Fresh powder - it doesn't get much better than that! It's complete bliss.

Each season there are more people who go in search of these off-piste skiing. This growing craze is being fuelled by busy resorts and long lift queues as well as the desire to get away from it all. Skis are becoming wider, making powder skiing easier for more people. The snowboard seems as though it was made for the backcountry as even intermediate riders can float easily on powder.

As off-piste skiing and ski touring increase in popularity, perfect powder becomes harder to find. Even in the mega-resorts, it is only a matter of a few hours before every visible face is tracked out.

Welcome to Sainte Foy. Welcome to the best kept secret in France. New for 06-07! Join us this season for our 'Introduction to Off-Piste Skiing and Snowboarding Clinic'

Sainte Foy is a purist's hang out. It is the place where ski instructors from the neighbouring resorts of Val D' Isere and Tignes come to ski on their days off.

Sainte Foy has 3 high-speed chairs that open up a mountainside miles wide with over 1000m of vertical. New for 06-07!! - A fourth chair lift is being built for the 2006/7 season. This new lift will access great new off-piste possibilities, previously only accessible by walking or skinning.

The lifts in Sainte Foy are the stepping stone to famed backcountry powder including attainable summits of 3000-3800m and the infamous North slopes of Fogliettaz, the itinerary to village of Le Monal and the Couloir Dudu.

This area was once famous for heliskiing before heli-skiing was banned in France. But the unspoiled terrain remains the same.

Snowology is run by Mike Jubb and Monica Abrosimoff - enthusiastic skiers and snowboarders. We run 2 beautiful chalets based at the Sainte Foy ski station each of which caters for 8-12 guests per week.

In addition to our Off-piste Clinics we can also organise off-piste ski guiding, ski touring and heli-skiing trips in and around the Sainte Foy area. We cater to all levels and can be quite flexible to help plan your perfect trip. Whether you have questions about your first experience on powder, need logistical help planning transfers, equipment and guides or just want a comfortable bed and a hearty cooked meal at the end of the day- Give us a call!

" Catch it now in all its unspoilt glory" Daily Telegraph

To see what "The Times" said about Sainte Foy in 2006 click here

An example itinerary during our 'Introduction to Off-piste Skiing and Snowboarding Clinics'

Sunday. All participants arrive at Geneva airport and are transferred to the chalet in Sainte Foy in our private minibuses. Champagne on arrival and a 3-course gourmet evening meal to follow.

Monday. You will meet with our qualified guide for a full day of instruction and guiding. Your guide will give you a briefing on avalanche safety and explain how your safety equipment works. You will start by taking a few warm up runs on the piste to find your ski legs and you'll progress quickly to swooshing down through the secret routes and tree runs in and around the resort. Lunch in a mountain café with the rest of the group, then back to the slopes.

Tuesday. A full day of instruction and guiding. Your sessions will encompass all aspects of skiing or riding off-piste. This may involve more on-piste technique or transceiver training as well as a trip away from the marked runs.

Wednesday. A full day out to do one of the famous routes in the area with your guide. We will provide you with a packed lunch.

Thursday. Your day off from guiding and instruction. A day to rest up the muscles and ski on piste or a day to book some more off-piste skiing with a heli-skiing trip!

Friday. A full day of guiding and instruction. One of the Snowology team will attend to take some photos and videos of you in action. We will watch the videos in the chalet that evening so you can see how you have progressed!

Saturday. The final full day of guiding and instruction. The group may attempt a more challenging route or the group may opt to do one of the favourite's from the week. A celebratory dinner will be held in the chalet on the final evening to toast your progress!

Sunday. Transfers back to Geneva airport