Tignes

Few Alpine resorts in the Tarentaise Valley have a history as closely tied to hydroelectric power as Tignes. The original village was submerged in 1952 when the Tignes Dam created Lac du Chevril, an event that reshaped the community’s modern story. Today, the resort stands high in the French Alps beneath the Grande Motte glacier, with Lac de Tignes at its centre and the Vanoise massif nearby. Winter sport defines local life: Tignes hosted freestyle skiing during the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics. Its slopes belong to the linked Tignes–Val d’Isère ski area, while summer brings hikers and mountain bikers to the same terrain. See how Tignes fits within the wider Tarentaise Valley by browsing webcams nearby.

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