Ski Clinics

"Performance Snowsports Coaching"

They are providing an exciting new range of ski & snowboard clinics for 2011-2012. Clinics are significantly different to standard snowsports school group lessons - they are mostly focused on achieving specific skills and abilities rather than general technique improvement, and take place in small groups of 3-6 people with their top snow sports coaches.

For intermediate through to advanced skiers, this clinic provides the perfect preparation to start your ski season.

It's designed to allow you to restore and hone your existing skills and get you fully prepared ahead of an excellent season. It provides you with the knowledge of how to strengthen your physique before your ski holidays and teaches proper techniques for avoiding injury during the season. You'll learn many specific exercises for building and strengthening the muscles used in skiing/snowboarding.

It's a 6-day clinic with 4 hours per day on-snow coaching plus 1 hour/day supplementary exercises.

Included in the price

• Ski/snowboard and fitness coaches for 6 days
• Courses last six days - starting on Sundays
• Groups of 3 to 6 people
• Gym Use

Optional extras

• Equipment Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments

Who's it suitable for?

This course is for intermediate to advanced skiers/snowboarders.

Goals

Be on top form to hit the slopes at your maximum potential.

Typical day

8:30 am - Meet at the resort
9:00am - Head out to the lifts and begin your on-hill ski training
1:00pm - Lunch, then free ski time
2:30pm - Cool down and wrap up
3:00pm - Off-piste fitness
4:30pm - Drink and chat time
6:30pm - Dinner

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 792

For complete beginners who'd like to kick start their passion for skiing or snowboarding in the most effective way.

This clinic provides a top quality framework and structure to allow you to grasp the basics quickly and safely, and progress rapidly.

It's a 6 day clinic consisting of 6 hours per day on-piste coaching plus video analysis.

A good level of fitness is required if you are to obtain maximum benefit from this clinic.

Included in the week

• A personal ski/snowboard coach for 6 days
• Courses last six days - starting on Sundays
• Groups of 3 to 6 people

Optional extras

• Equipment Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur 
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments
• Gym use

Who's it suitable for?

This course is for complete (and nearly complete) beginngers with high energy levels.

Goals

Learn the basics quickly and safely
Learn to do parallel turns (skiers)
Basic turn (snowboarders)
Introduction to carving
Tackle the red runs

Typical day

8:30 am - Meet at the resort
9:00am - Head out to the lifts and begin your on-piste training
1:00pm - Lunch break
2:30pm - Second part of the slope-based ski training
4:30pm - Video analysis
5:30pm - Drink & chat
6:30pm - Dinner

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 792

So you've always wanted to ski or board, and you'd like a really effective way of starting without going over the top. Then this is the clinic for you!

We provide a top quality framework and structure that allow you to grasp the basics safely and make good progress.

It's a 6 day clinic consisting of 5 half-days and one full day of coaching, supplemented with personal practice either individually or in groups during non-coaching time.

A reasonable level of fitness is required if you are to obtain maximum benefit from this clinic.

Included in the week

• 5 half-days and one full day of coaching
• Courses last six days - starting on Sundays
• Groups of 5-10 people per skiing class; 5-8 per snowboarding class

Optional extras

• Equipment Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments
• Gym use

Who's it suitable for?

This course is for complete beginners.

Goals

Learn the basics quickly and safely
Learn to do snow plough turns with confidence
First turn ont he board
Introduction to parallel turns
Introduction to basic turns
Tackle the blue runs competently

Typical day

8:30am - Meet at the resort
9:00am - Meet on the slope/ start of lesson
12pm - End of lesson
Free afternoon (except on full day)
5:30pm - Drink & chat
6:30pm - Dinner

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 225

For physically fit intermediate through to advanced skiers, this clinic is a full 6 days of intensive on-snow training, video analysis and personal coaching.

You'll ski tons of bumps on the famous Mont-Fort & Col des Gentianes, the Chassoure/Tortin, and the Plan De Fou itineraries, plus bumps next to many of the red and black pistes across the 4 vallees.

You'll learn how to achieve and maintain better balance, speed control techniques, and tactics that make skiing moguls easier and even more fun.

Included in the price

• A personal ski coach for 6 days
• Course last 6 days - starting on Sunday
• Groups of 3 to 6 people

Optional extras

• Equipment Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments
• Gym use

Who's it suitable for?

This course is for intermediate to advanced skiers.

Goals

To be able to ski moguls and steep slopes with confidence and good technique

Typical day

8:30am - Meet at the resort
9:00am - Head out to the lift and begin your on-hill ski training
1:00pm - Lunch
2:30pm - Continue training
4:30pm - Video analysis
5:30pm - Drink & chat
6:30pm - Dinner

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 792

For advanced and expert skiers/snowboarders only, this clinic offers you the opportunity to spend 6 full days in the mountains with a professional UIAGM/IFMGA Swiss Mountain Guide.

Each day consists of a separate tour, and the clinic includes avalanche awareness training, snow profiling and transceiver use, map reading and group leading.

Included in the price

• A UIAGM/IFMGA Mountain Guide for 6 days
• Courses last 6 days - starting on Sundays
• Groups of 3 to 6 people

Optional extras

• Equipment Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments
• Gym use
• Night in mountain hut

Who's it suitable for?

This course is for advanced and expert skiers/snowboarders

Goals

Training and experience of ski touring
Basic knowledge of how to behave in an avalanche
Ski Patrol course content information for Switzerland and England
SKi/Snowboard guide course content information UIAGM/IFMGA
For BASI Instructors only: to achieve 5 of tthe 6 tours necessary to complete the EMS log book
(BASI European Mountain Safety/BASI Level 4 exams)

Typical day

8:30am - Meet at the resort
9:00am - Start your day on the hill
4:00pm - Return to the resort
5:00pm - Analysis and feedback from the day, theory and planning for the following day
6:00pm - Drink & chat
6:30pm - Dinner

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 1200

For some years now a wave of creativity has engulfed the ski/snowoboarding manufacturing industry, resulting in a wide variety of different shapes of ski/snowboard and innovative technologies. It's great news, but it makes it tricky to choose the equipment that's best for you.

This 6 day clinic provides you with expert assistance as well as feedback from our ski/snowboard technicians as you try out different skis/snowboards every day (or even every half-day if you want). By the end of the week you'll have had every opportunity to identify the skis/snowboards that you find the best, and also to have tried out a variety of skis/snowboards in differing terrain and conditions.

Included in the price

• VIP ski/snowboard test rental for 6 days
• Technical advice for choosing skis/snowboards
• Please note that instruction is not included

Optional extras

• Boots Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments
• Gym use
• Ski coach/guide

Who's it suitable for?

This clinic is for intermediate to advanced skiers/snowboarders

Goals

Try many of the different skis/snowboards on the market and choose your favourite(s)

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 190

For some years now a wave of creativity has engulfed the ski manufacturing industry, resulting in a wide variety of different shapes of ski and innovative technologies. It's great news, but it makes it tricky to choose the equipment that's best for you. The new range of skis include many that are specially designed for female skiers.

This 6 day clinic provides you with expert assistance as well as feedback from our ski technicians as you try out different skis every day (or even every half-day if you want). By the end of the week you'll have had every opportunity to identify the skis that you find the best, and also to have tried out a variety of skis in differing terrain and conditions.

Included in the price

• VIP ski test rental for 6 days
• Technical advice for choosing skis
• Please note that instruction is not included

Optional extras

• Boots Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments
• Gym use
• Ski coach/guide

Who's it suitable for?

This clinic is for intermediate to advanced female skiers

Goals

Try many of the different skis/snowboards on the market and choose your favourite(s)

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 190

This clinic provides the necessary progression to get you off that intermediate or advanced plateau and able to ski the entire mountain well, whatever the conditions: steeps, powder, bumps, hard packed snow, trees, and couloirs.

If you are an advanced skier or even an intermediate looking for real adventure, this is your chance to truly improve your skiing!

Included in the price

• A personal ski coach for 4 days and a mountain guide UIAGM/IFMGA for 2 days
• Course last 6 days - starting on Sundays
• Groups of 3 to 6 people

Optional extras

• Equipment Rental at special discount
• Lift Pass
• Hôtel Le Déserteur
• Evening Dinner
• Massage and Beauty Treatments
• Gym use

Who's it suitable for?

Good skiers/snowboarders

Goals

Understand how to ski/snowboard in all snow conditions
Improve your off-piste technique
Introduction to off-piste safety (transceiver use, preparation for a day off-piste, equipment knowlege)

To book call; 00 41 (0) 27 288 2455

Or send us a booking enquiry

6 Day Clinic Price: CHF 978