 Poster: A snowHead
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Does any have any thoughts on or specific experience of (good or bad) the ESF and Evolution 2 ski schools?
We're off to La Rosiere next Easter and are looking to put two seven year olds into private lessons for the week.
I've looked at the schools' web sites with private lessons in mind and can't see anything to differentiate them.
As ever, your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
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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IANL100, why do you want private lessons, surely part of the enjoyment for kids is mixing with others and making new friends. As far as I'm concerned there's nothing to choose between the ESF or Evo2 in La Rosiere, none of our guests have ever had problems with either. You could find that at peak times if you've booked with Evo2 they will use ESF instructors as the ESF have a much larger brigade. The other point to note is that Evo 2 are exclusively used by Ski Espirit, La Rosiere is Ski Espirit's busiest resort, so you may not be able to get a booking with them. You could find that Les Galopins is a good choice, they are linked to the ESF but will look after kids all day, take them to their lessons and give them lunch.
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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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IANL100, In my experience both schools have been excellent, with ESF slightly cheaper. Depending on which week you are going may well effect the timings of the private lessons. w/c 23rd March is not a French holiday but the 3 following are. Both schools respond well to phone calls. I would talk to both once the season starts. ESF La Rosiere are a not what you would imagine at all. A quality outfit.
We have used David at Evo2 for the kids for 2 full weeks. He was excellent, but does like kids that want to learn.
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why do you want private lessons, surely part of the enjoyment for kids is mixing with others and making new friends.
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We've tried both group and private lessons in the past and have seen that the smaller the group the more progress they make.
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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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IANL100, I believe that Evo 2 have a guarantee of a maximum number in ski school of 8.
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Both schools respond well to phone calls. I would talk to both once the season starts.
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Thanks Frosty.
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Depending on which week you are going may well effect the timings of the private lessons.
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Are you able to elaborate on that?
Do you happen to know if there's any point in speaking to them before the season starts - or are they only really interested come the winter?
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IANL100, They sometimes change timings during French School holidays
I suspect that the offices are barely staffed during the off season.
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IANL100, I don't have a great deal of experience with kids but my neices (8 & 10) made a lot more progress with private lessons (Champoluc, Easter) than they would have done in a class. And we could guarantee a good English speaker that we knew and who gave proper feedback at the end of the day.
The timing thing referred to by FTS - I have seen in Morzine and Chamonix. Becuase of demand ESF reduce the length of group lessons and restrict when they will do English speaking classes, private lessons etc. As an example, I have seen (Morzine) where the only private lessons available were 8.30-9.30 - i.e. before regular ski school. (All the other slots had been booked up already).
I would also second that while I know little about La Rosiere (except of course that it's the best ski resort in the world  ...) but I don't think there's anyone manning the ESF here (Chamonix). So I would imagine this is pretty standard everywhere.
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