Disabled accessible ski resort : the joy of skiing for everyone

TIGNES: RESORT ADAPTED TO HANDI-SKIING

Like the high level handisport athletes, any person with a disability has the right to enjoy th pleasure of skiing. In Tignes it's possible!

An accessible area

As the flagship resort for the 1992 Paralympic Games, Tignes remains a reference in terms of accessibility for disabled skiers. More recently, the Handisport Wolrd Cup events were held on the Lognan stadium during the winter of 2015, then in january 2018.

Tignes is an handy friendly resort!

All the sectors of the domain are praticable, according to each level
(note that to be used on French ski lifts, the wheelchair ski must be approved by the STRMTG).

Every runin Tignes is accessible, except for the top of the glacier (3500, Glacier and Downhill) as the Grande Motte cable car does not allow wheelchair skiers to use it, mainly for evacuation reasons in case of breakdown.

Access to the Grande Motte slopes is mainly via the Lanches et Vanoise chairlifts. Only the Perce Neige funicular and the Grande Motte cable car are inaccessible to disabled skiers.

accessible ski lift

• Access for wheelchair users: none of the lifts in Tignes are wheelchair accessible
• Access for ski wheelchair users: all lifts are wheelchair accessible except the funicular and the cable car

A few tips before taking the ski lifts

Prmiary priority

• Grand Huit chairlift : not recommended for beginners (fixed grip)
• Col des Vés chairlift : not recommended for beginners (fixed grip)
• Aiguille percée chairlift : not recommended for beginners (fixed grip)
• Rosset chairlift : not recommended for beginners (fixed grip)
• Almes chairlift : not recommended for beginners (fixed grip)
• Brévières gondola : not accessible for tandem skiers

Secondary priority

• Tichot detachable chairlift : please note access via conveyor belt
• Palafour detachable chairlift : please note access via conveyor belt
• Tommeuses detachable chairlift : please note access via conveyor belt

Other

• Perce Neige funicular : no wheelchair ski access
• Grande Motte cable car : no wheelchair ski access
• Fil neige Replat : almost impossible in tandem, difficult in dual for beginners
• All teleskis : accessible in autonomous dual but only if equipped with a release device
• Bollin and Fresse detachable chairlifts : the transition can be difficult for an autonomous dual skier as there is a short climb between the two chairlifts
• All the resort's conveyors are accessible with all machines

Ski passes

The Tovière sales point, located in the Tignes le Lac building, has a PRM ticket office. To reach this cash desk, use the lift from the lower entrance of the building (at the level of the bus station and the exit of the underground car park of the Lake) and enter the STGM sales area.

a pass adapted to the handicapped person and his/her companion

Holders of a disability card and their companion benefit from a 50% reduction on the public rate* (simultaneous purchase of the same duration, same validity dates, same area). Ski passes can be purchased directly in the resort at the STGM sales points.

Maison de Tignes le Lac sales point : To reach this point, use the lift from the lower entrance of the building (at the level of the bus station and the exit of the underground car park of the Lac) and enter the STGM sales area.

*The discount cannot be combined with the Season Promotion Package purchased before the opening of the Tignes-Val d'Isère link  

For more informations:

• STGM (Société des Téléphériques de Grande Motte)

+33 4 79 06 60 00
stgm@compagniedesalpes.fr | www.skipass-tignes.com

The ski schools offer you to discover handiskiing

The ski instructors of the Tignes ski schools will take you to discover the XXL ski area of Tignes - Val d'Isère.

Tamdem Ski

> For walk and speed sensations
 

• People concerned: tetraplegics, all severe disabilities, people with reduced mobility or unable to use their upper limbs, IMC
• Equipment: articulated ski chair, a pair of skis, a bag covering the person from the toes to the shoulders

Dual Ski bas

> The skiers are autonomous and move on their own.

• People concerned: paraplegics, multiple sprains of the lower limbs, mental handicaps, genetic diseases
• Equipment: device with a low centre of gravity, shock absorbers, 2 pairs of stabilisers, 2 widths, 2 hulls, 2 steering bars.

For more informations :

• ESF - Tignes le Lac

+33 4 79 06 30 28
www.esf-tignes.com

• ESF - Tignes Val Claret

+33 4 79 06 31 28

www.esf-tignes.com

• Oxygène ski & snowboard Tignes

+33 4 79 22 51 69 | +33 6 75 43 56 46
https://www.oxygene.ski/fr/ecole-ski-tignes/

*It is possible to borrow a handiski chair outside the lessons

Evolution 2 : Tel + 33 6 13 48 71 57
www.evolution2.com