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SAINTE-FOY TARENTAISE

📍Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Savoie, France

💎 Hidden Gem🌲 Tree Skiing❄️ Powder Haven🧗 Backcountry Access🤙 Local's FavoriteIndependent☀️ Year-round destination

Photo: Sukkoria · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo details

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Vertical drop
3,609 ft
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Skiable terrain
217 acres
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Avg snowfall
137 in*
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Lifts
6*
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Editor's Pick

Choose La Bergerie at the Bonconseil snowfront for Savoyard brasserie cooking, or stay up at Plan Bois for the daily dish at Les Brevettes.

THE FOOD SCENE

Compare the picks below by cuisine, setting and location. Each venue’s page has its current menu and service arrangements.

DINING PICKS

4 curated spots for eating and drinking at Sainte-Foy Tarentaise

Location:
Vibe:

On-Mountain Dining

On-Mountain

1 pick

Traditional mountain lunch

Les Brevettes

Plan Bois, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise

🛖Mountain Hut🍲Traditional🍔Casual

Les Brevettes serves a changing daily dish made with fresh products alongside ravioles and omelettes at Plan Bois.

Why We Like It

A Plan Bois lunch stop with a changing daily dish and familiar mountain comfort food.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-27

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Base Area

1 pick

$$Earlier budget guideSavoyard brasserie

La Bergerie

Bonconseil snowfront, Sainte-Foy resort

🍔Casual🍲Traditional

La Bergerie serves mountain brasserie cooking at the foot of the slopes in Bonconseil. There is a wood-lined dining room with a fireplace and a terrace outside.

Why We Like It

An easy place for skiers and anyone staying in the village to meet over a Savoyard meal.

Earlier guide details

Earlier menu idea: Croûte au fromage with local Beaufort. Choose from the restaurant’s current menu when you visit.

Sources & planning details

Checked: location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Without current field-level confirmation: identity, price guide, dish recommendation.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-31

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In Town

2 picks

$$Earlier budget guideHomemade mountain cuisine

Le Monal

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise

💑Date Night🏠Authentic

A Sainte-Foy restaurant serving homemade mountain food, with a bistro room and a more intimate fireplace cellar.

Why We Like It

The two dining spaces let you choose between a bistro atmosphere and a quieter cellar setting.

Reservations recommended
Earlier guide details

Earlier menu idea: Daily special with carafe of Mondeuse. Choose from the restaurant’s current menu when you visit.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Without current field-level confirmation: price guide, dish recommendation.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-27

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$$Earlier budget guideCreative local mountain cooking

Chez Mérie

Le Miroir, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise

👨‍👩‍👧Family Run🏠Authentic💑Date Night

A restaurant in a family chalet in Le Miroir, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, serving creative cooking with local ingredients.

Why We Like It

A village-hamlet alternative to lunch on the slopes, with a smaller chalet setting that suits a deliberate dining outing.

Reservations recommended
Earlier guide details

Earlier menu idea: Traditional Savoyard fondue. Choose from the restaurant’s current menu when you visit.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Without current field-level confirmation: price guide, dish recommendation.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-27

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Plan your meal

Check whether your chosen venue takes reservations or uses a walk-in waitlist. For mountain dining, plan around lift access and service times.

Sources & planning context

Historical planning figures · Figures marked * come from earlier references and may differ from current resort figures.

Other names · St. Foy, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Ste Foy

Use the picks for atmosphere, cuisine and location; the restaurant’s own page has current menus and service times.

Typically late December to mid April

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Hike from Sainte-Foy's resort base to the Plan Bois plateau.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Summer visit planning
Summer chairlift descent is possible only on operating dates; check the schedule.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Official website
https://explore.saintefoy-tarentaise.com/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Vertical drop (ft)
3609
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Base elevation (ft)
5085
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Summit elevation (ft)
8596
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Skiable area (acres)
217
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Runs
25
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Lifts, Reported average snowfall (in), Longest run (mi).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

Sainte-Foy Tourisme | Ski area ↗The area lists three marked, ungroomed Natur’ routes, Crystal Dark, Morion and Shaper Paradise. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sainte-Foy | Access and transport ↗Bourg-Saint-Maurice rail station serves the valley. Buses to Chef-Lieu or La Thuile connect with the seasonal resort shuttle. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sainte-Foy | Winter shuttle service ↗Winter shuttles connect the ski resort, local villages and Bourg-Saint-Maurice on published dates. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sainte-Foy | Plan Bois hiking route ↗Summer hike from the resort to Plan Bois with seasonal chairlift descent. · Checked Oct 25, 2026. This check covers these details only.

CGH · Le Ruitor ↗Named apartment residence in Sainte-Foy ski station with concierge service and apartment layouts. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

La Tillette · catered ski chalet ↗Family-operated Sainte-Foy Tarentaise chalet with four en-suite bedrooms, a lounge and dining area around a central fire, and hosted meals. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

CGH · Les Fermes de Sainte-Foy ↗Apartment residence on route du Grand Bois in the ski station with the ESF meeting point behind it and indoor swimming facilities. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Yellowstone Ski Lodge ↗Property identifies its current offering as a boutique self-catered chalet in Sainte-Foy with access on foot to the lifts. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sainte-Foy municipal directory · Hôtel Le Monal ↗Hotel in Sainte-Foy village on Route de Val d’Isère offers rooms for one to four guests on breakfast or half-board terms. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

ESF Sainte Foy lesson information ↗Private and group lessons require customers to bring suitable equipment. The office terrace displays private instructor assignments and pupils show their booking card at the meeting point. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

ESF Sainte Foy office ↗The school office is at Les Balcons de Sainte Foy near the chairlift on the ski resort snowfront. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Snocool Sainte-Foy ski and snowboard school ↗The school offers English-language group and individual ski and snowboard lessons and off-piste skiing at Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise station. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Intersport Zig Zag, Sainte Foy destination directory ↗The shop on Place des Charmettes in the resort offers ski, snowboard, off-piste and touring equipment hire. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sainte-Foy Tourisme | Restaurant La Bergerie ↗Mountain brasserie with Savoyard influences, fireplace and terrace at the foot of the slopes, Bonconseil. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Le Monal ↗Le Monal operates in Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise. The restaurant has both a bistro room and an intimate fireplace cellar. Its kitchen emphasizes homemade food and its wine cellar lists more than 100 references. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Chez Mérie ↗Chez Mérie is in the Le Miroir hamlet of Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise. Marie and Hortense operate the restaurant in a family chalet. The municipal listing describes creative, local and original cuisine in winter and summer. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

  • Sainte Foy ski passes and opening dates ↗

    Planned winter season; weather and snow dependent.

  • Hiking trail: Plan Bois ↗

    Hike from Sainte-Foy's resort base to the Plan Bois plateau.

  • Sainte-Foy ski area ↗

    The official Sainte-Foy ski area page supports the asserted static mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

  • Sainte-Foy Tarentaise — Ski Resort ↗

    The official destination page states that Sainte-Foy has 25 slopes, including three Natur’ ski areas.

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