INSTRUCTION
SKI INSTRUCTION
We are dedicated to offering the highest quality ski instruction on the market. We know there are a multitude of other ski school programs and camps that you could choose from, but we believe that ours is unique thanks to the individual attention we give our clients and to the quality and nature of our coaches. It’s also unique because rather than being confined to just one mountain resort, as most ski school programs are, our ski instruction takes place at a variety of different resorts in the magnificent Swiss Alps.
OUR SWISS SKI INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Our Switzerland tour is ideal for those who want to develop their all-round skiing. You can choose to focus solely on freestyle, solely on alpine, or on any mixture of any ski discipline. There will be plenty of opportunities for practicing your preferred style. Presently, we do not offer telemark instruction.
Beginners
Our beginner program is tailored to guests who have never or very rarely skied before. To read more about this program, please check out our beginners section .
Intermediates
Our intermediate ski instruction is designed to ensure that intermediate skiers optimize their technique, develop their style, and challenge their performance. At the beginning of the trip we’ll assess your particular development needs and then work with you to achieve them. To increase your confidence as well as improve your ski technique, you will be taught to exercise more control of your skis through proper steering, making and linking turns, and eventually skiing steep terrain. We will also emphasize your body positioning and center of mass for optimal flexibility. Intermediates interested in freestyle will have extensive instruction on jumping kickers and catching air. Skiers will also be familiarized with different turning techniques (such as carving) as well as exposed to a multitude of ski disciplines, from alpine to telemark skiing. You will also be encouraged to test your ski skills by taking advantage of natural hits and bumps. In addition, our ski school will teach you the correct technique for skiing powder and we will familiarize you with using avalanche transceivers and other backcountry safety equipment. In the evening, we will enhance our ski instruction with video coaching and informal evening workshops on such topics as backcountry safety, waxing, tuning, and edge sharpening. To minimize your chance of injury, we will start each day with a warm-up session targeted specifically to skiers.
Advanced
Our advanced ski instruction is for skiers who are very proficient on their skis and who would like to improve certain freestyle tricks or techniques, or who are looking to push their skiing with world-class athletes. You will be accompanied by a professional or former professional skier who can help you with whichever skills you wish to develop, be it perfecting certain tricks or working on picking and perfecting backcountry lines. As with beginner & intermediate level skiers, we will film you during the day and analyze the footage with you in the evening to provide you with additional feedback and tips. There will also be informal evening workshops on such topics as backcountry safety and ski care.
Please note: To better cater to your level, coaches may not always choose to work with their entire group at the same time. This will result in more tailored coaching but may mean you are left to practice on your own during some periods of the day.
WE BASE OUR SKI INSTRUCTION ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
• Individual attention: most ski school programs and camps process so many clients each week, they cannot afford to give students the individual attention they deserve. Although our ski instruction is group instruction, we treat each client as an individual – identifying their particular development needs and learning goals and working with them to ensure these needs are met.
• Low coach-to-client ratio: in order to ensure clients receive the attention they deserve, we use a much lower client-to-coach ratio than do most ski instruction programs. Our client-to-coach ratio is a maximum of 5-to-1 (often it is much lower), whereas another ski school might use a ratio as high as 10-to-1.
• Proprietary coaching program: our team of expert instructors has worked hard to develop a proprietary coaching program that maximizes client learning in a systematic and enjoyable way and is tailored to the specific needs of our clients.
• Maximum flexibility & All-day coaching: Although we base our ski instruction on a comprehensive plan, we nevertheless keep it as flexible, relaxed, and tailored to the individual as possible. The atmosphere we create is more one of skiing with friends than partaking in a lesson. Our instructors will ski alongside you giving you tips and encouragement; they won’t line you up in a group and teach from a generic lesson plan as you find in a typical ski school experience. Also unlike any other ski school, we don’t limit you to just a few hours of ski instruction per day; our instructors are available to encourage you and give you tips all day long. You can use them as little or as much as you like, and you can push yourself as much as you choose.
• Highest quality instructors: We work hard to select the best possible instructors. Our coaches are expert skiers (many are professional or competitive skiers) who have extensive coaching experience. Perhaps even more importantly, our instructors are fun, open and easy-going people who love to teach.
• Video coaching & workshops: To maximize your learning, our ski instruction includes the use of video coaching and informal evening workshops.
• Long-term improvement: Skiing can be a challenging sport. There is so much to learn and you may not master all the skills and techniques you desire during your short time with us. One of the goals of our ski school, therefore, is to give you all the knowledge and advice that you need to be able to continue to learn from us months and even years after you’ve left us.
• An unforgettable experience: Although we want you to maximize your ski performance, our most important goal is that you have a fantastic time while traveling with us. For this reason we work hard to create a supportive, relaxed and fun atmosphere and to create an itinerary that is unique and full of variety.
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Our highest priority when running our trips is to recruit the best staff in the industry! In selecting our staff we not only look for accomplished athletes and instructors but also those who have the necessary personalities to make your trip unforgettable.
Click here to learn more about our team.
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