Société des Téléphériques de la Grande Motte STGM

What Société des Téléphériques de la Grande Motte STGM does

Société des Téléphériques de la Grande Motte (STGM), operating commercially as SPL ALTTA, is a French Société Publique Locale (SPL) — a publicly owned local company — that runs the Grande Motte cable car and funicular infrastructure serving the Tignes ski resort in the French Alps (Tignes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region). The core physical assets are the Funiculaire Perce-Neige, which climbs from 2,111m to 3,032m (a 921m vertical drop), and the Téléphérique de la Grande Motte, which ascends to the summit at 3,456m. These assets were redeveloped for the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics artistic skiing events and now provide access to one of Europe's few summer-skiing glaciers. The operator employs approximately 11 staff and is publicly/government-owned with no private equity or venture capital investment.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model, selling lift access through the skipass-tignes.com e-commerce site, physical points-of-sale at the Grande Motte station, and the APP Tignes mobile application, with Adyen processing payments. Pricing is tiered: a funicular round-trip at €12 adult / €7 child-senior, a combined funicular-plus-cable-car ticket at €25 / €15, and a premium bundle including rooftop terrace access at €35 / €25. Customers fall into three groups: summer ski tourists (the primary segment), pedestrian and hiking visitors, and mountain bikers (VTT) using the lifts for uphill transport. For summer 2026, operations are scheduled from June 20 to August 28. The business is structurally constrained by its single-asset, single-geography footprint and a narrow seasonal operating window; the corporate website is currently declared non-compliant with French RGAA accessibility standards, indicating limited recent digital modernization investment.

Name

Société des Téléphériques de la Grande Motte STGM

Legal name

SPL ALTTA

Website

https://skipass-tignes.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Société des Téléphériques de la Grande Motte STGM (SPL ALTTA) is a French publicly owned local company that operates the Grande Motte funicular and cable car (up to 3,456m), selling summer ski, hiking, and mountain-biking lift access at the Tignes ski resort via DTC e-commerce and on-site POS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mountain Resort and Glacier Access Services

NAICS

Skiing Facilities (71392)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Ski Areas & Lift Operations (Independent Mountains) (THAAAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Ski & Mountain Resorts (Lift-Served Skiing/Riding) (THAAAJAA), Mountain Gondola & Chairlift Passenger Transport (Non-ski Commuter/Tourist) (THAIAKAD)

Keywords

• Ski lift operations
• Glacier access
• Summer skiing
• Ski pass sales
• Mountain tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Tignes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ski and Pedestrian Pass Sales: Transaction-based revenue from selling ski passes and pedestrian tickets for access to the Grande Motte glacier area. Pricing tiers include standalone funicular rides, combined funicular + cable car packages, and premium rooftop terrace access options. Revenue is generated through both online sales via the e-commerce platform and physical point-of-sale at Grande Motte.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SPL ALTTA (operating as Domaine skiable de Tignes) operates mountain access infrastructure on the Grande Motte glacier at Tignes, France. The company sells ski passes and pedestrian tickets through its own e-commerce platform and physical ticket counter, providing access to the Funiculaire Perce-Neige (2111m–3032m) and the Téléphérique Grande Motte cable car up to 3456m, enabling summer skiing on the glacier as well as panoramic Alpine tourism experiences.

Product overview

SPL ALTTA operates the Tignes ski resort with an integrated platform combining online ski pass sales (Skipass Tignes) and physical mountain access infrastructure. The core offering includes the Destination Glacier experience (funicular Perce Neige and cable car to Grande Motte at 3,456m) with summer skiing on the glacier, complemented by the APP Tignes mobile app and webcam services. Access products range from basic funicular rides (12€ adult) to premium packages including cable car and roof terrace access (35€ adult).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skipass Tignes Online Sales Platform

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Les 2 Alpes: Major French alpine ski resort with its own summer skiing operation on the Girose glacier. Most directly comparable peer given combined winter ski + summer glacier ski + pedestrian sightseeing business model.
• Glacier 3000: Swiss glacier ski and sightseeing destination above 3,000m. Closely comparable as a glacier-access cable car operator offering summer skiing, panoramic viewing, and pedestrian tourism.
• SETAM Val d'Isère: Operates the Val d'Isère ski area, which is lift-linked with Tignes. Same business model (lift operations, ski pass sales, ski school) and same geographic market segment (premium French Alps).
• Société d'Exploitation de la Vallée de Tignes: Operating entity for the broader Tignes destination including VTT bike park, summer activities, and on-mountain dining — overlapping product portfolio and co-located within the Tignes ski domain.
• Zermatt Bergbahnen / Matterhorn ski paradise: Swiss ski and glacier operator with year-round skiing on the Theodul glacier. Comparable business: lift infrastructure, glacier summer skiing, and 360° Alpine panoramic experiences.

Broad incumbents

• Compagnie du Mont-Blanc: Operates cable cars, funiculars, and ski lifts in the Chamonix Mont-Blanc valley. Directly comparable as a French alpine cable-car / funicular infrastructure operator serving ski and pedestrian visitors.
• Paradiski (La Plagne + Les Arcs via Compagnie des Alpes): Linked ski area marketed as Paradiski, sharing structure of interconnected lift domains. Comparable as a French ski-area marketing and ticketing entity, though broader and without summer glacier skiing.
• Compagnie des Alpes: Largest French ski-resort operator managing multiple alpine resorts (including La Plagne, Les Arcs, Tignes' neighboring domains) under concession. Directly comparable as a lift/ski-area operator in the same French Alps market.

Regional players

• Avoriaz (managed within Compagnie des Alpes portfolio): French high-altitude ski resort in the Portes du Soleil domain. Comparable as a French alpine ski-area operator with similar lift infrastructure, but does not offer summer skiing on a glacier.
• Val Thorens (managed within Compagnie des Alpes portfolio): Highest ski resort in Europe (2,300m base) in the 3 Vallées domain. Comparable as a high-altitude French ski lift operator targeting premium visitors, but without glacier summer skiing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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