Tignes or Val d'Isère?
These two are close on 5 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
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
Budget and après
About £1,287 a week from London
France
Val d'Isère
The off-piste benchmark, with a proper village and the strongest guiding scene in France. Prices match the reputation, and the Tignes half of the pass is where the value sits.
Worth knowing. You pay a premium for the name that the Tignes half of the pass does not charge.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,609 a week from London
Side by side
| Tignes | Val d'Isère | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 92/100 | 86/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 300 km linked | 300 km linked |
| Top lift | 3456 m | 3456 m |
| Cost before travel | €1260 | €1640 |
| Families with young kids | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Snowboarders | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 3/10 | 6/10 |
| Budget and après | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Off-piste | 9/10 | 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.