HELP...Morzine...ski school/private? Anyone used Piou Piou Club?

A snowHead

Hello all!

Going to Morzine on April 3rd, quite a big group, including 2x5 year olds and 3x7 year olds. One of the 5 yrs and one of the 7 yrs are my kids and they have had some previous private instruction and are happy skiers, but the other kids are all new to it!

I need to make a decision and book some ski instruction but keep umming and aahing!! Has anyone used the esf Piou Piou club? It appeals that we can drop the kids off there and they get their lesson then we can pick them up at midday HOWEVER have had some troubles with ESF in the past (not in Morzine though) and I am concerned they will be in large group and not learn much. It also happens to be 50 metres from our chalet so rather handy.

The other option is that we book some private tuition but then we have the problem of do the 5 year olds need an adult with them (what happens with toilet etc!) and also their instruction would be for, say, 1.5 hours - even if one of adults doesn't need to stay then it limits the time we can have our own tuition. If I have to stay with them (the other adults apart from me and hubby are beginners!) then I will miss out on a time for me to get some tuition with hubby, although we could always do it later in day when the other adults have finished their beginner groups and can look after the kids?

Any advice, anyone used Piou Piou? I tried to contact BASS Morzine for advice but they have some communication problems, an enquiry gets treated as a booking request then they send reminders about payment...it put me off them!

I do think that a bit of private tuition has more value than a week of classes with 12 kids in them....

A snowHead

Have not been to Morzine with the kids but not a great fan of ESF but have put my 3 kids through ski school in France Italy and Austria for their first 2 weeks skiing - thereafter ski with us. I personally think that one day private will give them a wee bit more than 1 week in ski school - usually works out same. I would try to pursue the BASS thing though as if you do put them in ski school, I have found that our kids are the only English speaking kids and therefore left behind in terms of clear instruction

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

shmaggle, I have come across other people who have trouble booking with BASS, going through all the business with the enquiry form etc. Will pm you an e mail address that we have for them as that might help.

Friends of our had their grandchildren staying at Christmas and used BASS for them 5 and about 7 years old I think - and they got on very well and preferred it to Piou Piou used previously.

Help!!

HELP...Morzine...ski school/private? Anyone used Piou Piou Club?

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