You’ve never slid on snow or perhaps had a taster at an artificial ski slope in the UK where you learned how to put your skis on and slide. We’ll give you a solid grasp of the basics like carrying and putting on your equipment, sliding around on the flat, getting back up after a fall, staying safe on the slopes and using ski lifts.

Through the week’s group lessons you’ll develop skills that allow you to manage your speed, turn left and right and safely ski down slopes in the beginner areas or green slopes.

[Levels 0-1]

You’re comfortable turning on greens and the odd easy blue slope. You’re sometimes finding the inside ski gets stuck or your skis slide sideways a lot at the end of the turn without taking you across the hill.

We’ll develop how you use the edges of your skis to give you more control of your speed and direction. We’ll also help improve your balance between your skis so they do the things you want them to, when you want them to.

[Levels 2-3]

On easier blue slopes you find snowplough turns easy. Your turns often now finish with your skis parallel – without deliberately trying. You still like having lots of space around you but you’re becoming more balanced on your skis as they move from turn to turn.

Explore More group lessons will develop your ability to make these turns (plough parallels) more consistently and take the next step towards full parallel turns. Whilst we’ll challenge you with the tasks we set you rather than the slopes we ski on, the skills you will learn will prepare you for steeper blue and easier red slopes.

[Levels 3-4]

Your parallel turns are awesome on blues but on red slopes you still start your turns with a small snowplough when conditions are tough. The next step is to ski as well on red slopes – it’s a big jump.

We’ll be working on increasing your control at faster speeds and giving you the confidence to ski steeper slopes. By the end of the week you should feel well equipped to ski a variety of slopes and be able to adapt your technique to cope with changing terrain.

[Levels 5-6]

You’re now confidently skiing red slopes and possibly the odd easy black. You now want to develop your skills to deal with a host of more challenging conditions such as steeper slopes, icy-snow, bumps and easy off-piste.

Many of these skills will be learned on piste but we’ll take every opportunity we get to ski in varied terrain that’s suitable for your ability and what you want to get from the sessions. By the end of the week you’ll be a far more confident, efficient and versatile skier who’s able to choose the right approach for the slope and conditions ahead of you.

[Levels 7-8]