English Ski lessons and Snowboard lessons in the Sierra Nevada.

If you are a first-time skier or snowboarder PLEASE take tuition. Do NOT try to learn by yourself or with friends as this is the best way to end up with an injury and/or put you off what is an amazing pastime for good!

Whilst budget concerns are understandable, Skiing & Snowboarding are not cheap sports and there are plenty of obligatory costs involved to just get yourself on the slopes (lift passes, equipment hire, parking etc.) that you have to commit yourself to.

It is a huge shame when we see people waste this expenditure by “cutting costs” through not taking lessons. The point of visiting the ski slopes is to experience the thrill of skiing or snowboarding. By not taking lessons, it is absolutely impossible and unfeasible to really maximise your enjoyment value for the expense of reaching the slopes.

In fact this will simply result in minimal piste time, personal exhaustion & frustration and, quite likely, injury too!

In addition to this, you unwittingly become a safety risk not only to yourselves but also to anyone else on the mountain through your lack of knowledge on how to control yourself correctly when descending a slope.

If you want to return home with a truly memorable “SKI / BOARD” experience, invest in professional tuition and cut costs in other areas – bring a packed lunch, book a more economical hotel, visit during off peak periods, hire a car etc.. You will not only learn to ski/snowboard the correct way but also in the safest manner and before you realise it you will quickly find yourself capable of skiing away from the nursery slopes and onto the ski lifts. Once you get away from the nursery slopes and onto the green runs, the whole ski experience takes on a thrilling new dimension for you that overly justifies any expense incurred to get there!!

We recommend that you begin with a 2-hour private class per day over the course of at least 2-3 consecutive days, or 3-5 days in Group Tuition. You will initially spend time on flat terrain in the nursery area where you will get to grips with the basics of putting on and taking off your skis/board, sliding motions and basic speed control. Gradually you will move to a very gentle slope to practice the basics of controlling your speed leading ultimately to advancing on to longer slopes.

As a very rough guide, you can expect the following from a private Sierra Nevada ski lesson:

• 2 Hours – after some initial graft in learning about your equipment and the basics of slide control, you will have touched on elementary turning techniques from left to right and back again down a gentle nursery slope using the “magic carpet” travellator lifts in the nursery area.
• 3 Hours – you will have greater confidence in linking turns & speed control. You may even get to ride on one of the chairlifts to the easier green slopes.
• 4-5 hours – you are likely to have more experience in using other chairlifts to access some of the green slopes away from the nursery area. Your overall technique will be improving to control both speed and direction much more specifically and you’ll be enjoying much longer runs and will have “opened up” a good amount of terrain to practice on safely when not in a lesson.

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We offer “ski school” during the principle February half term weeks (subject to numbers) as a fun, social and educative means to learning this great sport. For the forthcoming winter season, we are looking to run ski school groups during the following periods:

February 2027:     Monday 8th – Friday 12th and Monday 15th – Friday 19th

Ski School price:  176.00€/person

(maximum 8 people per group)

What you get:

• Productive groups of up to 8 people per instructor for greater tuition attention
• 3 hours of tuition per day, (15 hours tuition in total)
• Great opportunity for creating new ski buddies and having a laugh on the slopes with others of similar levels to yourself.
• Discounted equipment hire

– Ski School runs Monday to Friday from 11am to 2pm.
– Participants will be grouped according to their assigned ability (please refer to our “ability guide” below).
– Groups will only start on the Monday to avoid disrupting the progress for others.
– This is a flat rate for the 5-day package even if you are only able to do 2, 3 or 4 days.

IMPORTANT: During busy periods we outsource instructors from other ski schools to cater for the demand. Outsourced instructors will have been “vetted” by us and are considered to have a higher-than-average level of spoken English, in addition to a friendly and professional attitude. Please refer to point No.7 of our booking terms and conditions for more information.

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“Family Mix” tuition

Please note that these options are NOT available during February Half Term.

These sessions are aimed at families and/or groups of 6-8 people wishing to be together in a class irrespective of differences in ski levels and/or ages. Where ski levels vary, the longer session allows flexibility for the instructor to spend productive time with each member according to their standards and needs*. For example: Parents head off for a ski to allow the instructor to focus on the youngest child to get them going. After a period, the child may get tired and need a break. In the meantime, a parent joins the instructor for a while before switching with the other parent. After a rest, the child joins in all together with the parents to show off their improving skills etc.

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Additional services that could be provided:

• Meeting and finishing at your hotel**
• Supervised child breaks for refreshment, lunch and rest periods whilst the parents go for a “free-ski”
• Guided tour of the pistes; professional photo shoots
• Basic freestyle techniques

The focus is on combining tuition with building on “ski time” in line with part of our core philosophy whereby: “The essential way to improve one’s skiing is to ski!”. The instructor is reserved solely for your party.

There is a limit of 8 people per group who may take part in these sessions and our general terms and conditions apply regarding instructing different levels of skier/boarder and the combining of adults with young children which must be considered beforehand to ensure maximum all-round benefit.

Lift passes, equipment and food and drink costs are not included. Breaks are taken at YOUR discretion. If the Instructor deems it necessary to break for health/safety reasons, he/she will make the recommendation to YOU explaining fully the reason. Full day sessions will include a minimum 45-minute stop for lunch.

GCSE / A-Level Ski Evaluations

British Ski Center offers evaluation sessions for students who have opted for “Skiing” as their assessed sporting activity for P.E. GCSE and/or A-Level exams. For this we allocate a 4-hour “practical” timeslot divided into two parts and a further 1.5hr administration part for processing the report:

Part 1: Ski level assessment focussing on the required tasks with instruction given to improve on weaker areas.

Part 2: Undertaking of the required tasks with video recording of each if required (raw files will be transferred to you via WeTransfer or similar).

NOTE: Depending on the ability of the student and the time taken to complete the tasks, this may finish before the allocated 4 hour timeframe. The weather occasionally influences the progress of this and should always be taken into consideration. We do not edit the footage.

Part 3: A final report will be compiled by the instructor and emailed to you within 14 days of your evaluation.

Your instructor will take photos and video footage using their phone. If you prefer we use your own phone/camera, please make this clear at the start of the evaluation.

The raw image and video files taken by us, will be transferred to you via WeTransfer or similar.

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Specials Needs / Adaptive Skiing

At the British Ski Center, we have instructors trained for a number of adaptive and special needs requirements. Please let us know the details of your specific needs at the time of booking to ensure the correct instructor and any relevant equipment is reserved for you.

Freestyle

Our experienced ski instructors can offer a range of freestyle training to develop your skills on and off the pisted terrain* including initiation to the Progression Park and Half Pipe. Much of this is focused on stance and positioning on the skis and hence piste work is also necessary. An advanced standard of skiing/boarding is required where both confidence and competence on all grades of slope is important in order to maximise the benefit from the training.

Gift vouchers

Our ski/snowboard tuition gift vouchers are a great present for anyone who loves the snow.

We offer 3 different vouchers

• 1 hour of tuition on a private basis (i.e. with no one else) with an instructor all to yourself.
• 2 hours of tuition on a private basis (i.e. with no one else) with an instructor all to yourself.
• 15 hours of group ski school tuition valid only during the February half-term weeks (to be confirmed by email upon request). These classes are divided into 5 sessions of 3 hours tuition spread over 5 days from Monday through until Friday.

Vouchers are valid for a full 12 months from the purchase date. They are not exchangeable for cash. They may be used in part exchange for alternative/additional tuition options that the British Ski Center may offer. Terms and conditions apply.

To get your vouchers, just email us with the following details:

• Full name and contact details (mobile telephone, email) of the lead person to whom the voucher is to be given and who will be taking the tuition (ID may be requested to validate the voucher in exchange for the tuition).
• Where more than one person is being offered the tuition, please also provide the other names for verification.
• Voucher option required
• Your full name, address, telephone contact, passport/NIE number which will be required for our invoicing purposes when charging you for the voucher(s).

Ski & Snowboard Ability Guide

As a guide, we have categorised achieved standards into the following groups: