Pistes
L'Espace
Killy, as the combined ski area of Val d'Isere and Tignes is known,
has nearly 100 high-speed lifts and over 300km of pistes, and is widely
acclaimed as one of the best ski areas in Europe; indeed many supporters
regard it as definitively the best.
Examples
of the quality of the resort is that Tignes and Val 'dIsere hosted
the Winter Olympics in 1992, regular World Cup skiing events, Extreme
Ski championships, in 2009 the resort hosted the Winter World Alpine
Championships and in 2010 the World X-Games. It is also possibly
the world's greatest year-round ski resort as the summer skiing
is extensive with over 40km of runs served by 14 lifts.
Incidentally,
the Brévières sector provides some of the most outstanding
skiing in the entire Espace Killy, and certainly the most scenic
.skiing
home through the trees on the last run down to the village at the
end of a day is something quite special.
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