BEGINNERS

Our ski trips are open to skiers of all abilities, including beginners who want to learn to ski. If you've never been skiing before you might want to try it out for a few days before you join us on our trip. But once you've decided that the sport is for you, we'd love to have you join us in Switzerland. We offer a systematic learning program for beginners to ensure that you learn to ski correctly from the beginning (or, if you've already been skiing a few times before, to correct any bad habits that you might have developed). Relative to other snow sports, it is quite easy to learn to ski, but it is also easy to pick up bad habits if you do not receive proper instruction from the start. Bad habits can significantly effect your progression as a skier and lead to later frustration. Thus, it is essential that you learn to ski with the right technique from the start. Our instructors have extensive experience in teaching beginners to ski and love introducing new people to the sport. They will teach you at your own pace, in a relaxed and non-intimidating way. After two weeks with our instructors, you'll not only be amazed by how much you progress, but also by how hooked you'll become on skiing.

Our Beginner Instruction Program

Our beginners program is tailored to clients who have no or very little background in skiing. Depending on your ability, our beginner's program will work on getting you comfortable on your skis by side slipping and skidding on the edges of your skis, linking basic turns and performing 360 slides on the slopes. We will also work with you to ensure you develop correct body-positioning. As your time with us progresses you will learn to ski with increasing speed and smoother turns. If you are ready we may also work on carving and introduce you to basic freestyle elements and/or powder skiing. One of the most powerful tools to learn to ski correctly is to see yourself in action, so we will film you during the day and analyze the footage with you in the evening to provide you with additional skiing tips. In addition, we will provide you with workshops on how to wax, tune and sharpen your skis. We start each day with warm-up exercises to minimize your chance of injury.

To learn more about our coaching system, please see our intermediate and advanced sections.