Black Diamond - Tignes

Black Diamond - Tignes is a self-catered chalet in Tignes, sleeping 18 in 14 bedrooms. The nearest lift, Le Geant, is about 270m away — close enough to walk in boots. It has a hot tub, a sauna and a swimming pool. In the last week of December the afternoons are short and everybody comes in cold, which is when a hot tub stops being a luxury and starts being the best thing in the resort.

Tignes scores 71 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score, with the village at 1810m. That is among the more dependable places to be skiing in Christmas week.

At 18 guests this is a whole-group chalet — two or three families, or the kind of Christmas where everybody comes. It lists family facilities such as a high chair or family rooms, which is the detail that decides it for anyone travelling with small children. Pets are allowed, so the dog can come for Christmas too. It is self-catered, so you cook — including on the 25th. That suits groups who want to eat on their own schedule.

Resort supermarkets keep short and unpredictable hours over Christmas and many close entirely on the 25th. Order ahead or shop on arrival. A chalet this size usually only goes as a whole, so it is a better fit for a group that has already formed. Check the bed layout and what is included (linen, towels, final cleaning) on Booking.com before you book — Christmas week is often sold as a fixed seven nights.

Black Diamond - Tignes is in Tignes. The nearest lift listed is Le Geant, about 270m away. The usual arrival airports for Tignes are Geneva (GVA), Lyon (LYS), Chambéry (CMF). We do not publish transfer times, because they swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week.

Christmas week 2026 runs 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026 — the Saturday-to-Saturday changeover most Alpine chalets work to, with Christmas Day falling mid-week.

Tignes scores 84 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. The Tignes resort page shows how that is worked out and what Christmas in the village is actually like.