Tignes: Val Claret
Built around the lifts of the Tignes–Val d’Isère ski area, Val Claret grew into one of Tignes’s principal high-mountain resort districts. It stands in the Tarentaise Valley beneath the Grande Motte massif in the Vanoise range, whose summit reaches 3,653 metres. Apartment buildings, hotels and services cluster along the valley floor, while pistes and lift lines extend over the open slopes above. Val Claret is linked with Tignes Le Lac, Le Lavachet and neighbouring Val d’Isère through a large connected ski area. Tignes hosted freestyle-skiing events during the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, a reminder of the resort’s established sporting role. In summer, the same high terrain is used for hiking and mountain biking.
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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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