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Hi
I’m usually very decisive over this, but am finding it tricky due to teenage son. We’re going to Ellmau for Scottish half term. Want to book lessons as our son 13 is a high standard intermediate and too good to ski with us. We’re going with crystal but they use the cheaper less recommended ski school ( although it’s not cheap to book and hire through them). There is a better sounding school but possibly less English speakers and teens - ideally our son would be in a class of like minded people.
Anyone been to Ellmau and indeed used the Crystal ski school that can help advise ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We went to Ellmau last year. I don't know which school Crystal uses, but we used this one: https://www.topskischule.com/
I know that instructors can vary from year to year, but the instructors my two children had were absolutely brilliant. Really great with the kids, and they both made loads of progress. My youngest still talks about his instructor a year later!
When I booked the lessons, I researched the schools and Top seemed to get better reviews. In fact I met the owner of the other ski school (Skischule Ellmau-Hartkaiser) when we first arrived, and he seemed to be trying to drum up business. As we didn't use them, I can't really comment, but I did see one instructor get annoyed with some beginners and her lack of patience made me think we made the right choice!
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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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Hi thanks for replying
Crystal use the Hartkaiser school- but I was thinking that they might get better English speaking instructors for the Crystal lessons.
Top ski school certainly does get better reviews though, argh just so indecisive. Son is 13 so I think having the right company in his class will be important to him.
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| rookiemater wrote: |
Hi thanks for replying
Crystal use the Hartkaiser school- but I was thinking that they might get better English speaking instructors for the Crystal lessons.
Top ski school certainly does get better reviews though, argh just so indecisive. Son is 13 so I think having the right company in his class will be important to him. |
I doubt Crystal get special privileges.....but they may have chosen that Ski School due to having a decent amount of English Speakers. If this wasn't the case, Crystal would be getting many complaints, which isn't good for their business.
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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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@rookiemater, I doubt very much that English will be an issue. Practically everyone who has finished school in Austria will speak reasonable English. Also Skiwelt is very popular with Dutch folk, they will almost certainly be the largest group of visitors and lessons for them will be in English (unless there are specific lessons organised by Dutch TOs). I would book whichever ski school takes your fancy. There will be no issue if you email all of them to ask what they offer they will answer in English.
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