Guide 2 Val d’isère
Val d'Isère Ski Schools, Instructors & Mountain Guides
With most sports, you need a few lessons when you’re starting out to get to grips with the basics – and skiing is no different.
But after that, surely it’s just a question of practice makes perfect? Once you know what you’re doing, there’s no point wasting any more money on expensive tuition…right?
Wrong, actually.
Even Mikaela Shiffrin has a whole team of trainers and coaches. However good you are, you’re never too good to fine-tune your technique.
Then again, perhaps you don’t really want instruction as such. You might simply like someone to take you and your family out for your first couple of days, show you around the area and help you find the runs that suit you best. Or perhaps you’d like to explore Val d’Isère’s famous off-piste and backcountry terrain and need a guide to take you safely to the best snow.
Whatever you’re looking for, Val d’Isère has some of the best ski schools, independent instructors and mountain guides in the world.
And if you’re used to the cripplingly high cost of ski instruction in North American resorts, you’ll also be delighted to hear that lessons here in Val d’Isère generally cost around half what you might expect to pay over the pond.
One final thought. However good your instructor is, they'll struggle to help you improve if your boots don't fit properly or your skis aren't suited to you. Good equipment won't magically make you a better skier, but bad equipment can certainly stop you becoming one.
01. Group Lessons
Most beginners and many intermediates start with group lessons. It’s usually the cheapest way to get going and, because everyone is at the same level, you learn quickly, have a lot of fun and make new friends at the same time.
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