Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise - The Mountain

The Mountain

The mountain has four chairlifts and two magic carpets for beginners. There is a vertical drop of just over 1000 m from the highest point at the Col de l'Aiguille (2620 m). There are around 20 pistes, with a good choice for all ability levels. A green trail snakes through the trees back down to the resort while the new Grande Soliet run down from the Marquise chairlift offers a superb long, wide, swooping blue-grade trail. Red runs vary from the fun roller-coaster of Les Creux de Formeian to tight, steep challenges. There is only one groomed black run but also another 3 marked off-piste areas, also graded black.

While the on-piste skiing is excellent for beginners and confirmed skiers, the resort is also famous for the off-piste terrain on offer. This varies from short runs between the trails to legendary descents such as the easy tour to the village of Le Monal or the fearsome north face of La Fogliettaz. The best thing about the off-piste in Sainte Foy is that the quiet nature of the resort means that there are always fresh tracks to be found somewhere, long after the bigger resorts in the valley are tracked-out.