The Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise ski area

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise has 97 km of pistes, 6 lifts carrying 7,202 people an hour, 1,070 m of vertical, from 1,550 m to 2,620 m. 2 green runs, 24 blue, 23 red and 6 black.

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise is a ski resort in the Northern Alps (Savoie). The village sits at 1,550 m and the ski area rises to 2,620 m, a skiable vertical of 1,070 m.

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Runs by level

55 runs over 97 km:

2 green 24 blue 23 red 6 black

Vertical drop: 1,070 m — from 1,550 m to 2,620 m
Slope aspect: 39 % west · 30 % north · 24 % east · 7 % south — computed from the fall line of 59 runs

As declared by the resort(ANMSM feed)

Ski area: Sainte-Foy Tarentaise
Lifts: 4 chairlifts
Altitude: 1,550 m → 2,620 m
Snowmaking: 55 % of pistes
Beginners: Beginner zone, free lifts
Fun & sledging: fun zone
Passes (as declared): Child, 1 day (resort pass) €28 · Child, 2 days (resort pass) €53 · Child, 3 days (resort pass) €75 · Child, 4 days (resort pass) €97 · Child, 5 days (resort pass) €122 · Child, 6 days (resort pass) €145 · Adult, 1 day (resort pass) €37 · Adult, 2 days (resort pass) €70 (official page)

Figures entered by the resort itself in the ANMSM feed. Our own survey (OpenStreetMap, STRMTG register) is shown above; when the two differ, the resort usually counts its whole linked area.

The ski area in figures

Measured on 9 September 2026

6 kmLongest piste — Plan Bois (blue), 226 m of vertical

574 mBiggest vertical without changing piste — 2,418 → 1,844 m, 3 km

2,612 mHighest lift top — Aiguille (chairlift), national lift register

7,202Total lift capacity, people per hour — 6 installations: 4 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets

19 yrsAverage age of the lift fleet — oldest 1990, newest 2020

2,400Biggest lift, people per hour — Arpettaz (detachable chairlift, 2020)

5 kmTotal length of lifts — 4 lifts mapped

657 haSki area boundary (OSM)

686Inhabitants — Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (INSEE 73232)

Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.

Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise only (“SAINTE FOY TARENTAISE”), magic carpets included.

The lifts

6 lifts , carrying 7,202 people an hour in total , 19 years old on average (from 1990 to 2020).

Type (as registered, in French)	Count	Capacity (people/h)
Télésièges	4	7,200
Tapis roulants	2	2

Lift by lift

The 6 lifts whose capacity the register publishes, largest first.

Lift	Type	Capacity	Length	Vertical	Year	Manufacturer
ARPETTAZ	Télésiège débrayable	2,400	930 m	336 m	2020	POMAGALSKI
GRAND PLAN	Télésiège débrayable	2,000	820 m	258 m	2013	DOPPELMAYR
MARQUISE	Télésiège débrayable	1,800	1733 m	575 m	2006	DOPPELMAYR
AIGUILLE	Télésiège	1,000	1417 m	588 m	1990	POMAGALSKI
MARMOTTES	Tapis roulant	1	75 m	8 m	2005	SUNKID
TAPIS GALOPINS	Tapis roulant	1	48 m	8 m	2005	SUNKID

French national lift register (STRMTG / CAIRN database) — listed as “SAINTE FOY TARENTAISE” · open the database. Safety register: it also counts lifts that do not run every day.

Official piste map

No downloadable piste map published by the resort.

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