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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*

PASS ACCESS

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DAY TICKETS

Historical adult budget guide

About €40 - €60

Use this as a broad planning range. The operator’s booking page has prices and conditions for your dates.

Earlier guide · sources

This listing retains historical planning guidance; current field-level evidence is still pending.

Without current field-level confirmation: adult ticket prices, adult ticket conditions, child ticket prices, child age band, senior ticket prices, senior age band, multi-day availability, multi-day conditions, season-pass availability, season-pass adult price, season-pass conditions.

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MULTI-DAY & SEASON PASSES

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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

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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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