Sainte-Foy Tarentaise

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Sainte-Foy Tarentaise is a small area in Savoie with about 26 km of marked pistes, and just under half of them (13 km) are green or blue, so beginners have room to progress. Two magic carpets cover first steps, and there are two short easy runs next to a lift base, which helps with young children — though with only 6 lifts overall the choice for a mixed family day stays limited. Confident intermediates get 11 km of red runs. Experts will find little: 3 km of black terrain, about 10% of the area, and the biggest vertical on a single run is 574 m.

Skiing runs from 1,509 m up to 2,620 m, served by four chairlifts plus the two carpets, so lift queues and transfers are simple to learn. The longest descent measures 3 km.

At a glance

Pistes
27 km
Lifts
6
Altitude
1509–2620 m
Vertical
1111 m
Runs
33
Longest run
3.2 km
Biggest vertical on one run
574 m
Magic carpets
2
Nursery runs at lift bases
2

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Green0.2 km
  • Blue12.9 km
  • Red10.8 km
  • Black2.8 km

Lifts by type

  • 4Chairlift
  • 2Magic carpet

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 49% of pistes are green/blue (13 km)
  • · 10% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 2 magic carpets for first steps
  • · 2 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 2 magic carpets
  • · a base within walking distance of the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 3 km black/expert/freeride (10%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 574 m

Best forbeginnersintermediates

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

At the lifts

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.