Having trouble deciding which resort to visit this winter?
With all those amazing, snow-capped mountains out there, it's certainly a tough call. That's why we've compiled the '74 Things To To in the Espace Killy' to prove that Tignes and Val d'Isere really have got it all!!
1. Sup on a pint of Guinness at the Loop Bar
2. Take up ring side seats at the European X Games
3. Watch the Nissan Freeride Tour from a chair lift
4. Pimp out your snowboard skills with Alliance Snowboarding
5. Scare yourself silly in the Val d’Isere park… and then sun yourself in a deck chair
6. Ski on the glacier on the 1st August
7. Have a Grand Marnier crepe in Val d’Isere.... and then add extra Grand Marnier
8. Rock out to the DalikFodda Sh*thouse Tour
9. Eat as much as you can at the Melezes End of Season BBQ
10. Hike the precarious road from le Lac to les Boisses at 4am
11. Witness the Full Moon Free Ride off-piste race from under the Tufs lift
12. Slide around whilst dancing to techno under the stars at new year
13. Go ice-skating on the lake
14. Take the dogs for a ride around the lake
15. Hike off into the unknown and stay in a refuge
16. Play on the slides at the swimming pool
17. Go for a sauna and Jacuzzi at le Lagon
18. Rev up the energy levels with chicken noodles from Tignes Cuisine
19. Sort out a hangover with the American from Spar
20. Go for happy hour at the Blue Note
21. Take the ‘up and over lift’ to le Fornet. You wont expect it!
22. Ski through the tunnel to le Fornet
23. Conquer any tendencies of vertigo and take on the mighty challenge of the Via Ferrata
24. Play golf with the rich kids
25. Give your knees a break and go snow-shoeing
26. Check out the many places to go climbing
27. Go horse-riding around the resort with Evo2
28. Get adventurous and tackle the white water rafting course down in Bourg-st-Maurice
29. Pull a few tricks on the huge X Games box in the Tignes park
30. Compete (and undoubtedly hurt yourself) in TC’s rail jam
31. Boogie on down with the Cheerleaders at the Cordee Bar in les Boisses
32. Try not to smash up your car on the ice-driving rink in les Brevieres
33. See how many marmottes you can spot from the Palafour chairlift
34. Build a powder kicker… and then nominate someone else to test it
35. Have a picnic in le Fornet at the top of the Col d’Iseran
36. Build an igloo
37. Give the Italian lifty a kiss at the bottom of the Aguille Rouge lift
38. Spot the ice sculpture at the top of the Aguille Rouge
39. Check out the snow-blading 360 dude who sessions the Rosset every year
40. Strut your stuff at the ‘Princess of the Park’
41. Get your extreme shizzle on at ‘Slopestyle Sheilas’
42. Drink yourself out of the embarrassment of participating in the ‘Valley Rally’
43. Embrace your inner love of monoskiing in Val d’Isere
44. Discover why the Petit Danois is so famous
45. Enjoy a glimpse of heaven with a sports massage from Pamper Off Piste
46. Make the most of free swimming lessons at le lagon
47. Drink free mulled wine and watch the ESF show every week at the bottom of the Palafour
48. Brush all sensible concerns aside and go ice diving
49. Look down to les Brevieres from the Boisses dam
50. Ski from Brevieres to le Fornet and back, in a day
51. Shred some sick lines in the Boisses trees
52. Party the night away in Jacks night club
53. Go-karting on ice in Val Claret
54. Ride the X Games super pipe the day after the competition
55. Hang out like a monkey in the Brevieres Rope-Swings
56. Sledge down to les Brevieres after dark
57. Sun yourself with lunch on the Loop terrace
58. Treat yourself and dine out in the evening at the Clin D’Oeil
59. Get the après started before you’ve even left the slopes by dancing on the tables at the Folle Douce
60. Try out a few crazy spins on the airbag
61. Declare your undying love for your valentine by writing it on the lake for all to see
62. Keel over with exhaustion on the Tarentaise tour
63. Take the off-piste from Mickey’s Ears to the reservoir at les Boisses, and get picked up by helicopter
64. Count how many one-pieces you can spot in a day
65. Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeese it up at the Fromagerie
66. Have your equipment rental delivered to your holiday door by the kind kids at Tignes-Spirit.com!!
67. Sample some Pukka Pies after a hard day on the hill at the Alpaka
68. Have your lunch by the lake on the Terrachou terrace
69. Test your summer downhill skills in the mountain bike park
70. Party it up til it’s way too late at Dick’s Tea Bar
71. Ride the famous ‘Bus Stops’, even if it takes you all day
72. Ride around Tignes on the free buses all day
73. Compete (but preferably just watch) the many competitions in the Val d’Isere park
74. Demo some Movement and Storm skis from Tignes-Spirit.com
