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Snowboarding Private Ski Lessons & Instructors in Val d'Isere — 6 of Our Favourites

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Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned pro skier, ski lessons are an essential part of any winter holiday.

Find loads of top tips and local insights in our Val d'Isere Ski Lessons Guide.

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1. Private ski lessons

This ski school connects snow sports enthusiasts of all abilities with expert ski and snowboard instructors across Europe’s top resorts. With thousands of top-rated, verified instructors to choose from, their private lessons offer a flexible and personalised learning experience.

Private ski lessons can be tailored to your individual needs. Whether you want to improve your skiing performance, learn with family and friends, or simply have your own personal mountain guide, a private lesson can be adapted to suit you.

These lessons offer great value for money, as you can have up to six people with one instructor at a fixed price. The cost covers the instructor’s time, so it remains the same regardless of the number of people in your group.

You also have the unique opportunity to choose the perfect instructor. Whether you’re a complete beginner, intermediate, or expert skier, you can compare instructors by viewing their profiles - considering their experience, customer reviews, and available lesson timings to help you make the right choice.

Progression Ski School, Val d'Isere kids lessons

2. Private ski lessons

This ski school was set up in Val d'Isère in 2006 and has been hugely successful allowing them to expand into the resorts of Tignes, Les Gets, Morzine and Chamonix.

At this school they focus on the client and their needs and tailor make their approach to suit you. The offer a great range of lessons for all ages and abilities, so whether you are completely new to snow-sports or have plenty of experience, they can help you achieve your goals.

They offer private lessons as the ultimate way to improve your skills. Your own coach who can apply the lesson specifically to you and how you want so it can be as focused or as casual as you would like. Lessons can be for one to six people and can be from complete beginners to off-piste lessons for those looking to venture further afield.

Note: for off-piste lessons, they need to know in advance so they can bring the appropriate equipment. This is provided free of charge and includes an ABS airbag/rucksack, Ortovox transceiver, and an aluminium shovel and probe.

A person wearing a jacket that says super on it

3. Private ski lessons

Established in 1991, this ski and snowboard school was one of the first British-run ski schools in France. Their team is known for going the extra mile, offering excellent customer service and delivering outstanding lessons and guiding.

All instructors hold the BASI Level 4 International Ski Teaching Diploma or an internationally recognised equivalent.

Private ski lessons are a great alternative to group sessions, offering intensive and personalised learning tailored to your needs. Whether you're learning alone, with friends or family, or simply looking for a personal mountain guide, the experienced instructors will lead you to the best runs and provide high-quality technical feedback along the way.

Snowboarding lessons follow the same format as private ski lessons, allowing you to progress at your own pace. Whether you're linking turns for the first time or heading off-piste in search of powder, there's something on offer for every level.

Evolution 2 - Ski School, Val d'Isere

4. Private ski lessons

This ski school has a simple philosophy: teaching with emphasis on real progression and FUN! 

They ensure that the content of courses is relevant, fresh and delivered consistently. Their aim is to see you advance leaps and bounds in your technique, but never forget that the key is always to have fun!

If you don't fit into the group lessons or if you don't feel it is the right thing for you, they offer private lessons for all disciplines and all levels. Whether you prefer to learn one to one, want to eliminate any bad habits or explore the magnificent off-piste terrain that Val d'Isère has to offer, a private instructor is waiting for you. Up to six friends can share the same instructor, splitting the cost of a private lesson.

Everyone who works at this ski school speaks a very high standard of English. All our instructors and office staff speak as a minimum English and French and it is also possible to arrange lessons in Italian, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and German. Language is no barrier!

a ski instructor giving a private lesson

5. Private ski lessons

With this ski school it’s all about having fun! Recognised internationally as one of the best ski schools in the Alps, they continue to develop, bringing technique and pleasure closer together. 

New to the slopes or aiming for advanced ski-style? 

With this school no slope is too small or level too high. Whether it’s skiing, snowboarding, télémarking, cross-country, ski touring, snowshoeing or freestyle that takes your fancy, their expert instructors know how to help you summit. Tailored for all ages and abilities, enjoy learning and progress with them on your ski holiday.

All their instructors are fully qualified and fluent in most major foreign languages, including English and French. A private lesson with this ski school guarantees you the best instruction from a fully-professional and friendly team.

Private lessons offer more flexibility as well as one-on-one tailored tuition. Take a family outing, get a technical brush-up, regain lost confidence. Choose from alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country and télémark lessons or go off-piste with one of their qualified guides.

Private snowboard lessons

If you prefer a more flexible approach to learning to snowboard, have specific goals in mind or simply want a guide to show you the resort, private lessons are the perfect option. Their instructors will be there to help you make your goals a reality. You can keep your group private or add friends and or family (up to eight people maximum). Just select your discipline as snowboard when enquiring.

Adaptive skiing

With their adaptive ski programme they offer 1-on-1 private lessons and guiding. Catering for beginners as well as more advanced and expert skiers they can offer stand-up skiing, sit ski, piloted dualski and taxi-ski experiences. Just request adaptive options when enquiring.

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6. Private ski lessons

This ski school was formed in 2012 by a small group of experienced and dedicated instructors who wanted to re-kindle the 'club' atmosphere of teaching snowsports. 

The school offer private on-piste lessons for skiing, snowboarding and télémarking. They also specialise in off-piste guiding and lessons, for the more adventurous.

Piste skiing and snowboarding

Piste lessons and guiding sessions are offered on a private basis for adults and children alike. They’ll take up to six people in a group of family and/or friends which keeps things comfortable for everyone.

They can cater for all levels, from the complete beginner to the accomplished, even expert wanting to refine his or her technique. Taking a private instructor is also a fantastic way to discover the vast area of the Espace Killy, making sure that you get the most out of your skiing with none of the stress of being in a resort you may not know.

They offer sessions in the morning and/or afternoon which really enables them to optimise your time on the slopes, mixing up technical coaching (for those who want it) with skiing for fun. If you’re looking for purely technical content, you might want to consider the shorter afternoon sessions. You can also go for full days, with the option of skiing in other resorts such as La Rosiere/La Thuile, (worth it for the great Italian food at lunchtime!) or La Plagne, Les Arcs etc.

Télémarking

This ski school also offer télémarking lessons! Why learn to télémark? It feels very different from skiing or snowboarding. The movements are elegant, the sensations are new - and of course you’ll impress the hell out of all your mates down the pub! You can télémark anywhere you can ski - there are no limits other than those imposed on you by your thighs!

If you are a good skier, two afternoons of instruction will suffice for you to start having some fun on green and blue pistes. If you are a complete beginner, the progression will be at the same rate as if you were learning to ski.