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Neilson Chalet l’Armoise (Val Claret)
Tignes,
France
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Your holiday includes
- Flights from Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham or Manchester
- Resort transfers
- Chalet accommodation
- Breakfast & afternoon tea daily
- 6 evening meals with free-flowing wine
- Free guiding & coaching
- Flights from Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham or Manchester
- Resort transfers
- Chalet accommodation
- Breakfast & afternoon tea daily
- 6 evening meals with free-flowing wine
- Free guiding & coaching
About the chalet
- Great no-frills chalet
- Sleeps 12 people
- All 6 rooms ensuite
- Traditionally styled
- Views of the glacier
- 60m to ski bus stop
- Great no-frills chalet
- Sleeps 12 people
- All 6 rooms ensuite
- Traditionally styled
- Views of the glacier
- 60m to ski bus stop
About the resort
- 300km ski area
- Resort altitude: 2100m
- Guaranteed snow
- Made for intermediates & advanced
- Perfect for snowboarders
- Excellent & varied nightlife
- 300km ski area
- Resort altitude: 2100m
- Guaranteed snow
- Made for intermediates & advanced
- Perfect for snowboarders
- Excellent & varied nightlife
If you're looking for a comfortable, homely base and don't need hot tubs and home cinemas, the Armoise is ideal. It's a really great, no-frills chalet that ticks the boxes for location, great food, good views and a traditional feel.
You'll find the chalet on the shores on the lake near the village of Tignes Val Claret, the livelier of the two villages in Tignes. The view from the sitting room balcony rises up to the Grande Motte glacier. Relax with a slice of cake and watch the sunset change the colour of the mountains around you.
The lounge/diner is the real heart of the chalet. Relax and enjoy chatting with friends old and new in the traditionally furnished lounge. You get a lovely sense of warmth from all of the solid, hand-built furniture and wood-clad walls. It all makes for a classic ski chalet holiday.
Resort
From the chalet to...
Nearest lift: 800m (Tichots and Tufs lifts)
Ski bus stop: 60m
Tuition meeting point: 800m (ESF)
Resort centre: 500m (Tignes Val Claret)
About the resort
Tignes is one of the most snowsure resorts in Europe. It's 2100m up in the high Tarantaise area of the French Alps where the skiing tops out at a breathless 3456m. It also happens to have some of the most exciting and challenging terrain in the world.
The resort is split into two villages; Le Lac nestles on the shores of a frozen lake with beautiful views of Toviére mountain and the Grande Motte glacier. It's an ideal springboard into the massive Espace Killy ski area and has a good après-ski scene too. Val Claret sits around the other side of the lake at the bottom of the Grande Motte glacier and is the livelier of the two resorts.
It forms one half of the vast 300km Espace Killy area and it's just a quick drop over the hill (and a slightly eye-watering chairlift ride) into neighbouring Val d'Isère. The area suits all levels of skier and snowboarder, but intermediates and advanced levels won't be able to stop grinning as it was seemingly created with them in mind!
It's not just on the mountain where the smiles happen. Try ice karting on the frozen lake, paragliding over the frozen lake or ice diving under the frozen lake. For something a bit more laid back, head to the Lagon Aqua and Well-being Centre. It has swimming pools, water slides, hot tubs, saunas - basically everything you need to help you unwind or fill an afternoon off the slopes.
Resort stats
Area size: 300km in the Espace Killy area
Linked resorts: Val d'Isère
Resort altitude: 2100m
Skiing altitude: 1550m to 3456m
Number of runs: 155
Range of runs: 15% green, 46% blue, 27% red and 12% black
Lifts: 36 drags, 43 chairs, 5 gondolas, 4 cable cars and 2 funiculars
Night skiing: Yes
Cross country trails: 40km
Snowmaking: 900 snow cannons
Resort bus: Yes
Food and drink
Our chalet board basis is designed for skiers and boarders. Breakfast is a fairly extensive affair with cooked and continental options every day. Your daily afternoon tea of freshly baked cakes and biscuits will be waiting for you when you come in from the slopes.
Evening meals are a three-course set-menu with regionally inspired dishes and free-flowing wine throughout the week, all followed by fresh coffee. We provide evening meals on six nights a week leaving you free to head out and explore the resort on one evening.
Rooms
All of the six twin rooms here have ensuite facilities for convenience. Some have a balcony for you to enjoy a good blast of fresh mountain air in the morning but all have great views.
Neilson Mountain Experts
Don’t forget that you get free guiding and coaching throughout the week from fully qualified ski and board instructors with our Mountain Expert service.
Designed for confident blue and red-run skiers and snowboarders, they'll show you around the mountain on free guiding sessions, and even offer free coaching sessions to help you become a more confident skier or snowboarder.
There are at least three sessions a week and we guarantee each guest at least two sessions a week. Your hosts will explain how it works when you get there.
Extras and offers
Free guiding and coaching from fully qualified Neilson Mountain Experts
Chalet features
Neilson rating: ***
Lounge/diner with free Wi-Fi and satellite TV
Balcony with views of the glacier
Ski/board and boot storage room
Wireless speaker and board games for your entertainment
Daily housekeeping with towels provided
Pre-bookable private nanny service available on request - email sales@neilson.com for prices and availability
Your chalet host lives in
Children under 15 are welcome when part of a group booking the whole chalet
Travel info
Departure airports: Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham or Manchester
Departure day: Saturday
Arrival airport: Grenoble
Flight duration: 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 5 minutes
Transfer time: approx. 3 hours 30 minutes
Booking the whole chalet?
If you're a large group looking to book the entire chalet, we'd love to help. Our call centre consultants are all trained groups specialists and love a challenge. You can get in touch online or give them a call on 0330 134 6376.
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