Rating overall
8/10
Fantastic freeriding when there's fresh snow, but it's no longer an unheard of resort
8/10
A few tree runs & excellent off-piste
no park but good natural
Forget it
Limited slopes
Not sky high prices
Lift count :
3 x Chairlifts
2 x Drag-lifts
Pass (Low/High Season) :
14.00-20.00 Half-day
, 19.00-26.00 Day
, 107.00-139.00 6-day
, 107.00-139.00 6-day linked area
, 468 Season pass
Chalets / photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
Chairlift / photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
New village / photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
Off-piste / photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
Powder day / photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
Pistes / photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
Sainte Foy Vista / S P Rover Sainte Foy
Sainte-Foy: Who told them? The word is out but there’s still time. Ten years ago if you asked someone about Sainte-Foy, a blank look would greet you in return. If you’d driven there you would’ve missed it if it hadn’t of been for the fact the road ended. The home of mushroom-loving David Vincent has changed, ask now and a gleam will light up the eyes of those who’ve been,or you'll get the answer of 'no but I’d love to' from those unlucky others.
Off-piste
photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
On the road towards Val d’Isere and Tignes from Bourg St Maurice, there’s a small turning to the left. Up its 8km of once-potholed tarmac lies the hamlet of Saint Foy. Not a place to spend a weeks' holiday, but if you're nearby, have use of a car and it’s just dumped, GO.
This place with good snow has a hallucinatory feel. You won’t be asking your mates to pinch you as you’re going to need a twat round the head with their board to believe what you’re seeing. A snowboarders dream, but who knows for how much longer? The road in is smooth, the building of chalets is changing the vibe from ramshackle farmhouses to a modern resort.
New village
photo: Olly - Sainte Foy promotion
Gone are the days of being greeted by goats looking at you from their barns. Let's hope they leave the slopes alone.