Group Off Piste Snowboard Lessons

Lift passes are not included in our ski or snowboard lessons.

You’ll often need to use the lifts to get as high as possible to access backcountry terrain. It means we can travel further as a group and make the best of our time.

Yes. We’re proud of our diverse, fun and friendly international team. Boasting some of the best instructors from around the world. Hailing from England to Ecuador, Austria to Australia, and everything between. All our instructors speak great English. They also have lots of experience teaching in English.

We hand-pick our instructors. They must be incredible at teaching and working with people. They must also love the sport and speak English well.

Every instructor must speak great English. But we can teach in over 20 languages. So, contact us if you’ve got a specific request.

Depending on which resort you’re heading to, requirements will vary. Refer to the ski school pages for resort-specific recommendations.

We’re always here to help, so feel free to contact the team if you prefer.

Use an all-mountain or powder-focused snowboard. They come with bindings with a less negative angle on the back foot. They have a 0 or even a positive angle. A good start for all-mountain or powder riders is +15 on your front foot. Put a slight negative on the back or set it straight at 0 degrees.

It is possible to adjust the position of bindings on a snowboard, either towards the nose or the tail. When snowboarding off-piste, put the bindings farther back on the tail. A longer nose allows the snowboarder to lift it higher out of the deep snow. This results in the snowboarder “floating” on top of the snow rather than sinking into it.

Unfortunately, if this is the case it’s likely we’ll have to cancel the course. But we will open the discussion with everyone booked on. We can always practice mountain safety scenarios. We can do this if the snow isn’t good.

Children aged 16 and over can join us on our off-piste courses. Please ensure you take a look at our off-piste levels to ensure they are in the right group for their ability.

Find your level.

In our novice and beginner off-piste courses, we will introduce everyone to the gear. We will also teach everyone how to use it. In every level group, we will do checks to ensure you know how to use the gear. If there are doubts, we will go over it all again to be safe.

We’re sorry if you can’t make the lessons you’ve booked. But, if you do not attend, we can’t refund or reschedule. We’re happy to provide a letter for your insurance company in this instance. If you miss a day of a group lesson, it’s fine to come back the next day. But, you may find yourself behind the rest of the group. If it’s appropriate, we may need to move you down a level.

See our terms and conditions.

Please ensure you have adequate Off-Piste mountain rescue insurance.

We do our best to ensure this doesn’t happen during the booking process. If your instructor feels you’re in the wrong group, we’ll do our best to move you to a more suitable level.

Find your level.

This changes by level and course. Please see the breakdown below.

• Off-Piste Courses | 2 – 6 Pupils
• Group Ski Lessons | 2 – 8 Pupils
• Piste Performance Clinics | 2 – 6 Pupils
• Piste Performance Courses | 2 – 6 Pupils
• Ski Touring Courses | 2 – 6 Pupils
• Level 1 and 2 Ski Instructor courses | 2 – 6 Pupils

Although we mix the groups, skiers tend to find our off-piste courses more popular. Whether you have skiers or snowboarders in your group will not affect your progress.

Your backpack needs to be big enough to carry the list of items mentioned earlier on this page. A 20L pack should be big enough. Look for backpacks with a ski or snowboard carrying feature. This is useful for sections where you need to take your snowboard off. We use it to hike up a steep pitch to reach the off-piste terrain. Ellis Brigham has a good selection. Take a look at their off-piste backpacks.

Yes! We have four off-piste levels, so make sure you take a look at which level you’d be best suited to. We always match our groups based on these off-piste levels.

Find your level.

If you can’t see the availability you’d like online, please contact our team by email or phone. You can find the contact information here.

Unfortunately, we can’t let people join a group for part of a course. Each pupil must be in the programme for the entire week so that everyone progresses at a similar rate.

Our group lessons will always start at our meeting point in each resort. If the group finds a better location for all the guests and the instructor and agrees on it, they may start or end there. But you must discuss that with the group and the instructor since it isn’t guaranteed.