Private lesson

A comprehensive half day

345 chf

375 chf in peak weeks · price per lesson, not per person

Long enough to cover everything you want to work on, get real feedback on it, and still see a decent spread of Verbier's terrain. The most popular lesson for people who want tuition and a holiday in the same week.

Who books it

Anyone who wants their afternoons — or mornings — to themselves
Skiers with one or two specific things to sort out
Families with younger children, where a full day is too much
People testing us out before booking more

How it works

Mornings usually start between 9 and 9.30, afternoons between 1 and 1.30. We are flexible — if a different time works better for you, ask.

Families

Three hours suits small children well: enough to make progress, short enough to finish while they are still enjoying it. Tell us ages and levels when you enquire.

What is included

Your instructor. Lift passes, equipment hire and lunch are not included — we will point you at the right pass, and you get 10% off rental at Mountain Air.

Not sure what level you are?

Nobody fits neatly into a box, and you do not need to get this right — your instructor will work you out in the first ten minutes. It is just a starting point.

First timeYou have never skied, or tried it once.BeginnerA few hours on a nursery slope or a snow dome. You can stop in a snowplough and turn, more or less.Low intermediateAbout a week's skiing. You can get down a blue run in control, still snowploughing, using your turns to manage your speed.IntermediateA couple of weeks in. You are heading onto steeper runs and starting to bring your skis parallel at the end of each turn. The snowplough is fading.High intermediateComfortable on steeper terrain, controlling speed with parallel turns rather than a plough. You are starting to feel the ski grip and work underneath you, and venturing off the edges of the piste.AdvancedYou understand what the shape of the ski does and can carve through most of a turn when you want to. You can vary your turn shape, hold an edge on hard snow, and you are exploring bumps and off-piste.ExpertSteep terrain and off-piste are where you go for a challenge. You know your safety equipment, you read the avalanche bulletin, and you ski with your own style rather than someone else's.