** Welcome to the ski and snowboard school of Samoens, in the french Alps **

  By clicking here, you can now book your ski and snowboard classes for winter 2008

 

Private lessons


The ski instructor or the mountain guide of your choice will focus on your particular needs for all the disciplines. We can organise your lessons with fully qualified instructors.

Our team of english speaking instructors will offer you their professional expertise in Alpine skiing, parabolic skis, snowboard, telemark, ski touring, slalom, Ski jumping, cross country skiing, snow shoes... and of course handiski.

Your personal ski instructor

We can organise your lesson for all disciplines with fully qualified instructors who can speak English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch.

  Private ski or snowboard lessons

The meeting point for cross country skiing lessons is located in front of the ski school chalet in Samoens village. For downhill skiing, snowboarding and all other disciplines, please meet at the top of the "Grand massif express" Gondola.

If you want to take 1 hour of particular course during the holidays of February, we advise you to reserve the schedule of 9 to 10 am. You will be able to benefit fully from the skiing area without having any waiting.
Lessons take place every day, even on Sundays!

The ski school offers 2 kinds of hours: promotional and other hours
Private lessons can be arranged at the following times:

*Promotional hours (a minimum of 5 consecutive days is required for bookings)
From Christmas to the end of January: noon to 2 pm
School holidays of February: 9 am to 10 am
March and school holidays of Easter: 12.30 to 2.30
**Other hours (no possible booking in advance but during February French holidays between 12.45 and 2.45 pm) with a minimum of 5 consecutive days.

Number of people Length Promotional hours* Other hours**
1 to 2 people 1 hour 32.00 37.00
  1 hour
6 days running
170.00 200.00
  2 hours running 62.00 74.00
  2 hours
6 days running
325.00 360.00
  3 hours running 93.00 105.00
  3 hours
6 days running
490.00 540.00
3 to 4 people 1 hour 45.00 56.00
  1 hour
6 days running
270.00 300.00
  2 hours running 83.00 112.00
  2 hours
6 days running
480.00 550.00


Reservations can be made at the Ski School Offices in Samoëns Village, Samoëns 1600m. Please note that only lessons that have been paid for will be considered as booked.

  For the day or more ...

It is possible for individuals, families or groups of friends to book an instructor for a half-day or a full day. (Maximum 8 people).


Whether you are skiing or snowboarding, this is a great way to discover new ski areas (France, Switzerland or Italy) and to work out routes round the mountains. With your personal instructor you are able to organize your skiing day yourself free from the usual lesson time constraints.

 
You can reserve full days or half days. During the February school holidays we would ask for a minimum of 5 consecutive days.

Hire an instructor to benefit fully from your stay : Training, discovery, safety and more... if you want.
Prices up to 5 people* Low season High season**
The day
Half a day***
6 days
6 half-days***
Extra person / day
Extra person / half-day
235.00 €
135.00 €
1310.00 €
745.00 €
25.00 €
15.00 €
280.00 €
168.00 €
1480.00 €
900.00 €
25.00 €
15.00 €

High season: Christmas / new year and February French holidays
Low season: The other weeks
*** half day = 3 hours. Half-day 4 hours possible >> contact us
Prices don't include ski-passes
 


Grand Massif Tour

Discover the fabulous skiing area of the Grand massif with its 5 ski resorts. The ESF instructors will be your best guides to make you share the pleasure of gliding in grandiose natural areas. Have your lunch in a restaurant and finish off your day skiing down the "water falls" run.

Level required: class 3 minimum
Price per person with lunch: 190 €uros
 


Your mountain guide



  Ski touring

Pleasure of making its trace in the heart of great spaces.
1 to 5 people, device for avalanche not provided.

Half a day: 150.00 Euros
Full day: 290.00 Euros

 
  Waterfall of ice
Joy of progressing on the many waterfalls of the valley with crampons and ice axe.

Half a day: 150.00 Euros
Full day: 290.00 Euros
 

  The "Vallée blanche"

 

Great discover of skiing on Glacier. Going down to Chamonix on "the mer de glace" from the "Aiguille du Midi"

 

hiring a guide for the day : 290.00 Euros
 

The ski passes are not included
For the white valley: special tariffs for groups and families (inform)

 


Handiski

Fun for everyone
 
 

The Ecole du ski Français is actively involved in teaching disabled skiers, a group that requires special knowledge.

Every year instructors follow advanced training so that they can teach standing (uni ski or dual ski), seated (ski chair), partially sighted and blink skiers (guiding).

Helping you to explore the mountain environment.
Discovering and sharing the thrills of snowsports.
Pushing back the limits of disability to autonomy.




ESF Samoëns Village: 00 33 450 344 312 / ESF Kinder garden: 00 33 450 899 813 / ESF Samoëns 1600 : 00 33 450 344 086

Ecole du Ski Français de SAMOËNS, Place de la Gare, 74 340 SAMOENS, FRANCE.

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