A parent cannot relax until they are sure that their children are enjoying their skiing and being looked after well. There is nothing more pleasing than the excited glow of your kids fresh from the piste. In partnership with Oxygene, the award winning ski school, we introduce our own kid’s ski school in Val d’Isère for the first time. The two key ingredients to guarantee your piece of mind: charming and gregarious English speaking instructors and class sizes no bigger than six.

An undisputed giant among ski resorts, Val d’Isère is still reassuringly beginner-friendly, with extensive nursery slopes at village level. Our ski school will offer specially designed classes for 3 and 4 year old beginner skiers (09h00 – 10h30, max 3 per class), and then 3 further groups for 5 -12 year olds graded according to ability and with a maximum of 6 per class. These classes run from 09h00 – 12h00 Monday to Friday. Classes will be available for all departure dates except 11, 18 & 25 Jan, 01 Feb, 01, 08 & 15 Mar, and are also open to guests of our sister company Snowline.  

Don’t forget that if you have booked our nanny service your children can be collected after their lessons and cared for in the afternoons, leaving you free to enjoy a full day on the mountain.

Mini Eskimos (3-4 years)
The Mini Eskimos class is designed specifically for 3 and 4 year old beginner skiers. Classes are fun and entertaining. Children will learn to move around comfortably on skis and learn to use the button lift. This class will run from 09h00 to 10h30 with a maximum of three children per class. The classes will be run on the nursery slopes at village level. A lift pass is not required for this class.

Eskimos level 1 (5-12 years)
The Eskimos level 1 class is designed for absolute beginners. Children will start learning on the flat nursery slopes and progress towards the button-lift on the second day. Towards the end of the week they will progress to using the chairlift. Children will learn to move around comfortably on skis and practice simple turns in the snowplough position. A lift pass is not required for this class.

Eskimos level 2 (5-12 years)
The Eskimos level 2 class is designed for children who have already skied for one or two weeks. Children booking this class should already be comfortable with the snowplough, should be able to make turns on easy green runs and should be able to stop. This course aims to give children more confidence and control on the slopes. A lift pass is not required for this class.

Eskimos level 3 (5-12 years)
The Eskimos level 3 class is designed for children who have already skied for one to three weeks. Children taking this class will be confident on green runs and will be ready to progress to blue runs. During the week children will progress to blue runs and learn to parallel ski.