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Hi I am after some recommendations for a ski instructor for my daughter who is 8 and lives with Down syndrome. I am interested in probably the larger french resorts 3 valleys, val d isere, Morzine, Avoriaz. She had a great instructor a few years ago at Val d isere, Phillippe but I think he has retired. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| turbotortoise wrote: |
| Hi I am after some recommendations for a ski instructor for my daughter who is 8 and lives with Down syndrome. I am interested in probably the larger french resorts 3 valleys, val d isere, Morzine, Avoriaz. She had a great instructor a few years ago at Val d isere, Phillippe but I think he has retired. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
Phillippe retired - if he has then must be for this coming season as he has been around last Winter. If you go to the larger French resorts then Oxygene generally (e.g. La Plagne) are a good adaptive centre for instruction! I can also recommend Woodie here in Val d'Isere at Progression as I believe he works quite a lot with people with Downs... could be wrong though. Whilst I have done my adaptive teaching qualifications and teach in Val d'Isere I dont have experience working with Downs pupils personally.
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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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BTW turbotortoise welcome to SH's
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Thanks Steve Angus for the quick reply. I could well be wrong and Phillippe is still going strong. He was terrific with our daughter a few years ago. Thanks for the tip about Oxygene and Progression. I am thinking of somewhere other than Val d'Isere but its such a great place its hard to say no.
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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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@turbotortoise, give New Generation in the 3 valleys a try.
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@radar thanks for the tip !
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| turbotortoise wrote: |
| Hi I am after some recommendations for a ski instructor for my daughter who is 8 and lives with Down syndrome. I am interested in probably the larger french resorts 3 valleys, val d isere, Morzine, Avoriaz. She had a great instructor a few years ago at Val d isere, Phillippe but I think he has retired. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
Try with this one:
eSF
BLANQUART Lilian
moniteur de ski et de snowboard
ski and snowboard instructor
(+33) 7 61 85 23 08
lilian.blanquart@hotmail.fr
We have a daughter also Down Syndrome. Quite good skier and we have our instructors in Spain. However, not sure to take her to Tignes. I met him in a gondola during the 2023 PSB. I asked him if he knew about instructors for Down Syndrome’s and ge told me ge is certified for ski instruction to physically and mental disabled persons.
I hope it helps.
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| agustin wrote: |
| turbotortoise wrote: |
| Hi I am after some recommendations for a ski instructor for my daughter who is 8 and lives with Down syndrome. I am interested in probably the larger french resorts 3 valleys, val d isere, Morzine, Avoriaz. She had a great instructor a few years ago at Val d isere, Phillippe but I think he has retired. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! |
Try with this one:
eSF
BLANQUART Lilian
moniteur de ski et de snowboard
ski and snowboard instructor
(+33) 7 61 85 23 08
lilian.blanquart@hotmail.fr
We have a daughter also Down Syndrome. Quite good skier and we have our instructors in Spain. However, not sure to take her to Tignes. I met him in a gondola during the 2023 PSB. I asked him if he knew about instructors for Down Syndrome’s and he told me he is certified for ski instruction to physically and mental disabled persons.
I hope it helps. |
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Thanks @agustin for the reply. That is really useful. We have ended up booking skiing at Meribel. And have found an instructor with New Generation who has experience with kids with Down syndrome. So I will give that a go. But I will also keep your contact Lilian Blanquart in my list as a back up. Thanks again!
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| turbotortoise wrote: |
| Thanks @agustin for the reply. That is really useful. We have ended up booking skiing at Meribel. And have found an instructor with New Generation who has experience with kids with Down syndrome. So I will give that a go. But I will also keep your contact Lilian Blanquart in my list as a back up. Thanks again! |
Send me here or in private the contact details of your instructor. It is always worth having some of them in the agenda
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