La Plagne or Tignes?
Tignes takes 5 of 9, with 2 too close to call. That still does not settle it — only the categories you care about count.
France
La Plagne
Eleven linked villages and probably the best family skiing in France — ski-in/ski-out is the norm rather than the exception. Choose the village carefully; they vary enormously in character and altitude.
Worth knowing. Eleven villages of wildly different altitude and character. Pick wrong and the week is wrong.
Choose it if
Families with young kids
About £1,161 a week from London
France
Tignes
Glacier skiing, a long season and serious lift-accessed off-piste. Tignes le Lac is functional rather than pretty; Val Claret puts you closest to the Grande Motte.
Worth knowing. Functional concrete rather than a village. You are here for the glacier.
Choose it if
Off-piste
About £1,287 a week from London
Side by side
| La Plagne | Tignes | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 70/100 | 92/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 225 km | 300 km linked |
| Top lift | 3250 m | 3456 m |
| Cost before travel | €1120 | €1260 |
| Families with young kids | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Budget and après | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Off-piste | 7/10 | 9/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.