Verbier Ski Schools & Guides

Warren Smith Ski Academy

The Warren Smith Ski Academy brings together some of the sports top professionals to create the ultimate coaching team, guaranteeing ski technique solutions. Success is achieved by evolving traditional methods of coaching and focusing on the enjoyment and adrenaline factor. Skier confidence is increased as levels of skill are developed. Awareness of new ski technology is raised at the Academy.

Verbier, 1936 Switzerland

New Generation Ski & Snowboard School

British ski school New Generation have an excellent international team. The school has been teaching skiing and snowboarding across the Alps since 1998, with a highly qualified and experienced team here in Verbier. Their instructors are cherry-picked based on their skills, experience and local knowledge, and all have a real passion for what they do. They also have an extensive off-hill support team to ensure they offer the highest level of customer service from the moment you enquire until you leave resort. They offer a wide range of lessons from group lessons for adults and children, to tailored private lessons and off piste adventures.

The ski school meet for lessons is by the bottom of the Medran lift.

Verbier, Switzerland

Altitude

Altitude is Verbier’s Premier British Ski and Snowboard school offering a comprehensive range of products for skiers and snowboarders of all ages and abilities.
All their instructors are fully qualified and experienced with a high percentage of staff returning each year meaning they also know Verbier and where is good to ski.
Their large team are able to cater for over 10 languages and offer lessons for everyone. Whether it is taking your 3 year old to their private kids garden at the nursery slope, taking your partner snowboarding off-piste and teaching him the avalanche safety on the way or taking you for a bumps session with one of their performance coaches, Altitude have it all!
Website: www.altitude-verbier.com

Case Postale 55, Verbier, 1936 Switzerland

Adrenaline International Ski & Snowboard School

Adrenaline International Ski & Snowboard School offers the best value for money in Verbier. Unlike most ski schools, adult ‘4YOU’ courses are limited to 4 participants maximum per group. Lessons are available in the morning, for a weekend or for a week. In private lessons offering you high quality personalised service and tuition with a professional and experienced instructor.

Inside the Migros supermarket, lowerground -1 Route de Verbier Station, 28 1936 Verbier Switzerland

Element

Element is a small ski school with a team of hand-picked British instructors who have a fun, friendly outlook. All instructors have lived and taught in Verbier for a long time, and are highly qualified (BASI ISIA or ISTD or equivalents).
We love Verbier as much as we love teaching skiing, and will help you to achieve whatever goal you set yourself. We’re dedicated to delivering the best lessons possible, and taking your technique to the next level – it’s as simple as that!
Performance ski clinics with Element let you learn new skills and improve your ski level with other people who share the same focus. Our scheduled clinics include: General technique, Moguls, Piste Performance, Off Piste, Carving, Freestyle. We also run regular women’s camps throughout the winter.

Vivid Snowboarding

Vivid Snowboarding is the specialist Snowboard School in Verbier, offering a wide range of products from private and group lessons to Backcountry guiding and Freestyle coaching. Vivid also provides Instructor training programs and weekly specialised camps.
Vivid prides itself on the quality and mix of its coaching staff. All team members are highly qualified with years of experience both coaching and riding.
During the summer and Autumn months, Vivid snowboarding runs its instructor training programme and performance camps in Cervinia, Italy.
Check out our website and social media to get a feel for what we do vividsnowboarding.com and please don’t hesitate to call Rob on 0041 792838735 or email vividsnowboarding@gmail.com for any further information or to make a booking.

Place Centrale 6, 1936, Verbier Switzerland

La Fantastique - Ecole de Ski

La Fantastique Ski School was born over 35 years ago in Verbier.
Our Adult Group lessons are for beginners or improvers who want to learn with other people in a relaxed environment.

La Fantastique, Rue de Médran 7, Verbier 1936, Switzerland

Alpinemojo

Alpinemojo Ski School provides high quality ski & snowboard instruction for recreational skiers (from beginners to advanced), from experienced ski instructors who know Verbier inside out.

European Snowsport

European Snowsport is a small school in Verbier and Zermatt offering friendly, qualified ski and snowboard instruction and innovative courses for all levels. And to make sure you get the best possible lesson, we hand-pick all of our instructors, so they’re not only great teachers – they’re great company on the mountain, too. We can also provide lessons in 6 different languages, so if you’d like

Verbier, 1936 Switzerland

Performance Verbier Ski School

We set up Performance based on one simple idea, and like all the best ideas it's a simple one: to give you the best possible day on the hill. Every time.
We're happy to say that over the seasons it's proved to be a really popular philosophy and one we've delivered on by creating a small, fun team of experienced, well qualified and enthusiastic instructors and who know Verbier inside out.
So if you want to have the best possible day on the hill in Verbier, we'd love to hear from you.

27 Rue de Medran, CH-1936 Verbier Switzerland

Snowdreamers

Snowdreamers offer ski lessons for adults and children as well as mountain guiding, telemark ski tours and other activities. They were originally based in Cortina in Italy and now extend their services all over the Italian, French, Austrian and Swiss Alps. Able to speak English, German, Russian and Italian, the team of instructors and guides all have the ISIA - EURO SKI PRO certification.

Ecole Suisse de ski

The best and most effective way to learn quickly. Our friendly professional instructors can introduce you to the finer points of technique, or simply help you to explore the wonderful 4 valleys area. Our ski instructors will guide you safely on the Verbier area but also in the resorts of Saint-Bernard, Argentiere or Chamonix.

Center square, Verbier, 1936 Switzerland

Element

Our small ski school is built and developed around the concept that we have a fun friendly team who are all experts in various areas of skiing. We hand pick knowledgeable instructors who know Verbier like the back of their hands, and are all highly qualified instructors with extensive experience (BASI ISIA or ISTD or equivalents).
Our private lessons are available in half day, full day or 4 hour sessions. Improve at your own pace, on a 1:1 basis or with friends/family you like skiing with. Look out for our cheaper “low season” rates!

La Fantastique - Ecole de Ski

Private lessons in Skiing, Snowboarding, Telemarking and Carving. Improve your skills, gain new ones and boost your confidence on the snow. Your professional instructor will lead you around the Four Valleys, suiting the lesson to your level. We can record your lesson if you like, for reviews in the evening – a great way to boost improvement.

La Fantastique, Rue de Médran 7, Verbier 1936, Switzerland

Powder Extreme

With Powder Extreme you have the chance to learn to ski or board in powder and off piste. For advanced skiers and snowboarders, Powder Extreme provide the opportunity to discover the famous off piste, big mountain and freeride terrain in and around Verbier.
Our specialist off piste coaches are some of Verbier’s best skiers and snowboarders – if you’re keen to try off piste for the first time, develop your powder technique, or experience Verbier’s steeps, couloirs and cliff drops, get in touch!

Bureau des Guides - ESS Verbier

In 1982, mountain guides of the Verbier area decided to join forces, founding a mountain guide office. Throughout the years, this institution has grown to become one of the most important mountain guide offices in Switzerland. With the accumulated experience of the past years, the Mountain Guide and Mountain Leader Office of the Verbier and Saint-Bernard area is proud to offer you the services of 61 mountain guides, all members of the UIAGM and holding "the patente valaisanne", as well as of 6 mountain leaders.

Case postale, Verbier, 1936 Switzerland

Element

Guiding with Element shows you the best terrain suited to your skills and the current conditions. We also run performance clinics, where you can take on moguls, carving & off-piste terrain for the first time, or hone your technique. Scheduled clinics include introductory and intermediate off piste camps – pick the former if you’re confident on all groomed runs and capable on moguls and ice, or go for the latter if you’ve already spent a couple of weeks off piste.

Element

Element’s instructor training falls into 3 parts: we help Peak Leaders run their Gap Courses in Verbier and Saas Fee, and also put on extra coaching for instructors and help with training for ISIA Level 3. Element can also arrange for instructor trainers, coaches and guides to run courses in Verbier, whether in technical training, teaching off piste or teaching freestyle. Please get in touch with your requirements and we will arrange what you need.

Heli Alps

Based at Sion Airport (a ten minute flight from Verbier), we're a highly professional company with a fleet of modern helicopters flown by expert pilots. With over forty landing places on the Swiss Mountains, we'll help you find new views and descents. Heli-Alps can deliver you to drop off points in Verbier, Zermatt and other locations - favourite spots include Croix-de-Coeur, Petit-Combin, Glacier du Trient.

Héli-Alpes SA Route de l'Aéroport CH-1950 Sion Switzerland

Alpinemojo

Alpinemojo Ski School offers off piste lessons, we’ll teach you off piste ski and snowboard technique plus give teach you to ski and ride safely whilst enjoying the enormous off-piste paradise of Verbier.

Element

Element’s hand-picked instructors know Verbier inside out, have the highest qualifications and are experts in various types of skiing. We’ll show you the vital techniques for skiing beyond the markers, then help you to discover some of the best off piste in the world – both famous descents and secret powder stashes.

Warren Smith Heli-Ski

Many people find the thought of heli skiing exciting but daunting and haven't gone because they have the misconception that it is for the very advanced skiier, when really there are many routes for even the easiest level. The only difference being there are no other skiers around, no chair lifts and fresh snow! Ski Coach: Fixed Fee of £249 Ski Coach Warren Smith: Fixed Fee of £499 Photograph

Verbier, 1936 Switzerland

Vivid Snowboarding - Backcountry & Freestyle

Vivid’s backcountry sessions accommodate a range of riders, from intermediates wanting to taste the powder for the first time, to advanced riders hungry for couloirs, powder fields and drops. We’ll tailor the day’s riding to you. As well as showing you the best of the mammoth Four Valleys, we’ll coach you and assist you with tackling anything the mountains throw at you. We can arrange avalanche pack hire for 38CHF.
At Vivid Snowboarding, our freestyle sessions work for all kinds of riders, from one weekers learning the basics to advanced snowboarders wanting to perfect technique. We provide the best coaching on the mountain, which will open up a whole new freestyling experience.
Our coaches have ridden parks across the planet – from Argentina and Japan to New Zealand and North America. We want to leave you seeing the whole mountain as one huge snow park!
Get in touch to book your session – 2 hour, 3 hour and full day sessions are available with days and times at your request.

Place Centrale 6, 1936, Verbier Switzerland

La Fantastique - Ecole de Ski

For powder lovers at intermediate level and above. There are some legendary off piste descents in and around Verbier, including the backside of Mt Fort, Stairway to Heaven and Vallon d’Arby. Choose a descent and our guides will lead you through the powder fields and spring snow. Private days and Group days are available.

La Fantastique, Rue de Médran 7, Verbier 1936, Switzerland

Swiss Guides

am a Swiss trained, American born, mountain guide living in Verbier, Switzerland. I guide my clients off-piste, freeride skiing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing and heli skiing in the winter, and rock climbing and mountaineering in the summer. Most of my clients are repeat clients with whom we have been sharing experiences together for many years. I look foreword to sharing more of these experiences.

Verbier, 1936 Switzerland

Bureau des guides - ESS Verbier

Every Wednesday we offer a group ski tour to the Rosablanche (3'336 m.) - individual skiers are welcome. Starting from the Verbier ski pistes, this is an easy 4h to 4h30 tour in a fantastic surrounding with a view of the Combin peaks. You will be rewarded with a great descent. Rate per person CHF Euros As of 4 participants 150 94 *Rates in Euros are indicative and can vary according to the exchange rate. **This rate includes the services of a mountain guide for the day; technical equipment as well as the ski pass are at the participants' charge.

Case postale, Verbier, 1936 Switzerland