** 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

 

The Snowboard


That you are free styler, free rider, carver, we have surely a formula to propose to you which will answer your waiting.
Our instructors trainers are the top French snowboarders...


" Like me in the past, be confident in the Snowboard instructors of the ski school of Samoëns"         Sylvain Duclos

Pro rider and Snowboard instructor at the ESF of SAMOËNS:
Winner of the World cup 1999 of Boarder Cross.
Champion de France 1999: BX, slalom and combined
Champion de France 2000: Dual cross and combined
Champion de France 2003 of Boarder cross


Advices for snowboarders

Some advices befor you go ...

  • We would advice private lessons be of at least two hours duration.  This will allow you to discover the area as well as benefit more from the teaching.
  • If you are an experienced boarder we will be able to take you off-piste during your lesson.  We will also help you discover the undiscovered!
  • Instructors specializing in free-style boarding will be able to help you develop your technique.
  • We advice beginners to wear wrist protectors.
  • Make sure you know which way you ride the board.  In general, a right footed boarder (left foot forward) is known as ‘a regular’ and a left footed boarder (right foot forward) as ‘Goofy’.

The Snowboard classes

The groups are made according your level and your age.


Group lessons are available throughout the Christmas/New year, February and Easter French School holidays. Adult classes (from 16 years old) are held in the morning whilst children’s classes (from 10 years old) are held in the afternoon.
The meeting spot is by the kinder garden, at the top of the grand massif express lift.

With classes limited to 9 people you will discover the great feeling you get when boarding!
Fun and laughs for sure !!

Snowboard classes  (6 half days)  only : 120.00 Euros

Times for adults:
Christmas and new year holidays: 9.30 to 11.45 am
February holidays : 10 to 12.15 pm
Easter holidays: 9.30 to 12 pm

Times for children :
Christmas and new year holidays: 2 to 4.30 am
February holidays: 3 to 5.15 am
Easter holidays: 9.30 to 12 pm

Price: 120 €uros
 
  Contents of the group lessons:

Beginners : To discover and move with the liking of various settings in situation, according to your motivations and of the needs for the progression.
Intermediates (first and second surf) : Perfecting your technique and learning different types of surfing :free-ride, carving, flat etc…
Experts (Third surf and over): Free style, Free carve: Ride freely and in safety. Through the week you can perfect your jumps at the Grand Massif Snow Park, board at high speed, get off the beaten track and go for some off piste. Your instructor will encourage you to try all types of pistes to leave the beaten paths...

 


Your standard of Snowboarding

Determine your level in Snowboarding

 

Beginner: I have never attempted to snow board before

the 1st surf: I have snowboarded before and can execute basic turns (front and backside) on green and blue runs.

the 2nd surf: I snowboard in turns on blue and red track

the 3rd surf: I snowboard on black and red runs.

Expert surf: I have got my "3rd surf", I do short turns on steep slopes, I know how to reproduce turns imposed by the instructor. I go free styling and free riding and i want to improve it.

 

 


Your personal ski instructor

who can speak English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch.

  Private snowboard lessons

If you want to take 1 hour of private lesson 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 meeting point for snowboard lessons is located at the top of the "Grand massif express" Gondola.

The snowboard 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.



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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