Snow Skills

How do you ask for a private ski lesson or private snowboard lesson? You want to get the most bang for your buck, right? Take these tips into consideration.

• Accurately describe your current skiing style. It is obvious you would like to improve on your current skills, but it is important to describe what type of terrain you are currently skiing on. This may seem obvious but I once had a customer who told me they wanted to get better in the half-pipe…. I made this mistake of pairing the customer with our most advanced halfpipe coach and later found out the customer had never been in the pipe before.
• Describe not only your skiing style, but also your skiing and personal attitude. Are you cruiser, an aggressive skier? Are you an analytical person by nature? These are all important factors in getting paired with the correct instructor.
• Indicate a willingness to be flexible with your schedule to be matched with the best instructor. Top coaches and instructors are often booked weeks and months in advance. If you walk up to the ski school desk at 9:40 am looking for a lesson at 10:00 am you will not likely be getting an A-list instructor. Book in advance and try to be flexible with your schedule
• Did you put your kids into group lessons? Ask their instructor for a recommendation. Of course, be wary if they recommend themselves (although they might be great) but having someone on the inside throw out a few names can go a long way.