 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello Snowheads,
I saw bunny's recent thread on the above and have done a search. I'm going to be booking lessons within the next 2 weeks for my Feb 26th trip to Tignes.
If you saw my previos thread you'll know I'm a very early intermediate, happy on blues, have managed a few reds. I'm quite fit and keen to progress.
Did't want to latch on to the previous thread as I've done some research and hoped you could provide your thoughts on the following options. I've included what I see as the positives and negatives:
Evolution 2 - Great reviews, 180 Euros for 3 hrs x 5 days. 3 hour lessons, French, would the lessons be in English? 8 maximum in class. Seems best value.
New Generation - Great reviews again, 185 Euros for 2 hrs x 5 days. British, so in English, but lessons are short at 2 hours each. 8 maximum in class.
The Development Centre - Another ski school with excellent reviews. 3 hours x 3 days. Britsh again, 3 days lessons seems less good value, although 6 in class maximum.
So, what would you recommend and what's most important in terms of length of each lesson, number of lessons, whether British or not?
People refer to individual instructors, but I'm less keen on the expense of private lessons and I guess that's what I'd need to use them.
cheers!
Andy
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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 haven't read the other thread.
I think you would do fine with any TBH. But a few thoughts. Do you have other people to ski with. People that perhaps a little better and/or more experienced than you? Will these people be happy to wait around for you, to help you in your learning? I ask because if you do the shorter lessons or less days will not be detrimental IMO. But if you are going to be skiing on your own a lot outside of lessons you may aswell stick with the group environment.
If you are not happy asked to be moved. That goes for any ski lessons IMO. And good ski companies should be happy to address your concerns. This could be because of the instructor or the standard of others in the class (too high/too low). A good instructor should do this without asking but if not you are paying the money. Make sure you are happy.
I wouldn't necessarily rule out private lessons. The tuition would be intense and focused. You can get a lot out of a short time. But the other skier situation applies even more so.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Cheers Layne, I'll be going with 5 others, 2 much better than me (20 & 30 yrs experience) and the others similar-ish.
I've skied with the better guys a few times now (ie they've waited for me!) and a had one lesson at group lesson Cairgorm which I really enjoyed and a couple of brief ones at Hillend. Skiing with pals is the main part of the holiday for me, but I feel a series of lessons will bring me on.
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In that case I would probably opt for the 3 day option or do a private lesson. Either way it is crucial to get an instructor that has good English (not necessarily British though). A decade or so ago me and a mate took a one hour private lesson separately in Courcheval with ESF. My instructor spoke good English and made it clear the 3 or 4 things I needed to work on. It was great. My mate's instructor had poor English and he thought it was a waste of time. Although I've not done it since I liked the idea of a short intense coaching session which cuts to the chase.
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