The ski resort of Tignes is used by many adaptive skiing competitors for pre-season training and is a good location suitable for most conditions. ESF Tignes La Lac and ESF Val Claret offer adaptive ski instruction. Evolution 2 also has adaptive ski instructors.
Tignes la Lac would be a good place to stay if you are near the snow - there is an excellent and very well equipped sports centre with swimming pool which is totally accessible for wheelchair users. The only draw back is access across the snow so help may well be required!
Who Benefits
If you, a friend or family member have any of the following then Tignes might work brilliantly for your ski or summer holiday. This is by no means an exhaustive list (it would be impossible to include every condition) but many have similar or common factors. As often someone may have a condition that we have not yet come across please do ask us if you are interested in the resort and we can try to help.
amputee
autism
cerebral palsy
down's syndrome
hearing impaired
quadraplegic
paraplegic
muscular dystrophy
spinal Injury
visually impaired
We do advise that if you have any health issues that might be affected by extreme temperatures; altitude or have had surgery or an on-going physical / neurological condition that might be or could be affected by being moved at speed, over rough or uneven terrain or being on or in a ski lift please do contact us for more advice before going ahead and booking your holiday. Another resort might work better for you.
Tignes has a great selection of hotels, apartments and chalets suitable for all visitors. Accessible accommodation in Tignes is also available for wheelchair users (dependent on type of wheelchair) and those with limited mobility.
If a place is listed below it will have been visited by Ski 2 Freedom or will be personally known to us. However, any accommodation listed on this page is by no means all that is available in the resort. To have a full list of places, please contact us, and if possible please state your preferred requirements.
Mountain based activities, whether sporting or non-sporting, summer or winter, are empowering elements to life but please note that many may not be suitable for your condition or specific need. Activity providers, guides and instructors will often go out of their way to accommodate the needs of everyone but please understand if they are unable to do so for you. Always worth making further enquiries either via the organization responsible, the tourist office or Ski 2 Freedom.
Filter activities by season:
air boarding
archery and shooting
bobsleigh luge and skeleton
bowling
bouldering
canoeing rafting and kayaking
climbing - ice
climbing - rock
climbing - indoor
curling
cycling
donkey trekking
e-bikes
fat bikes
fishing
glacier skiing
golf
horse riding and trekking
horse sleigh rides
hot air ballooning
husky dog rides
ice diving
ice driving
ice fishing
ice hockey
ice skating
mountain biking
off road buggies
paragliding
piste basher driving
rafting
roller coaster
sailing and rowing
ski bikes
ski jumping
skidooing
skiing - alpine and downhill
skiing - biathlon
skiing - cross country
skiing - freestyle and boarder x
skiing - heli skiing
skiing - off-piste and ski touring
skiing - ski joering
snakeglisse
snow park
snow shoe walking
snowboarding
skiing - telemarking
tennis
tobogganing
tubing
via ferrata
walking and hiking
yooner
zip line
For more information on mountain activities in Tignes please contact us.
archery and shooting
canoeing rafting and kayaking
climbing - ice and rock
cycling
golf and tennis
mountain biking
paragliding
skidooing
skiing - alpine and downhill
skiing - cross country
snow shoe walking
snowboarding
walking and hiking
Mountain Activities - Relax and Rejuvenate
Filter activities by season:
baroque churches
christmas markets
clinical and medical treatment
family fun time
farming and cheese production
film location
food and gastronomie
gentle walks
history and local culture
hydro therapy
literature
local markets
mountain tramway
music festivals - classic and jazz
music festivals - rock and pop
painting and sketching
photography
polo
spa and wellness
wildlife
wine tours
yoga
For more information on mountain activities in Tignes please contact us.
gentle walks
family fun time
husky dog rides
local markets
swimming
snakeglisse
sports centre
tobogganing
Ski Schools and Assisted Sport Providers in Tignes
Tourist Office and Places of Interest in the Resort and Surrounding Area
To get a better idea and understanding of the ski resort of Tignes and what else they can offer you for your holiday, we suggest you look up their website as every Tourist Office offers a fascinating and exciting insight into what they and the surrounding area can offer visitors. In addition many have a dedicated website or page for those who are in need of assistance, disabled, with young children and babies and those of us just getting on a bit in life!
All the news, feedback articles and press releases illustrate how Tignes helps to enhance people’s lives. Also, in many cases, showing how Ski 2 Freedom works in close association with Tignes to help raise awareness of the empowering benefits of mountain activities such as skiing and promoting accessible, social and inclusive tourism.
If on reading our Tignes page, you have your own experiences and feedback of the resort (winter or summer) that you would like to share or feel would be encouraging to others, please do not hesitate to send them to us for inclusion on both our website and social media – photos and film clips also welcome.
27 / 10 / 2017 | Great article by Mary Novakovitch for France Magazine highlighting how more French resorts are now catering for a range of disabilities. View and download the France Magazine article - PDF
Mountains 4 All would like to make it clear that we regard everyone as an individual and that no two people will have the same needs and requirements. Therefore please note that what you see on this page regarding assisted or adaptive skiing and accommodation, may not be suitable for you, or someone you know. However, if you think this destination would be a good ski resort for you, then please contact us to discuss your personal requirements and we will endeavour to see if the resort will meet these.
We hope that you have found the information on this page helpful and a chance to make a decision on where to go for your winter holiday. However, we know that often much more discussion is required and therefore we invite you to contact us as we hold extensive information on all our ski resorts – please contact us.
Our information has and is obtained by means of extensive personal research at a cost, often to the Foundation, we only give this out to those that request it and is not for general public use. For our beneficiaries this information is free but for a company or organisation we make a nominal charge via donation.
Mountains 4 All provides specific information on the activities for skiers with a disability, additional need or life-challenging illness, etc. plus useful extras such as wheelchair accessible places to stay; so we are not going to also reproduce amazing information and advice on ski resorts which has been collected by ski journalists, skiers and ski companies which are dedicated to this service - what we can do is to link you to these sites which may well give you some extra background information on a specific ski resort and help you make up your mind as to where you might go!