 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi fellas
My wife would definitely benefit from some ski lessons whilst we're in Sainte Foy,
She would prefer an instructor who can speak Mandarin since she struggles with some of the termanology used by English-speaking instructors
Does anyone know of any instructors in the tarentaise area who offer lessons in Mandarin chinese?
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ahhbisto, there's a few gals here too 
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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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@ahhbisto, there's a few gals here too
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the statement was gender neutral i assure you!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks for your reply
I did email them but they said they wouldn't be able to find a mandarin instructor :/
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Try (bigger) Val d'Isere, up the hill.
Much deeper pool of instructors.
Or install a realtime voice-translator app, such as IVT, and take private 1-2-1 lessons with an English-speaking instructor.
Translator apps are now as good as a real human.
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It's looking like its going to be difficult to find
Val d'Isere isn't a bad shout, however we won't be driving or have access to a car so it might be difficult to reach
We'll probably end up just booking an English instructor
She's perfectly fluent its mainly just some jargon and termanology she struggles with
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@ahhbisto, welcome to SH's,
These guys say they have Chinese speaking instructors: https://www.supremeski.com/
Is this been a problem in lessons before - your post suggests that but just wanted to confirm as it surprises me.
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@Layne, that school not already tried above?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Looks to me that Supreme are now a subsidiary of MaisonSport who are an aggregator/booking system for independent instructors. A bit like Uber for ski instruction.
"We may be able to help" I suspect means "we might have a mate somewhere who speaks some chinese".
@ahhbisto, sounds like the problem is the "fit" with the instructor (as it were). A good teacher ought to be able to get round minor linguistic issues?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Maybe for the next trip -Wengen. Supreme Ski has ‘chinese’ speaking instructors although which Chinese language isn't clear.
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| Looks to me that Supreme are now a subsidiary of MaisonSport who are an aggregator/booking system for independent instructors. A bit like Uber for ski instruction. |
Try MaisonSport direct then or SkiBro. SkiBro have a language filter (nothing in Mandarin for Xmas week in VdI though)
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You know it makes sense.
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Although I'm not sure where the complication lies in,
follow me
bend ze kneez
50 euros pleez
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Not much use for Ste Foy but for reference Courchevel village ESF has a native Chinese lady, full French qualified: Liu Yang
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Poster: A snowHead
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Find a good teacher. Not someone who can do the SkiTest in X seconds but someone who can communicate ideas effectively using few or simple words (wondering specifically about instructors for young children or deaf), and effectively means she fully understands. Explain the need to avoid jargon to the school.
I’m guessing the problem is 50% in her head.
Other thing, does she admit when she doesn’t understand? Many don’t (politeness, embarrassment). My skydiving instructor said his worst experience was when a German nodded enthusiastically through his training, then totally screwed up in the air; he hadn’t admitted that he didn’t understand, with potentially fatal consequences.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| under a new name wrote: |
| Looks to me that Supreme are now a subsidiary of MaisonSport who are an aggregator/booking system for independent instructors. A bit like Uber for ski instruction. |
Maison sport and Supreme are both owned by the same people. I know someone that works for the family in a year round position, who also runs one of the supreme ski schools.
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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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@swskier, and your point is?
I note that Supreme suggest they have a "school" in Chamonix? I realise it's a new addition but I've not heard or seen anything of them?
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@under a new name, wasn't making a point, was just confirming the link between the two companies that's all.
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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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Although I'm not sure where the complication lies in,
follow me
bend ze kneez
50 euros pleez
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Finding an instructor that will do the first two for the third?
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@swskier, ah, I looked at the MS site and it's quite clear. To be fair, the 3 Brit owners look totally legit and dead keen on a good customer experience.
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| @swskier, ah, I looked at the MS site and it's quite clear. To be fair, the 3 Brit owners look totally legit and dead keen on a good customer experience. |
The guy I know that works with them shared a flat in London with them many moons back, which is how he's involved in it. Certainly the person I know is probably one of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet, plus a fully trained instructor and also a trainer and examiner. I like the Maison Sport model, it's something i'm hoping/planning to use in the future.
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@swskier, lots of instructors dropping them due to fee model and lack of bookings, apparently
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Find a good teacher. Not someone who can do the SkiTest in X seconds but someone who can communicate ideas effectively using few or simple words (wondering specifically about instructors for young children or deaf), and effectively means she fully understands. Explain the need to avoid jargon to the school.
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Other thing, does she admit when she doesn’t understand? Many don’t (politeness, embarrassment). |
That too.
For levels beyond beginner, it’s often necessary to “communicate” some technical aspect of skiing (“edge”, balance, and various body parts). A good instructor should be able to explain those concepts without using jargons.
I’m assuming a private lesson is a given.
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We'll probably end up just booking an English instructor
She's perfectly fluent its mainly just some jargon and termanology she struggles with |
Perhaps ask a “native” English speaker? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks for the replies guys
I've emailed multiple companies to no avail
I think we'll end up booking the lessons with ESF with an English speaking instructor
She'll be fine it is mostly just in her head
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