 Poster: A snowHead
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The wife and I are heading over to Kitzbuhel at the end of January and are considering getting a morning of personal tuition. We've both been skiing for quite a few years and consider ourselves to be decent intermediates and can ski down most reds and make our way down easier blacks. The problem is that with learning to ski in Scotland I feel that I ski with a technique more suited to not falling on ice and rocks rather than actually skiing the snow like I feel I should (and like I see other skiers doing). We also don't think we've really been progressing for the last few years which is why we're considering the personal tuition.
Does this sound like a good idea? Can anyone recommend a ski instructor/school in Kitzbuhel? Would we be better to book it ourselves or through our tour rep (we're traveling with Crystal)? How much should we expect to pay?
Thanks,
Ian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Thanks for those links I'll send the emails after work today. Is there anything I should ask them in the email to try and gauge who would be best?
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| IanS wrote: |
| Thanks for those links I'll send the emails after work today. Is there anything I should ask them in the email to try and gauge who would be best? |
Maybe ask to see if they have a Native English speaker, how much they charge for two people per hour and what level of ski instructor they would provide.
Just found this ..... a couple of instructors are in Kitzbuhel
http://www.snowsportinstructors.co.uk/search/search.asp?keyword=austria&submit=Search
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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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IanS, beware of the Red Devils ski school. Tuition variable, to say the least. I went with Crystal (never again) and certainly last year, this was the school that they sent their clients to. They do have some British instructors though. They seem to be more enthusiastic that the locals, who I unfortunately found to be taciturn and uninterested in their job. Or perhaps I was just unlucky. Also, watch out if you're going on the big race weekend - lots of very drunk Austrians, particularly if the weather is bad and the racing can't go ahead!! Have a great trip 
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samharris, thanks for the advice. I'd seen similar comments about the Red Devils elsewhere so I was hoping for some comments on the alternatives. They also seem quite expensive.
I'm actually going the week after the big race, though it is something I'd like to do sometime. I'm sure the atmosphere would be great, plus I'd obviously have to get drunk myself so that the drunk Austrians didn't irritate me too much 
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There are probably a lot of Germans there during the races too.
Drunk Austrians are similar to drunk Glaswegians or Mancunians but without all the fighting 
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Just back from spending Christmas in Kitzbuhel. AFAIK, all the various Kitzbuhel ski schools have now all merged under the Red Devils banner - totalling 350 instructors! Don't know if there's any independents left.
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IanS, Try this web site www.blacksheepski.com British guy just started his own school. My daughter had a 2 hour lesson and she was so much better after it.
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Good fun though..
