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- Rated as No. 1 by the Sunday Times 24th
September 2006!
1550m-2620m
"The biggest little ski resort in the world" - and only just up the road (two hairpins and about two minutes to be exact!).
The Ste Foy ski station may look small, but here’s what the experts say about it:
"Size doesn't matter - and Ste Foy Tarentaise is a case in point. A tiny, four lift resort, it has long been the preserve of off-piste guides, who bring their clients when the powder in nearby Val d'Isere has been ground to crud. Now however thanks to some sensitively handled redevelopment, the place has been reborn - as a cute and luxuriously for families (or anyone tired of the mega-resorts). Yes, the skiing is limited, but at all levels the quality is superb and when you've had your fill, the larger lift systems at Les Arcs, Val d'Isere, Tignes, and La Rosiere are all within easy day-tripping distance" Sean Newson, Sunday Times, September 24th 2006
"The piste
map gives little indication of the volume and quality of skiing that can be
accessed .... The locals come to Sainte Foy to enjoy untracked powder and to get
away from the crowds at peak times."
Peter Hardy, Ski Correspondent, Daily Telegraph, October 2002
"When it snows, you’ll have days of powder long after it’s been used up elsewhere ... What impressed me most about Ste Foy was the sense of space. You hardly ever get that in a French resort."
Liz Russell, Information Manager, Ski Club of Great Britain
Sunday Times, October 2002
For beginners and intermediates Ste Foy offers superb on-piste skiing in an un-crowded, relaxed resort, and for the more adventurous, the phrase ‘off-piste paradise’ is often used to describe the wonderful opportunities offered by this ‘hidden gem of a resort’. Why else would the instructors from the big resorts come here on their day off? Fresh snow can still be found days after a fall, and when the weather closes in at the higher, more exposed resorts around us, we can usually continue to enjoy good skiing at Ste Foy thanks to its geography and the trees that protect it. And all at a fraction of the cost of our big, neighbouring resorts.