 Poster: A snowHead
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I am going to Mayrhofen for 2 weeks in march, staying in Lannersbach, and was looking for a recommendation for a good instructor for private lessons.
I am just back from a week in Zermatt where I had a 2.5hr private lesson along with my boyfriend. I enjoyed the lesson but the Instructor didn't get us to do any drills and wasn't that critical of my skiing. This was my 7th week skiing and my 4th year and I suppose by now I can get down most things but I really struggle where its really icy or narrow and steep. I said this to the instructor and she said so does everyone and that this will just come with more time on snow, she talked about braquage and demonstrated this but said it is quite an advanced thing. I have read the "getting the most from you instructor thread" and did most of the things suggested in there. I told her to tell me everything I was doing wrong as I didn't want to pick up bad habits and asked a lot of questions.
Do you think it is too hard for an instructor to teach 2 people of different abilities ( as my boyfriend and I are) and its best to just pay the extra to have the instructor all to yourself?
Private lessons are quite expensive and I don't really want to pay £90 to follow the instructor around for 2 hours being told I'm skiing well when I'm not so would really value a recommendation for a really tough instructor
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm working just down the Valley at Finkenberg with Skischule Sunny. Don't know what my schedule is like but you're welcome to contact me through the ski school. If I'm not available, I'm sure there is someone who can help.
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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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Lynseyf,
We will be out there from the 15th March for a week. The SMT and Everest Ski Schools are both pretty good in the village. SMT in particular are very good for one on one classe. Happy skiing
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Thanks for the replies, will have at look online at these schools 
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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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If you're as competent as I gather from your post, I wouldn't pull any punches. You don't sound as though you're looking for the standard tourist package.
Incidentally, I'm British and trained by both BASI and Austrian coaches.
Braquage is an excellent drill, but only a small piece of the puzzle.
Also, alpinecoaching.co.uk may be a site of great interest for any future excursions. Highly recommended.
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I wouldn't say I'm that competent, just more aware how much it would take for me to get there. I don't want to get stuck in the rut of being able to get about when conditions are good but losing all control when it all goes bad or I'm outside my comfort zone.
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