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saint foy lift pass

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:48:04 GMT

Hi

My first time posting here.
We, being husband and two children (17 and 14) are off skiing in two weeks .

Can any one advise if it is worth buying the saint Foy lift pass for 6 days or buying the one that covers Tigne and Val d'Isere . Are there any discounts for families

Thanks

saint foy lift pass

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:53:38 GMT

bollinger wrote:Hi

My first time posting here.
We, being husband and two children (17 and 14) are off skiing in two weeks .

Can any one advise if it is worth buying the saint Foy lift pass for 6 days or buying the one that covers Tigne and Val d'Isere . Are there any discounts for families

Thanks

I love Sainte Foy and there is plenty to keep me interested.

Depends what you like to ski and how you like to ski it.

Sainte Foy lift pass gets you money off the other 'local' day passes.

Re:saint foy lift pass

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:25:08 GMT

Just back from Ste Foy.

Unless you plan to do lots of off-piste, you may get a little tired of the runs in S-F itself. They are long, and varied, but when it comes right down to it, there's 4 lifts... the scope for O-P is massive and it can be done in a non-scary way too, with some areas linking up with the pistes so you can be a bit of a novice like me but never think oo-er, where the hell am I.. that said, there is some hairy stuff too, probably more Pablo's territory...

So, to cut to the chase, you might want to ski elsewhere too. But like anywhere in the mountains, what looks to be a quick hop always takes longer... we went to la Rosiere and it didn't exactly blow my hair back. In all we probably spent two hours in faffing about getting there, getting our passes, getting oriented, getting up the mountain, only to run into the infamous local wind and have a terrible time on the pass to La Thuile with two young kids. meanwhile back in Ste Foy conditions were 'perfect'

Val is further up the valley; we skied there last year and it's pretty well organised, but busy.

Re the 'money off' other passes, it amounts to a few euros. And it's not available in every outlet - there is a list when you buy your old-style paper pass at the office at S-foy, and if for example you want to ski Les Arcs I think you have to get yr discounted ticket at the main office in Bourg (could be wrong on precise detail but something along those lines..)

I didn;pt see a family ticket on offer - the prices are on the Sainte Foy website tho.

have fun - eat at Maison a Colonnes.

Re:saint foy lift pass

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:34:09 GMT

thanks for your replies.
We are hiring a car fro Lyon airport so will have use of a car all week. What is the journey each morning by car to either Tignes, Val and other local areas . Is parking okay

Re:saint foy lift pass

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:37:41 GMT

If the snow is good - depending on what and how you ski - you won't want to travel anywhere. The off-piste is second to none.

Maybe half an hour/forty five minutes. It is a half hour to La Rosiere, don't waste your time.

Re:saint foy lift pass

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:19:38 GMT

Hi,

The nearest resort to you from Ste-Foy is Les Arcs, you can get into the Les Arcs lift system by going to Villaroger/Le Pre instead of driving down to Bourg-St-Maurice.

From Ste-Foy ski station/resort drive down to the main valley road, and turn left and drive on to Saint-Foy-en-Tarentaise village, as you enter the village the road will bend to the left and then to the right, on this bedn there is road off to the left signed Villaroger....take this road.

Follow the road down into the gorge and over the bridge (take car at the bridge as the road can be a little icy) carry on up the road into Villaroger, drive through the village square and out the otherside ,the road then forks....take the left fork up the hill to the apex of the next bend where you will see a sign that says La Ferme/Le Pre....take this track.

A little further on you will see a car park, you can park here, or carry on up the road to the main car park round to the left, the ski lift into the Les Arcs system is about 50yards or so from here, you are also near the bar/restaurant La Ferme.

With a full pass for Ste-Foy it includes either a free day in Les Arcs or a discounted days skiing ( you will have to check i am afraid as it's a while since i have done both).

If you PM me your postal details i have a spare Ste-Foy resort information brochure i would be happy to drop in the post to you if you would like.

All the best

jon.

Re:saint foy lift pass

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:21:25 GMT

doh!

sorry it's late ...... I meant to put at the bottom of the road from Ste-Foy turn right not left.....

.....it's been a long day

....what a numpty :D :D

jon.

Re:saint foy lift pass

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:26:38 GMT

Hi again,

You may well need snowchains to do the above drive to Villaroger, the roads are usually kept clear but there is a lot of snow about at the minute and the road is only a minor one.You can pick up a reasonably priced set of chains in SuperU in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, the chains are near the far right corner as you go in, you will just need to make a note of your tyre size and then get the corresponding chains.....diamond pattern chains are better and have more grip than ladder pattern.

All the best,and have a great time

jon. :thumbup:

Re:saint foy lift pass

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:41:02 GMT

just wandering how much the snow chains cost at super u we have just returned from les arc and it cost 48 euros to hire from chambery

Re:saint foy lift pass

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:21:26 GMT

Hi,

48euros to hire chains is not actually a bad deal, in superU depending on which type ( Diamond Pattern or Ladder Pattern) ,make , tyre size and size of link you can pay anywhere between around 30euros up to and over 180 euros the last time i checked.

I brought a pair of Ruud chains off the the internet a few years back for around GBP45 for an old peugeot 306 ,so your deal was pretty fair....although you did not get to keep them which I suppose is the down side.

jon.