Ski Schools
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E S F (St Martin de B.)
Ecole du Ski Francais (ESF) is the national ski school in France. Made up of over 17,000 instructors it is the largest ski school in the world. The ESF offers very good value group and private lessons for all abilities and all ages.
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First Tracks Ski Coaching ESI
Established in 2006, First Tracks Ski Coaching ESI, is a team of around 30 ski instructors, 5 snowboard instructors and 2 mountain guides - all are fully qualified with years of experience. They have built a strong reputation due to the emphasis that they place on customer satisfaction. Their team is highly multicultural and includes French, Italian, British and Slovenian nationals. Their instructors and guides all speak at least two languages, and often more. First Tracks specialise in private lessons and private guiding for individuals, families, friends, small groups and corporate groups. They teach skiing, snowboard, freestyle, ski touring, télémark, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, off-piste / back country, as well as ice climbing etc. First Tracks believe that "small is beautiful" and for them, the family-size team of fully qualified instructors and mountain guides, help ensure a caring personalised service for all their clients. New for winter 2025-26 is the 'Maxi Day'. This is a product designed for passionate skiers wanting to ski from first to last lift! No more tight schedules or worrying about missing the last gondola home. Ski from the first run to the very last.
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Maison Sport (St Martin de B.)
Private instructors/guides: Maison Sport is the leading ski lesson booking platform in Europe, connecting snowsport enthusiasts of all abilities with expert ski and snowboard instructors across Europe's top ski resorts. With over 1,000 highly rated, verified instructors, Maison Sport delivers personalised ski lessons designed to enhance your mountain experience and help you achieve your full potential.
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New Generation (St Martin de B.)
New Generation is a British run ski and snowboard school based in Saint Martin de Belleville as well as 17 other resorts across the Alps. New Generation enjoys an excellent reputation amongst the International ski community and was voted 'Favourite Ski School' in the Snowvole Awards. The hand-picked team of fully qualified instructors is led by Luke Gerret, a well-respected British qualified coach. The school offers a full range of lessons from groups for beginners and intermediates through to guided off piste adventures and everything in between. At peak periods they run children's lessons in the morning with small groups and a focus on fun. New Gen have been coaching in the Alps since 1998 and have been very much at the forefront of the ski lesson revolution. All lessons are in English and all groups are small. New Gen have put the fun back into learning and improving. Our advice is to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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Oxygene (St Martin de B.)
Oxygene Ski & Snowboard School Oxygene is one of France's longest standing and most popular ski schools. They offer a dedicated and motivated team eager to bring you not only fun and excitement on the mountain, but also a thorough and professional learning experience. From timid beginners to powder hounds, personal tuition or in a small group they aim to surpass your expectations. They are chosen for their teaching, motivational and communication skills rather than just their skiing ability (which goes without saying). Oxygene offer the friendliness of a small team with the flexibility of a much larger one.
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The Snow School (St Martin de B.)
The Snow School is a small family run business, first established in 2010. Their small team work hard to provide their customers with a first class service and enjoy a very high level of repeat bookings. Over the years they have developed a very good understanding of what customers expect from their lessons, enabling them to design lesson programmes that are progressive, informative and fun. Clients will benefit from small group sizes (usually four people per instructor); 24/7 support team and good value. Please note that they only operate in St Martin de Belleville on non-peak weeks.