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 Ready, Set, Snowboard: Slide into Summer in Tignes   Travel & Tourism With summer already knocking on our doors, you find yourself longing for a bit of cool air in your lungs and some crunchy snow under your feet, or rather under your board. You sigh in frustration, knowing it’s too early to plan for your next winter snowboarding adventure, but one thing it’s  definitely not too early for is planning your summer snowboarding adventure in Tignes. Yep, you read that right. While many an alpine mountain sheds a sizeable mass of their snowy coats in the summer, the resort of Tignes, happily situated in one of the spots with the most favourable summer snowboarding conditions anywhere, firmly clings to its snow. With its splendid vistas, a bouquet of delicious local  cuisine and a variety of catered ski chalets, Tignes is a powder-shredding paradise all through the year. Read on to learn why you should shoulder the snowboard and head straight there this summer. While other Alpine resort