Poster: A snowHead
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So I've had quite a lot of different ski instructors over the years, some were terrible, most were ok, and a few were brilliant. If I'm booking private lessons in advance I don't want to be wasting money on instructors that aren't really working for me.
So last year I went for the strategy of booking just a single lesson, and then planning to book more if I liked the instructor. However, since he was a good instructor, by the time I got round to booking more lessons he was booked up for the week. So on that trip I had just the one lesson, when I would've liked a couple more.
So, what do other people do? Book a whole set of lessons in advance? One at a time during the week? Switch instructors mid week?
Instructors - would you be offended if someone asked for a change, or is it sometimes clear that a particular person and you just don't click and your colleague might be better for them, rather than you (and you might be better than your colleague for someone else). Would you ever recommend a client to book with someone else? (I did once have an instructor who told me not to bother booking any more lessons that trip, that I'd be better off just practicing by myself, but she seemed rather bored with teaching me after just 1 lesson!)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It is always worth asking on here for recommendations.
If you book a Brit/Auzzi/American...there is a high chance they will be good. I think having a native English speaker makes a difference.
Most British Ski Schools have a great reputation eg New Gen, TDC, BASS, Mountain Masters etc.
IME Instructors are generally professional and quite philosophical about being "binned", so don't take it personally...much like a Doctor, when you ask for a second opinion.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I haven't had lessons with an instructor for many years, but still ski with a couple as all mountain guides rather than instructors, one of whom taught me to ski 30 years ago.
As mentioned by @Old Fartbag, recommendations are valuable as I've had instructors for whom teaching was a daily grind, rather than a passion, and they never skied if they weren't teaching. Any good ski school should allow you to switch instructors, provided your book through them, and make it clear your exact requirements, and what you want to achieve.
All my best instructor and guide experiences have come from people I've met out skiing in their spare time, so I know their passion. But then again when they come out with me they are basically being paid to do something they would be doing anyway.
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Its your money, its your holiday. An instructor should not be offended if their teachings dont work for you.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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But in busy weeks do you want to switch to the only unemployed instructor??
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