your New Year's Eve

If you're spending New Year's Eve in Tignes, check what events and celebrations are taking place before you travel. The resort usually has a programme of entertainment and activities around the festive period, but details and timings can change from year to year.

Restaurants and popular après-ski venues can also become very busy on New Year's Eve, so booking ahead is recommended if you have a particular restaurant or venue in mind.

Enjoy skiing on New Year's Day

One of the advantages of a Tignes New Year ski holiday is being able to start the year on the slopes. Tignes' high-altitude ski area offers a huge range of pistes for beginners through to advanced skiers.

If you've had a late night on New Year's Eve, take it easy on your first morning and enjoy a relaxed start to the day before heading higher into the ski area.

Book ski lessons and equipment in advance

New Year is a busy period for ski schools and equipment hire shops. If you're travelling with children or beginners, book Tignes ski lessons before your holiday wherever possible.

Pre-booking ski and snowboard hire in Tignes can also save time when you arrive and gives you more choice of equipment.

Allow extra time for your transfer

The roads into the French Alps can be busy around Christmas and New Year. Weather conditions can also affect journey times, particularly during periods of heavy snowfall.

If you're arranging an airport transfer to Tignes, allow plenty of time and check your transfer arrangements before travelling.

Make the most of Tignes' high-altitude skiing

Tignes is one of the highest ski resorts in the French Alps, with skiing reaching around 3,000 metres. The high altitude provides extensive skiing and makes Tignes a popular choice for a New Year ski holiday in France.

The linked Tignes–Val d'Isère ski area provides an enormous amount of terrain to explore, so even during a week-long holiday there is plenty to discover.

Don't forget the après-ski

New Year is an ideal time to experience the après-ski atmosphere in Tignes. There are bars and restaurants throughout the resort, with Val Claret and Le Lac offering plenty of options close to the main ski areas.

If you're planning a special New Year's Eve meal, remember that restaurants can be extremely busy, so booking ahead is advisable.

Check your accommodation's New Year arrangements

Some hotels and catered chalets have special arrangements for New Year's Eve, including festive dinners, celebrations or minimum-stay requirements. Check what is included before booking so you know exactly what to expect.

Free lifts

There are 6 free beginner lifts in Tignes. If you are a beginner or starting in lessons it is best to check with your instructor to see if you will need lift passes before you start.

Here are the names of the free lifts in Tignes, there are 6 in total:

• Tignes le Lac: Rosset chairlift / magic carpet
• Tignes le Lac: Primeveres chairlift
• Tignes Val Claret: Claret draglift and Bollin chairlift
• Tignes le Lavachet: Lavachet draglift
• Tignes 1800: magic carpet
• Tignes 1550 – Les Brévières: Pitôts draglift and Brévières chairlift

You can view the location of the lifts using our piste map page.

Start planning your Tignes New Year ski holiday

Whether you're looking for a self-catering apartment, hotel or catered chalet, Tignes offers accommodation for couples, families and groups.

Book your accommodation early and start planning your New Year ski holiday in Tignes for a memorable start to the year.