Signature experience — Tignes
Summer skiing on the Grande Motte
Duration
Half day
Price
From €360
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Two hundred and ten kilometers from Lyon via the A43 and D902, the road climbs past the Lac du Chevril to Val Claret, where the Perce-Neige funicular launches you to 3,030 m on the Grande Motte glacier. From June to early August, groomers leave firm cords at dawn; you’ll carve the 3500 piste, the upper Double M and the Vanoise chair’s plateau while the Solaise ridge turns pink across the valley. Crowds thin after 8:30 a.m., sun hits strong by 10—conditions shift fast, but the panorama to La Sassière pays you back.
Pick-up from your hotel in Tignes-le-Lac or Val Claret around 5:45 a.m., climate-controlled Mercedes with ski racks fitted, and swift drop-off at the funicular before the doors open; your dedicated driver handles waiting and the noon rendezvous. The flow stays easy: a quick espresso at the Val Claret coffee shop while parking is sorted, then on to the lakeside 18-hole golf course (2 km) or the Vanoise National Park trails starting by Maison de Tignes Le Lac. The vehicle remains on standby for a cheese stop at Ferme des Trois Capucines or a detour to the Tignes dam overlook at 1,790 m.
Your itinerary
- I
05:45 Pick-up at your hotel (Tignes-le-Lac or Val Claret) and transfer to the Perce-Neige funicular.
- II
06:45 Drop-off before opening, ascent to the glacier and 3 hours of skiing on Grande Motte.
- III
10:30–12:00 Final runs, pick-up at the funicular base, chilled water on board.
- IV
12:15 Transfer to Tignes Golf (2 km) or to Vanoise trailheads from Le Lac.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Amani driver
- ✓ Mercedes with ski racks
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting and drop-off
Your chauffeur’s tip
To dodge slush, catch the first funicular before 7 a.m. and stick to slopes above 3,200 m; pre-book glacier lift passes online the day before to save roughly 15 minutes in Val Claret.
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