Les Gets Ski Lessons
at a Glance
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Adults Ski Lessons -
€138 to €166
(5 x half day)
Adults Snowboard Lessons
- €130 to €182
(5 x half day)
Children's Ski Lessons -
€120 to €155
(5 x half day)
Childcare also available |
Snowboard & Ski Lessons in Les Gets
The largest ski school in Les Gets is ESF, who provide both group lessons and private ski lessons. There are also other ski school too so if you've a preference please just let us know.
The normal arrangement for group lessons is 5 x half day lessons. The timing of these changes depening on the time of year. The lessons after the 27 / 3 become a bit longer and so are a bit more expensive.
For all beginners we can arrange the special beginner's liftpass deal when you book a beginners lesson with ESF at the same time as your lift pass. We've also a special beginner's section to help you with your selections. Please see Beginner Skier's Advice
Click here for Adults Ski & Snowboard Lessons
Ski Lessons for Children
We'll give you a quick run down of how ski lessons for children in Les Gets works, before talking about all the ages groups in detail.
The childrens lessons run from ages 3 to age 12. Above that they join in with the adult. We generally use ESF for our ski lessons, though there are other ski schools in Les Gets as well should you have an alternative preference. We find for children (and adults too for that matter) that half day lessons for 5 days of your stay seems to be the most popular option.
With ESF they also offer a childcare system that fits in with there lessons. There's 3 main segments - Kids Club, Lunches and Lessons. You can book whatever combination you like, and they'll arrange all the trasitions between. For example you could book morning lessons, lunch, then afternoon kids club. You would drop your child off at the lessons in the morning, then pick them up from the kids club at the end of the day, and they would sort out everything inbetween.
Snowboarding lessons for children start at age 10, and they go with the adult ski lessons.
We would always recommend booking ahead, especially for the school holiday periods where things can book up quickly.
We'll go over all the age categories in a little more detail now.
Ski Lessons - Young Children - Aged 3 & 4
Age 3 is very much a borderline age - you can pick between childcare or ski lessons. If you decide on the ski lessons route then ESF offer their Piou Piou class. This is a mixture of learning to ski and games, both indoor and outdoor. The ski lesson part is more about the children getting used to the experience of skiing, the boots, the skis, walking with the skis on and alike. There's limited amounts of skiing for these young ones.
Age 4 Children join the Ourson class. This is more bias towards the skiing end, though there's still an element of games and there emphasis still lies on introducing this whole idea of skiing to the children. This is in a special area well designed for little ones and well away from other skiers.
For both of the above we find that half days is plenty (in fact for all ages we find that most people think half day lessons is the best).
Children Aged 5 to 12 yrs
This is where the ski lessons are now fully focused on skiing! There are many different levels, and the instructors are very good to re-arrange the groups over the first few days of childrens ski lessons to group everyone at similar levels. Again we find half day skiing lessons seem to work best for most kids learning to ski.
| Age 3, never skied before ------------------------------------------------ |
Piou-Piou |
| Age 4, never skied before or have done Piou Piou ------------------------- |
Ourson |
| Age 5+, never skied before ---------------------------------------------- |
Children's Beginners |
| Age 5+, have done Ourson ---------------------------------------------- |
Children's Flocons |
| Can snowplough on green runs and can take drag lifts ------------------- |
1st Etoile |
| Finish turns on blue runs with a small skid ------------------------------- |
2nd Etoile |
| Starting to ski parallel on blue and red runs, can control skidding -------- |
3rd Etoile |
| Can ski parallel, can do short radius turns on red and some black runs --- |
Etoile de Bronze |
| Want to improve technique (parallels, short radius turns, small
jumps) --- |
Etoile d'Or |
| Want to refine technique and start to
learn giant and special slalom ------ |
Graine de Champion |
| Can ski all runs, all snow, all terrain -------------------------------------- |
Competition Class or any courses |
Prices
These are the 2010 - 2011 prices, we'll update them as soon as the 2011 - 2012 prices are available.
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3yrs - 4 yrs |
5 yrs - 12 yrs |
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Until 23/03 |
From 25/03 |
Until 23/03 |
From 25/03 |
| 5 half DAYS |
€ 130.00 |
€ 155.00 |
€ 120.00 |
€ 143.00 |
5 half DAYS + LUNCH
(morning lesson + lunch) |
€ 273.00 |
€ 292.00 |
€ 263.00 |
€ 282.00 |
5 FULL DAY
(morning lesson + lunch + afternoon childcare) |
€ 379.00 |
€ 389.00 |
€ 363.00 |
€ 373.00 |
Adults Ski Lessons (ages 13 yrs +)
Group Levels
| Complete Beginner ------------------------------------------------------ |
Beginners Class |
| Snowplough turns on green run, take drag lifts --------------------------- |
Class 1 |
| Finish turns with skis parallel, know how to skid ------------------------- |
Class 2 |
| Starting to ski parallel on blue and red runs and control skidding --------- |
Class 3 |
| Ski parallel on all runs --------------------------------------------------- |
Class 4
(includes off piste) |
Prices
| Adults (13 yrs +) |
| Until 25/03 |
From 27/03 |
| € 139.00 |
€ 166.00 |
Snowboard Lessons in Les Gets (ages 10 yrs +, all together)
Snowboard group lessons are for adults and children aged 10 yrs + all together. There are no snowboard lessons for children aged below 10. The timing and length of the lessons varies throughout the winter, so the prices change accordingly.
Group Levels
| Complete Beginner ------------------------------------------------------ |
Snowboard Beginners |
| Starting to Link Turns --------------------------------------------------- |
Snowboard Welcome |
| Link turns at moderate speed on blue runs, can take drag lifts ------------ |
1st Snowboard |
| Link turns at good speed on red runs, starting jumping ------------------- |
2nd Snowboard |
| Off piste, jumps, bumps and black runs are no problem ------------------ |
3rd Snowboard |
| "Steep and Fast!" ------------------------------------------------------- |
Snowboard Expert |
Prices
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18/12 – 31/12 |
01/01 – 08/02 |
10/02 – 08/03 |
10/03 - 23/03 |
From 25/03 |
5 ½ DAYS GROUP LESSON
(2.5 hours) |
€ 130.00
(7-11 yrs) |
€ 130.00 |
€ 130.00
(7-11 yrs) |
€ 130.00 |
€ 156.00 |
| 5 ½ DAYS STAGE: |
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N/A |
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N/A |
N/A |
| Beginners (3 hours) |
€ 156.00 |
€ 156.00 |
| Other levels (3.5 hours) |
€ 182.00 |
€ 182.00 |
Beginner Skiers & Snowboarders Discounted Passes!
If you book group lessons with ESF for either adults beginners, or children's beginners or class 1, then we can arrange the special lift pass and lesson deal to get you discounted lift passes. This applies both to ski and snowboard lessons. These are local area lift passes
- Adult (16yrs+) discounted beginner lift pass - €101.00
- Children (5 yrs - 15 yrs) discounted beginner lift pass - €62.00
How to book your Ski Holiday Extras
Please just call or email us, we can discuss the options with you and answer any questions you might have. Once you've made your decisions please just tell us your requirements and we'll get your ski hire, lift passes and ski lessons all arranged for you.
When to book
We normally arrange all the extras around the balance payment date (60 days before your holiday). We will contact you then to let you know it's time to arrange any extras you would like. If though you would like anything that's unusual or during the New Years or Half Term holidays please contact us as soon as you make your decisions as to which lesson you would like to make sure there's availability with the Ski Schools.
Payment
There is no need to pay ahead for the extras. We have a card machine in resort and we can do the payments once you arrive (they'll be in Euros).
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