Val Thorens Ski Schools

There are four ski schools in Val Thorens, they range from the biggest ski school in France to a small local based ski school. They are called: Ecole du Ski Francais or ESF for short, Prosneige, Skicool and Free School Attitude. All instructors no matter what ski school they work for would more or less have to take the same exams therefore are qualified the same. The difference in our opinion is the quality of the school, when booking find out how many people are in the class. After all if there are 20 people in your class how much time will the instructor spend on you? For your first week of lessons try and get in a class of no more than 8-10 people, it’s a good amount of people for your instructor to monitor but also big enough for you to hide behind someone when you don’t want the instructor to watch you. Most of the instructors speak English, but make sure you clarify you want an English speaker otherwise you might end up with a language barrier.

	There is only one British ski instructor in Val Thorens, his name is Dave Mitchell and works for Ecole du Ski Francais(ESF). You can book him personally via the ski school or via this link to his website. These guys dress in all red so you can’t miss them.T: +33 (0)479 000286E: info@esf-valthorens.com
	Prosneige is the second biggest ski school in Val Thorens and are part of the ESI affiliation. These guys dress in Green. T: +33 (0)479 010700E: info@prosneige.fr
	Skicool are just that, cool! A small ski school located next to the church, a real personal ski school. If you’re interested they dress in blue! T: +33 (0)479 000492E: mail@ski-cool.com
	The newest ski school in Val Thorens Free School Attitude. These guys have several colours, mainly black, if colour helps on your decision on which ski school to use. T: +33 (0)479 065772E: info@freeschoolattitude.com