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Les Menuires info
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Dear all

I'm currently in the process of organising a trip to Les Menuires, and a couple of our group could do with a couple of mornings' private lessons at the start of the week to help them find their feet.
The only ski school I can find for Les Menuires is ESF-does anyone know if they are any good for private lessons, or know of any other ski schools which run out of the resort?

Also, I'm taking the clan which includes two ankle-biters-22 and 7 months, so any opinions on the Croisette creche would be very useful. I've been trying to find a private nanny service, but again, had no luck. They all seem to serve Meribel or Courchevel but not the Val T or Les Men. Any offers?

Finally-sorry for all the questions-we're staying in the Pierre Blanche; has anyone stayed there before?

Any information much apprecated!

Cheers everyone.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Hi,
I've just booked some private lessons with this crowd www.skischool-lesmenuires.com. it's EUR170 for a 3-hour morning lessons and since there's 6 beginners in our group i figured that paying a bit more for private lessons will avoid the possibility of being held back by strangers in group lessons. I don't know what they're like though. From the website they seem to be 4 or 5 ski instructors and when I rang to book i was talking to one of them alright which seemed to indicate they have their own business. But when my payment went through on my card it mentioned esf and now looking at their website (in the "Legal Mentions" section) it says that the website is published by the local association 'ESF Les Menuires' ski instructors. So needless to say i'm a bit confused. They're obviously associated with ESF in some way but I've no idea how.
I don't know about any other ski school, sorry, Hope this helps! Confused
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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?

have u tried that company, magic in motion? can't remember if they serve les menuires area but i've seen them around the st martin region... am very familiar with les menuires/meribel/val thorens/st martin/courchevel ski area as i've been going there for 10 of out my 18 years i have been skiing!

half of my family that came skiing had private lessons with ESF and were fine..its all about the instructor u get though...some of them just stand around speaking all the time and dont do jack all practical wise...so beware of that. my mum was in agroup lesson and loved it. so would recommend it i think.

anyway hope that helps sorry its not much :S
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Hi again
Thanks for your comments, but I've gone ahead and booked. ESF for group lessons for 4 (teachers' children going for the first time). Booked a few hours' private lessons for Prosneige for three pupils to get them up to speed after a couple of years off. Prosneige also do groups and would have used them if they could have offered lunchtime supervision for the staff children, but could only get this option from ESF.
Lynn-I did plenty of Google searches for 'ski school Les Menuires' so not sure why it didn't return with that particular website!!
After much searching, they were the only two ski schools I could find for Les Menuires!
Also decided to leave the wife and kids at home-she's got a dodgy knee and it wouldn't be much fun carting the nippers around and being packed into a hotel room between us. It's a pity that I still have to go but work can be tough sometimes... Toofy Grin

For info, there are no nanny agencies which cover Les Menuires, but the Tourist Office holds a list of nannies and babysitters who work privately-with their details (qualifications, experience, language skills etc). The Croisette club has also won awards in the past for its childcare.

Cheers
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Personally I had one of my worst ever ESF experiences in Les Menuire.. but perhaps I was unlucky..but being taken off-piste through trees at 4:30pm on day one with a group of mainly done one weeks, was pretty 'ucking stupid (IMHO!)
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