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I am staying in plan peisey from Feb 3rd for one week and am looking to convert to the darkside as i want to be a cool snowboarder (im really just a rubbish skiier). I was after some advice with what lessons to have and and school anyone can recomend and any idea about how much this will cost.

Hope you can help
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When we went to la Plagne the other week we had a 1.5hr lesson to get us started and between three of us it cost €45, which was brilliant - I never thought a lesson would be a tenner each!

I think Les Arcs has ESF instructors (the same as La Plagne) and the guy we had (called Manou) was really good, although he had this mad french/Italian accent that cracked us up Very Happy . If you're going with a tour operator like Crystal or Neilson then I'm sure the rep will help you book when you have your breifing on the coach.

You do feel cool when you're snowboarding (that was my first time), although falling on your back bottom or bailing it into a load of powder kind of leaves you looking a bit daft at times!!! snowHead
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Specialman-can I please ask how you booked your snowboarding lessons in La Plagne? It seems like a really good price. Did you book before-hand or when you got there?

Thanks
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to stay cool always fall up the mountain rather than flying down the mountain wink
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beachlou,

I did it through the Crystal rep at the apartment. We just asked for a private lesson for the three of us and the rep made a call and said it was €45. I don't think that changes if you have more people, it just means less time with the instructor for each person. That said, he was pretty good and got us on the right track.
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Specialman, thanks for that. We're not going with a travel agent, but have been looking online and have found some good prices.
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La Plagne was literally crammed with instructors. I think you can sort lessons through the hire shops for roughly the same money

If you've never done it before then I'd definitely recommend having a lesson or two - I spent all morning on the first day falling on my back bottom but after a lesson at dinner time, I was whizzing down blue runs for the rest of the week... albeit it falling all over the shop but still whizzing!!! Very Happy Very Happy
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