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Skiing at Sainte Foy

Ste Foy feels a million miles from the hustle and bustle of France’s large ski resorts. You are unlikely to encounter any crowds or queues. More of an alpine village than a developed ski resort Ste Foy is well placed to give access to some of the best skiing in the Haute-Tarentaise and yet has more than enough skiing of it's own to keep all levels of skier happy. From the main village, Tignes and Val d'Isère are 15 minutes by car, Les Arcs and the Aiguille Rouge are 5 minutes away, La Rosière, with its links to the Italian resort of La Thuile is 15 minutes away, and La Plagne with the Bellecôte mountain is 35 minutes away.

Ste Foy itself is located between 1550m and 2620m. The views are breath-taking, and the resort is nestled amongst unspoilt forest. There is no high rise development and all new chalets blend into the environment with lauze roofs and traditional features. Ste Foy’s lower slopes offer wonderful tree-lined runs while the upper slopes provide truly breathtaking descents. You will find tree-lined greens, gentle blues, wide and fast reds and challenging blacks.

Lift Passes and Inter-Resort agreements

Lift Pass Prices for Season 2004-05 (18th Dec’04 – 24th April’05):

½ day (from 12h30) - €15.50
1 day - €18.50
6 day - €100.00
7 day - €111.00

A full-price 6-day+ pass, allows you the following access during the validity of your pass:

• 1 day in Espace San Bernardo at 22 euros (La Rosière)
• 1 day in Espace Killy at 21 euros (Val d'Isère)
• 1 day in Espace-Killy at 21 euros (Tignes)
• 1 day at Les Arcs from Villaroger at 21 euros.

You can also buy a 2 day pass for Tignes, only during your stay, for €35 when you buy your 6+ day pass.

Or, when you buy a 6 day or more ski pass for Ste Foy you can enjoy 3 days skiing at the following resorts for €55 extra:

•Espace Killy (Val d’Isère, Tignes) – redeemable at the funiculaire ticket office at Val d’Isère.
•Espace San Bernardo (La Rosière, La Thuile) – redeemable at the Les Eucherts ticket office.
•Grand Domaine – redeemable at the Bourg ticket office at Valmorel.

You can choose how many days you enjoy at each resort except Espace Killy where you can only have a maximum of 2 days.

And, if this all sounds just too confusing, don’t worry; we are always on hand to discuss itineraries and lift pass options with you.

Off piste skiing, ski touring, heli skiing

Accompanied by a professional, you can explore one of the fabulous off piste routes with their stunning and unforgettable scenery:

• the listed village of Le Monal with spectacular views across to the glaciers on Mont Pourri
• the north face of Fogliettaz, one of the best loved off-piste routes in the area, much favoured by local mountain guides because of the quality of the snow which lasts long after other routes have been skied-out.

Sainte Foy is also well known for its ski-touring routes with attainable summits of between 3000 and 3800 metres altitude, such as the Archeboc and Ruitor peaks. You can also link up to the Italian valleys of Valgrisenche and Val d'Aosta just over the summit ridge that forms the border between France and Italy.

The Val d'Aosta is also renowned for it's heli-skiing, one of the few remaining places in Europe where it is not banned. Thanks to its border with this Italian valley, Sainte Foy is one of the only places in France where heli-skiing is still possible.

Featured Chalet

Chalet Number One - Catered

Beds: 12 to 14

If you enjoy luxury accommodation, good food and wine, relaxing holidays where everything is taken care of, then please take the time to see what Chalet Number One has to offer. Come to Sainte-Foy and enjoy hardly any lift queues, uncrowded slopes and endless backcountry off-piste!