British Ski and Snowboard School in Champoluc
Ski 2 - Run by Skiers, for Skiers
Our acclaimed Ski and Snowboard School in Champoluc (exclusive to Ski 2 clients) has been developed specifically for snowsports enthusiasts who are looking to enhance existing skills, as well as learning exciting new ones. The ski school is managed by Simon Brown, co-owner of Ski 2 and a resident in Italy for the winter months. Simon is a BASI Grade 1 Ski Teacher and has taught skiing around the world for over 25 years, the last 20 in his ‘adopted’ home, Italy.
Simon has been a member of the Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard magazine test team on several occasions and has helped test over 70 pairs of the latest Freeride and new skis, bringing his knowledge and expertise of the latest products bang up to date. The new ‘freeride’ sensation is here to stay and the Ski 2 Ski and Snowboard School will help clients experience a whole host of new sliding sensations this coming winter.
Ski Teachers
We employ British B.A.S.I (British Association of Ski Instructors) qualified ski teachers, some resident in Champoluc for the winter , supplemented by local English-speaking Italian ‘maestri’ (native to Champoluc and with unrivalled knowledge of this vast ski area ). Our instructors experience and enthusiasm for the sport, coupled with their ability to provide a safe, fun learning environment will ensure a fantastic learning experience for Ski 2 clients, whether novice recreational skiers or expert off-piste riders.
Whatever your age or ability, our friendly, patient and professional staff will help you ‘improve on the move’ – we believe skiing is best taught by doing it, rather than spending hours side-stepping up and down on the same piste.
Ski 2 Ski Courses
In Champoluc, we offer a wide range of ski and snowboard lesson options tailored to suit your exact needs. Whether you are looking for the ultimate learing experience with a one-to-one lesson with a private instructor, or would prefer to share your time on the piste with other skiers of a similar age and standard in one of our group lessons, we guarantee that our experienced, friendly instructors will help you make the most of your time in Champoluc.
Recreational
Especially tailored to suit the requirements of the novice to lower intermediate skier, clients will be introduced to the basic foundational skills of skiing. The long easier runs of Monterosa are perfect for an exciting and exhilarating introduction to the sport and by the 3rd or 4th day of the holiday most clients will be able to enjoy the long cruising run from Champoluc into the Gressoney Valley (and back of course!!). We use video twice weekly to capture those fun moments and evening appraisal sessions are available in hotels.
All Mountain Intermediate / Advanced
"How do I carve a turn on these new skis?" The million dollar question asked by 1000’s of skiers each season, especially those who have tried the new ‘carving skis’. When ‘carving’ a turn, all sideways movement of the ski (skidding) is eliminated. The ski glides forwards on the edge throughout the whole arc of the turn. Not an easy skill to perform, in fact, up until recently, a skill performed only by expert skiers and racers. Now, modern ski design and construction has radically changed this. The new carving or ‘shaped’ skis can now carve a turn at lower speeds and good intermediate skiers - with a little guidance from a ski teacher of course - are now able to perform a whole host of new sliding sensations and higher level skills. Our courses start with an introduction to the performance characteristics of the new skis followed by easy to understand explanations and demonstrations of the skills involved.
All Mountain Expert
The pistes of Monterosa cover perhaps only 30% of the skiable terrain. Wide plateaus, long powder fields, narrow gullies and scenic descents through the trees to small hamlets are all available to those skiers who have the skill to cope with all types of terrain and challenging snow conditions. Our courses start with an introduction to the most important aspect of all terrain skiing-mountain safety-a subject which is covered daily and is always our number one priority. As the week progresses so will the client’s confidence and ability to ski runs they had only dreamed of before. At our ski hire in Champoluc, all the latest skis are available to try on a daily basis-fat ones, short ones, fun carvers, freeride and new school. As part of the course we utilise this ‘new’ equipment to introduce the different skills necessary to cope with varied terrain. We demonstrate how to ski powder, cut through 'windpack' and 'crud' and how to cope with steep gullies and bumps.
Heli Skiing
To discover more about the heli skiing opportunities in the Monterosa, please click on the link to the left of the photo above.
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Ski 2 Lesson Prices for Winter 2009/2010
We offer a wide range of lesson options in Champoluc as detailed below. Please note that access to these lessons is exclusive to Ski 2 clients who must pre-book and pre-pay for their chosen option/s prior to departure please.
Please note that our group ski lessons all start on Monday. If you are arrving mid-week or for a short break, you would need to look at private ski lessons which we would be pleased to arrange for you.
Groups are usually no larger than 10 per instructor and pupils are allocated to groups according to age and ability.
Intermediate / Advanced Ski or Snowboard Group Lessons for Adults and Children
5 days x 3 hours a day - Monday to Friday inclusive - 1000-1300 hours.
Just £129 per person.
Beginner Group Lessons Ski or Snowboard for Adults and Children
5 days x 2 hours a day - Monday to Friday inclusive - 1000-1200 hours.
Just £105 per person.
Group Ski Lessons for Children of all Abilities on Selected Dates
6 days x 5 hours a day - Monday to Saturday inclusive - 1000-1500 hours.
Available on the following dates ...
Monday 21st December 2009, Monday 28th December 2009, Monday 15th February 2010 , Monday 29th March 2010 and Monday 5th April 2010.
Just £149 per person.
"Your children's ski school was fantastic - it really made my five year old's holiday - thanks!" ... Mrs B, April 2008
Private Ski or Snowboard Lessons (by the hour) for Adults and Children
Choose our ever popular 'private lessons' at a cost of from £37 per hour for the ultimate in 'one to one' learning. We strongly recommend this as the very best way of improving your skills, with an excellent instructor to pupil ratio and we understand that our prices for this service are among the most competitive in the Alps.
Private ski lessons booked by the hour can only taken between 0900 and 1000 hours or 1300 and 1600 hours , 7 days a week. If you wish to have private lessons between 1000 and 1300 hours, please see the next option shown below
1 person to 1 instructor - £37 per hour
2 people to 1 instructor - £42 per hour
3 people to 1 instructor - £47 per hour
4 people to 1 instructor - £52 per hour
5 people to 1 instructor - £57 per hour
Private Ski or Snowboard Lessons (booked as a block of 10 hours) for Adults and Children
Available only as a 10 hour package taken between 1000 and 1300 hours – you choose the times of your lessons and the number of hours a day up to 10 hours in total. Just £429 for up to 5 people per instructor. Additional hours, over and above the 10 hours, can be purchased at the hourly rate shown above.
Many of our small groups of families or friends will take a private instructor for maybe 3 hours a day and then split the 3 hour lesson between those in the group. In this way the instructor could spend say 90 minutes with the beginners in the group and then take the better skiers off for the rest of the lesson. This arrangement could be altered every day if required to suit snow conditions and group requirements. This facility works particularly well with family groups with children of mixed skiing ability, allowing maximum flexibility, whilst maintaining a very low instructor / pupil ratio. This makes for a great fun learning environment. Call Roger at the Ski 2 office on 01962 713330 to discuss how we can help arrange the perfect instruction package for you and your group.
We can also tailor-make an instruction package to suit your requirements. Whether you are looking for tuition in snowboarding, snow-blading, off-piste skiing, racing, heli-skiing, or just want to improve a particular aspect of your ski technique - call us to discuss how we can assist you achieve your skiing dreams!
Ski 2 Lesson Prices for Winter 2010/2011
We offer a wide range of lesson options in Champoluc as detailed below. Please note that access to these lessons is exclusive to Ski 2 clients who must pre-book and pre-pay for their chosen option/s prior to departure please.
Please note that our group ski lessons all start on Monday. If you are arriving mid-week or for a short break, you would need to look at private ski lessons which we would be pleased to arrange for you.
Groups are usually no larger than 10 per instructor and pupils are allocated to groups according to age and ability.
Intermediate / Advanced Ski or Snowboard Group Lessons for Adults and Children
5 days x 3 hours a day - Monday to Friday inclusive - 1000-1300 hours.
Just £TBC per person.
Beginner Group Lessons Ski or Snowboard for Adults and Children
5 days x 2 hours a day - Monday to Friday inclusive - 1000-1200 hours.
Just £TBC per person.
Group Ski Lessons for Children of all Abilities on Selected Dates
6 days x 5 hours a day - Monday to Saturday inclusive - 1000-1500 hours.
Available on the following dates ...
TBC
Just £TBC per person.
"Your children's ski school was fantastic - it really made my five year old's holiday - thanks!" ... Mrs B, April 2008
Private Ski or Snowboard Lessons (by the hour) for Adults and Children
Choose our ever popular 'private lessons' at a cost of from £TBC per hour for the ultimate in 'one to one' learning. We strongly recommend this as the very best way of improving your skills, with an excellent instructor to pupil ratio and we understand that our prices for this service are among the most competitive in the Alps.
Private ski lessons booked by the hour can only taken between 0900 and 1000 hours or 1300 and 1600 hours , 7 days a week. If you wish to have private lessons between 1000 and 1300 hours, please see the next option shown below
1 person to 1 instructor - £ per hour
2 people to 1 instructor - £ per hour
3 people to 1 instructor - £ per hour
4 people to 1 instructor - £ per hour
5 people to 1 instructor - £ per hour
Private Ski or Snowboard Lessons (booked as a block of 10 hours) for Adults and Children
Available only as a 10 hour package taken between 1000 and 1300 hours – you choose the times of your lessons and the number of hours a day up to 10 hours in total. Just £429 for up to 5 people per instructor. Additional hours, over and above the 10 hours, can be purchased at the hourly rate shown above.
Many of our small groups of families or friends will take a private instructor for maybe 3 hours a day and then split the 3 hour lesson between those in the group. In this way the instructor could spend say 90 minutes with the beginners in the group and then take the better skiers off for the rest of the lesson. This arrangement could be altered every day if required to suit snow conditions and group requirements. This facility works particularly well with family groups with children of mixed skiing ability, allowing maximum flexibility, whilst maintaining a very low instructor / pupil ratio. This makes for a great fun learning environment. Call Roger at the Ski 2 office on 01962 713330 to discuss how we can help arrange the perfect instruction package for you and your group.
We can also tailor-make an instruction package to suit your requirements. Whether you are looking for tuition in snowboarding, snow-blading, off-piste skiing, racing, heli-skiing, or just want to improve a particular aspect of your ski technique - call us to discuss how we can assist you achieve your skiing dreams!
Important information about group ski school .........
Our beginner group lessons are aimed at those that have no or little ski experience on snow and are unable to perform linked snowplough turns. This might include very apprehensive skiers who may have skied before but didn’t achieve as much as they would have hoped, or those that have skied on artificial ski slopes but never on snow. Those joining our group lessons for intermediates / advanced should be able to ski confidently on a blue run doing linked turns as a minimum. Although we offer the same lesson options for adults and children, we group each class according to age and skiing ability wherever possible. The definition of a ‘beginner’ or intermediate/advanced’ skier – as detailed above – is the same for adults and children. Please note that we reserve the right to determine the skiing standard of those booked in to our ski school and to allocate a class level accordingly. In the unlikely event that there isn’t an appropriate class available, we will refund monies paid in full, or allocate a mutually agreeable period of private lessons.
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"I had major surgery which involved a metal plate being bolted onto my spine at my neck to hold it together. I had to stay well away from skiing for a long time but was desperate to get back to it. My confidence was pretty shaky; what would happen to me if I fell? Through Ski 2 I arranged for lessons at Champoluc. My instructor, Jacqui, patiently and expertly worked on my technique so that I became a much more controlled and stable skier. Within 3 days I was happily sailing down black runs. I would recommend anyone at any level to check out Ski 2 and the tuition available. It makes the difference between gritted teeth and a huge smile."
Mr G. F.
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