"Sainte Foy is located close to the Italian border and as well as having its own little known and uncrowded ski area, is an excellent base for those with a car to visit some of France´s classic ski areas, within a thirty minute drive, including Val d´Isere, Tignes and les Arcs as well as the cross border French/Italian region of La Rosiere/La Thuile. It´s also more affordable than most of these giant resorts surrounding it, with the local lift ticket (and everything else) far cheaper than most of its neighbours. Although more of the big operators are showing an interest in St Foy the resort so far remains remarkably unspoilt and has preserved its authentic charm and local architecture." The Daily Snow - July 06

There are no lift queues, no hoards of skiers on the pistes so conditions stay good and it´s where the ski instructors from Val d´Isère often come to ski on their days off. There are quite a few fast red runs and long blue runs. There is also 3 separate nursery slopes for children with a free lift for children. The resort is suited to off-piste enthusiasts alike with superb large areas of unmarked runs.

Described recently by Maria Arnold of The Independant (06.02.10), as a "picture-postcard" resort, she writes "the first thing you notice about a holiday here is the lack of queues - and astoundingly, the lift operators even had smiles on their faces as they helped our nervous children on to the chair for the first time. The near-silence as we ascended to the slopes boded well, too, with just the occasional swoosh as a skier went by at a safe and elegant pace. It was starting to fell like my kind of place".

Improvements for Winter 09-10...