Vallandry private lessons

A snowHead

Hi

Can anyone help with this? I am hoping to go to Vallandry. Part of the attraction is the New Generation ski school. However they won't do morning private lessons. I'd rather lessons in the morning for myself and then I can ski with the children in the afternoons after their lessons.

How do others get around this? I could do a group but my experience of group lessons is not great.

Thanks!

A snowHead

I think it is fairly standard that private lessons are only offered at lunchtimes or in the afternoon particularly in school holidays. The instructors are all needed for the busy mornings. I think your options are:

1. book the kids into group morning lessons and arrange for your OH to give them lunch afterwards while you have a private lesson. Then ski as a family after that.
2. book yourself into group morning lessons so your lessons fit in with the kids.
3. Book your kids into afternoon lessons and arrange your private lesson at the same time.

Skiing at Easter I think you are best off with option 2 as the snow can get heavy in the afternoons and it is better to have lessons as early in the day as possible. I like having the schedule of morning lessons for the kids as it ensures we are up and out at 9am when the snow is at its best. snowHead

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@RosieL, you could try Evo 2 in Montchavin. They are the wrong side of the Vanoise BUT they only operate the private lessons in afternoons policy in *French* school holidays and I think you mentioned in another thread you are going the last week in March. I have had lessons with a couple of their instructors and recommend them. At least one of their instructors (Laurent) lives in Vallandry so it may be possible to have a lesson with him in Vallandry. We had a lesson with him a couple of years ago, we met him in Montchavin but he took us over to Vallandry and the whole lesson was over there then he just skied home. He's French but speaks good English. As a ski school they are very helpful and friendly and are as flexible as they possibly can be. Might be worth giving them a call to ask? The ski school owner Oliver is around over the summer as he does VTT.

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Thank you both- that's so helpful! I knew snowheads would come to the rescue! Maybe I'll book group lessons, the adult ones are only 2 hours. I can then top up with the odd afternoon if I need to. Good point about the snow conditions being better in the morning. We've not skied so low down at Easter before. I'll also have a look at Evo2- that's brilliant, thanks. Yes it is the last week in March so hopefully the slopes will be a bit quieter than half-term mayhem....

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