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Summer Lifts in Val d'Isere

Discover the Val d'Isere summer lifts and areas

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This gives you access to the many and various hiking and mountain biking trails, as well as summer skiing on the glacier when conditions allow.

Tignes

There are typically three lifts open in Tignes in the summer, two in the main part of resort (the Palafour and Toviere) and one up in Val Claret (Tufs). 

The Toviere and Tufs lifts give you access to Val d'Isère and in the opposite direction the Borsat lift connects you back to Tignes.

The lifts in Tignes start running at 10:00 and take a break for lunch for half an hour, then continue on until 17:00. 

Val d'Isère 

In Val d'Isère you can use two summer lifts, the Olympique and the Borsat. In Val d'Isère they start a little earlier inthe morning than in Tignes, but also have a half hour lunch break. 

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The lifts are mountain-bike friendly with bike hooks, trolleys or gondola cabins that you can fit them into allowing you to access all the MTB trails in Val d'Isere with ease. 

Lifts will stop running in the case of high winds or bad weather, but you can check on this before you head out by looking at the live lift status

Summer lift pass prices are slightly different to winter - it's worth checking which lifts you can use before setting off. Paragliders also have access to a number of lifts throughout the summer.

 Cable carsGondolasChairlifts
Wheelchair accessGrande Motte funicular and cable car (Tignes)Olympique gondolaX
Pedestrians
Paragliders / ParapentesSolaise Express (Tignes)Aeroski gondola
DogsYes, must be muzzled and kept on a leadYes, must be muzzled and kept on a leadX
BabiesNO - it's inadvisable to take infants under three years up Grande Motte (3,500m)
Mountain bikesBosat and Solaise Express (Tignes)Olympique gondola
Lift access and restrictions

Babies

It's not recommended to expose babies or children under three years old to sudden changes in altitude or temperature - if lift staff consider your child too young to travel on certain lifts they reserve the right to refuse you entry.

Medical considerations

The lifts can take you as high as 3,500m (Grande Motte) and ascend rapidly. Please consult your doctor before arriving in resort if you have heart problems or any other medical problem that may be exacerbated by a rapid change in altitude.

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Season dates in Val d'Isere

If you're looking for summer lift opening and closing dates, there is a dedicated page so please take a look here.

See our Season Dates

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How to get passes

You can buy tickets directly from the lift pass offices or buy your passes in advance online. See all the summer lift prices and options available. 

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Find your way around with our maps for summer hiking and walking or mountain biking

If you're looking to winter head over to our ski pass prices

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