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Your instructor, on the date you choose.

State-qualified instructors with a verified professional card, to help you progress at your level. The price is shown before you book.

An instructor leads the way on a sunny piste, with the student following in the turn.
Something more specific in mind?A group, a week-long stay, a lesser-known resort or dates still up in the air: tell us about your plans and we will suggest the right instructor.

Your details are only used to get back to you about your request. You can also write to us at bonjour@skirdv.com.

Progress

What you will work on.

Every lesson starts from your level on the N0 to N10 scale. From the first snowplough to powder, here are the main stages, and the technique your instructor will work on with you.

  1. An instructor in a red jacket guides three young children in a snowplough down a gentle slope.N0 – N3

    Discovery → Green runs

    First turns

    Putting skis on, gliding, stopping, then linking snowplough turns all the way to green runs.

    • Balance
    • Snowplough
    • Drag lift
  2. A skier in a white suit, skis parallel, on a groomed piste.N4 – N6

    Towards parallel → Red runs

    Towards parallel

    Skis come together: controlled side-slipping, parallel turns, speed control on blue then red runs.

    • Side-slipping
    • Parallel
    • Rhythm
  3. A skier leaning into a carved turn on a piste striped with tracks.N7 – N8

    All runs → Confident

    Carving and all runs

    Edging, angulation, carved turns and short turns: black runs and moguls become a playground.

    • Edging
    • Angulation
    • Moguls
  4. A skier draws her line down an untouched powder slope.N8 – N10

    Confident → Top level

    Off-piste

    Powder, changing snow, route choice and reading the terrain, with an instructor who knows the mountain.

    • Powder
    • Reading terrain
    • Safety

Indicative guidelines. Not sure of your level? The AI coach estimates it from a video.

A private lesson

How your lesson goes.

  1. 1.Your level, before the first turn

    When booking, you give each participant’s level on the N0 to N10 scale, and your goals. The instructor prepares the lesson accordingly.

  2. 2.A lesson just for you

    Alone or in a group, the instructor adapts the pace, terrain and drills to what you want to work on.

  3. 3.A review after the lesson

    The instructor records your level and what you worked on. It goes on your skier card and follows you from one season to the next.

AI coachBefore or after the lesson, get your skiing analysed on video.Your level, the one thing to work on and drills. It complements your instructor; it does not replace them.
SkiRDV app, profile: the skier card shows level N8 Confident, the number of coach analyses and the next lesson.

State-qualified and checked

Diploma, professional card and insurance checked by our team.

The price before you book

The lesson price and the service fee (5%) are shown before you send the request.

Bad weather?

Lesson cancelled for weather or closed lifts: nothing to pay.

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