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Skiing lessons are the focus of this installment of our learn to ski guide.

Taking lessons at a ski school from a professional instructor will allow you to correctly ski within one week. After that time, your skills and confidence will be at a level that will enable you to safely make the most of what your chosen resort has to offer. It is important, however, to make sure you look into any ski school’s reputation for quality, the cost of its services, and what purpose it hopes to serve, all of which can vary considerably. At a minimum, you should look into the following. . . .

Does the school specialize in one or the other of group or private lessons, or does it offer both? Private lessons are much more expensive than group ones but all of the ski instructors attention is concentrated on you and you’ll make quicker progress. Group lessons, however, can offer the fun of meeting new people and can give you an added benefit of hearing the experiences of your classmates. For first timers especially, class instruction seems to be the preferred choice.

If opting for group lessons, it’s advisable to first find out the number of students in a class. While it is dependent on how the school manages the students, an ideal class size should be no larger than seven or eight students. A ski school that tries to fit many more students in a class than that is more focused on making money than providing quality ski instruction and should be avoided.

In addition to class size, the experience level the school focuses on is also important; do they cater to beginners, intermediate or expert levels, or maybe all levels? It is important that you are assigned to the same class as others with your same skill level. While you may be asked to assess your own abilities, some ski schools will conduct an enrollment test of sorts, sending you off with an instructor who will ask you to show them how well you can turn, and who will supervise while you ski down a slope or two. If you’re unsure of your ability, it’s better to start off in a lower ability class and ask to be moved up into another if you find it too easy.

Inquire as to whether the school offers gender or age-specific classes. There are schools that have a ‘come-one-come-all’ policy, and those that have a narrower class focus. In order to receive a high quality learning experience, you will want to attend a ski school that narrows its instruction focus in order to put you in a class that is age appropriate (kids or adults) and appropriate for how your gender typically learns.

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