Alpine Ski School
Alpine Ski School
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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Ski & snowboard lessons in one of the most popular resort in Europe, Zermatt. We bring to you a team of highly qualified and passionate instructors whom can teach in over ten languages...
Duration: More than 3 hours
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- Leo1 contributionFantastic ski lessons and the best vibesThey are the very best in the area. Had the pleasure to book in some lessons with them. I arrived pretty late at Zermatt on a Sunday, and still Patty managed to get me just the best instructor they had. Patty is just amazing and professional. Our ski instructor, Dido, is an absolute legend. Thanks a lot, my friend, for the superb master class this whole week. We managed to go from complete beginners to hit our fist slope in just under 5 hours of skiing. That's how good they are. If you're looking for the best , Alpine school is a no-brainer. Thanks, guys, for this amazing week skiing, good vibes and professionalism!Visited December 2022Traveled as a coupleWritten December 14, 2022
- Eileen1 contributionWhat an amazing ski school!I cannot sing the praises of this ski school enough. I had some ski lessons with Max and Angelo who are both amazing instructors. Their expertise and passion for teaching was incredible. Communication to book lessons online was fast and easy. Friendly, experienced and professional - such an impressive ski school!Visited December 2022Traveled as a coupleWritten December 24, 2022
- Katie RLexington, Kentucky3 contributionsBest ski school ever.Amazing experience!! We were fortunate enough to ski with Alice and she did an amazing job getting our 6 year old going on the big slopes! She was thoughtful, flexible, professional and very knowledgeable. Communicating with the office via WhatsApp made it SO EASY. Highly, highly recommend!!Visited December 2022Traveled with familyWritten December 28, 2022
- roserose3London, United Kingdom68 contributionsThe best!Having found his tuition so helpful and reassuring last season, I requested Jason from the Alpine Ski School Zermatt for a second course of lessons this December. I’m a nervous skier but I find Jason’s calm and informative approach gives me greater confidence to navigate the varied slopes of Zermatt. Thank you Jason!Visited December 2022Traveled soloWritten January 1, 2023
- Catherine S1 contributionFriendly ski schoolHighly recommend the Alpine Ski school Zermatt. They were so easy to book through, very responsive to messages, flexible and helpful trying to sort out the logistics of our lessons. We booked two 31/2 hour free ride lessons. Our instructor Jean Marc was really friendly, highly professional and he really helped us with our technique on and off piste. Highly recommend this ski school. Thank you!Visited December 2022Traveled as a coupleWritten January 3, 2023
- filippodeMilan, Italy12 contributionsWe will return again!Wonderful experience with Alpine Ski School in Zermatt. The instructor Cristiano Berta created a great learning experience for my 13 yo son. Professional and funny, he is highly recommended. My son says: “the best instructor I ever had!”Visited January 2023Written January 8, 2023
- Kristen A1 contributionHighly recommendAs first time skiers, my husband and I were so glad that we got a lesson with the Alpine Ski School! In the days leading up, Patty was very helpful in quickly answering all of my questions about ski passes and gear rentals. Our instructor Alexis was very patient, super knowledgeable and very easy to get along with. He walked us through the basics step by step and only progressed us forward when he felt that we could handle it. Sunnegga has a great area for beginners (Wolli Park) which makes it easy to learn and practice. We went from not know how to properly carry our skis to completing a blue run in just 2 hours. A longer lesson would have probably been more helpful to advance a bit more or if it takes you longer to learn the basics. Would highly recommend them to anyone starting out or in need of a refresher!Visited January 2023Traveled as a coupleWritten January 20, 2023
- Saeed AlMahroos1 contributionYou cant go wrong with alpine ski school!Alice is an excellent ski instructor who is both patient and helpful. Her teaching abilities are top-notch, and she was able to help us make significant progress in our skiing skills. She was accommodating to our learning style and made the lessons enjoyable with her enthusiasm and joy. Overall, I would highly recommend Alice to other skiers. She is an exceptional instructor who truly cares about her students and their success on the slopes. Her positive attitude and passion for skiing make her an excellent choice for anyone looking to improve their skills or learn to ski for the first time. Max and Olivia were exceptional at making us feel welcome and at home in Zermatt. They were both friendly and approachable, always willing to answer any questions about skiing and give recommendations on things to do in Zermatt.Visited February 2023Traveled with friendsWritten February 5, 2023
- Mediator7Houston, Texas13 contributionsMax and the Majestic MatterhornI hadn’t been skiing in many years and decided to give it another try while I was at the majestic Matterhorn for a conference. My teacher, Orphee, was great. The lesson was perfect for not having skied in so long. I was very rusty, as we say in American. We started nice and slow and consistently built up to where I was able to finish on a slope. After that, I was tired & it was the perfect time to stop. If I’m ever back in Zermatt, I’ll stop by for another lesson. I know I could use some more! And Max and Patty and Orphee were great!Visited January 2023Traveled with friendsWritten February 7, 2023
- Sidem1 contributionProfessional and exteremly friendy teachers and staff!If you and/or your kids need a ski tutor, I definitely recommend you to contact Alpine Ski School before going to Zermatt. The staff planning the ski lessons and all the ski teachers were just great! They were all very professional in what they do, and each of them were great people to make friends with. We have already made our minds that next year we will go to Zermatt again and stay longer this time. And definitely contact Alpine Ski School and book our teachers beforehand. Thank you to everyone at school for making it such an enjoyable trip for us. It was a real refresher before going back to work:-) We will miss you!Visited February 2023Traveled with friendsWritten February 7, 2023
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Arina
London, UK1 contribution
Jan 2021 • Family
Excellent all the way through from start till the end
Communication with the school before arrival was very pleasant and helpful in any aspect and questions we had. They fully adjusted to our time preference for ski lessons for our children and different needs of kids interest
Affordable price with no pressure . We booked 3 x half days snowboarding for our daughter , completely beginner and Alice was fanatic snowboarding instructor and made it possible for our daughter to snowboard from the day 1 on a big slopes. Absolutely amazing.
5 days with our boys with fantastic Carlo absolutely 5 starts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️instructor . Professional coaching of different technic bring our boys ski level right to the top and left unforgettable memories of Fantastic, funny and joyful moments they had all together. And I can’t thank him enough to help me with confidence on the slope to get rid of the fear and control skiing ⛷ and after 2 hours lesson I really start enjoying the rest of our holiday together .
Highly recommend. Very professional with personal attention to any ability and levels and everyone preferences.
Communication with the school before arrival was very pleasant and helpful in any aspect and questions we had. They fully adjusted to our time preference for ski lessons for our children and different needs of kids interest
Affordable price with no pressure . We booked 3 x half days snowboarding for our daughter , completely beginner and Alice was fanatic snowboarding instructor and made it possible for our daughter to snowboard from the day 1 on a big slopes. Absolutely amazing.
5 days with our boys with fantastic Carlo absolutely 5 starts ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️instructor . Professional coaching of different technic bring our boys ski level right to the top and left unforgettable memories of Fantastic, funny and joyful moments they had all together. And I can’t thank him enough to help me with confidence on the slope to get rid of the fear and control skiing ⛷ and after 2 hours lesson I really start enjoying the rest of our holiday together .
Highly recommend. Very professional with personal attention to any ability and levels and everyone preferences.
Written January 10, 2021
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Kimiko Barber
1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Family
I’ll recommend booking lessons with Alpine Ski School because our instructor Elliot really helped me to get my confidence back after a serious ski injury last year. He also got my son skiing more ‘safely’ before developing young men’s testosterone charged bad habits. So big thanks to Elliot 👍
Written March 5, 2020
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Thank you!
This is so nice to hear that we could contribute to both you and your sons safety and confidence of the slopes!
Maxime
Written April 7, 2021
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Jaison J
1 contribution
Jan 2020
My wife and I have never skied before, and we were nervous to say the least. Max is the owner of the shop, and he helped us to figure out what equipment we should rent from the local shop, and he even lent each of us some ski pants! Max is actually a world record speed holder in the monoski, and many of his instructors are also record holders. Mirko was our instructor, and he was very patient, spoke excellent english, and led us on an unforgettable experience learning to ski with the Matterhorn as our backdrop. I would recommend this shop to anyone, and when you take into account the friendliness of the owner Max it really puts the experience over the top.
Written January 2, 2020
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TRenata
New York City, NY3 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
This is a long overdue review since we visited Zermatt back in December. My fiancé and I love them! Not only for their skills and tips they gave us along the way but also just for their company. I had a beginner snowboarding class with Thomas and Samuel as he was shadowing. And I couldn’t have asked for a better instructor (2 awesome people!) Thomas was so patient and he motivated me all the way. We did the full 8 hour and I don’t usually do a full day snowboarding so I was definitely getting tired closer to the end but he motivated me on. He went with my speed when he saw I was getting tired and waited till I was ready. I started snowboarding 3years ago on and off and my fiancé has been the one teaching me which I like as he is patient with me and knows my limit when I start getting frustrated. I was at first nervous having someone else teach but as I keep saying I had the best teacher with Thomas and Samuel. They were helpful, patient (very important to me) and kept me going without being forceful at all. Samuel would cheered me on ahead while Thomas gave me instructions behind me. Giving extra kudos to Thomas for pushing me on my board every time I fall down so I didn’t have to unclip. That was very helpful. My fiancé had the advanced snowboarding class with Alice and he also loved it. He learned new and better techniques in the 13 years he has been snowboarding. When we did take a break all 4 of us shared stories and experiences and as I said we enjoyed their company- all 3 instructors were down to earth. We were only able to snowboard once after we return to New York (now season is over) and he and I was sharing on how we still (and will always have) have their instructions in our heads and would literally still hear them saying it when we went down the slope so we’ve been correcting ourselves. One more person I’d like to thank is Davide who had been on emails with me purview to our trip and arranging for the day of. I keep telling him that I was a nervous learner so I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not but he put me with 2 both great people and one for my fiancé. I could go on and on but I’ll stop here. Thank you guys!
Written April 1, 2020
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Thank you for your review!
We are so happy to hear that you had such a great experience. it was really a pleasure reading this review!
Puts a great smile on our face!
8 hours is indeed a long time but we are happy that the teachers got you through it !
Sounds like you had a great day overall!
Maxime
Written April 6, 2021
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genhxa
Singapore82 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
As first time skiers, we booked a private session for 3 half days and 1 full day and was assigned to Elliot, who was passionate, patient and fun-loving. We had such a great time in his company that the 4 days flew by in a blink of an eye.
We were complete beginners but Elliot explained and demonstrated every move patiently. He even used humorous analogies to help us associate the moves better. More importantly, Elliot’s passion for the sport made us develop a keen interest in skiing. It also helped that the views of the mountains were absolutely stunning!
As we returned to Hong Kong, we simply can’t wait to plan our next winter trip. Thanks for getting us hooked on this “white powder”, Elliot!
We were complete beginners but Elliot explained and demonstrated every move patiently. He even used humorous analogies to help us associate the moves better. More importantly, Elliot’s passion for the sport made us develop a keen interest in skiing. It also helped that the views of the mountains were absolutely stunning!
As we returned to Hong Kong, we simply can’t wait to plan our next winter trip. Thanks for getting us hooked on this “white powder”, Elliot!
Written January 28, 2020
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Chase P
4 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
We traveled to Zermatt in March but our experience with Alpine Ski School began in December. We booked a full guided day as a Christmas present and Max and his team even went as far as making a personalized video message for us.
Our guide for the day was Robert, and he was fantastic. The four of us are at varying levels and we all came out of the day skiing better and having learned useful skills. He did a fantastic job taking us to parts of the mountain we hadn't yet seen, crafting a great day for us. Truly a highlight of our trip!
Our guide for the day was Robert, and he was fantastic. The four of us are at varying levels and we all came out of the day skiing better and having learned useful skills. He did a fantastic job taking us to parts of the mountain we hadn't yet seen, crafting a great day for us. Truly a highlight of our trip!
Written March 5, 2020
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So nice to hear you enjoyed the christmas with us!
Always nice to hear that you improved your skiing!
Many thanks
Maxime
Written April 7, 2021
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casiopea84
Madrid, Spain41 contributions
Dec 2019
I can thank enough Alpine Ski School for the three-day classes I took with them. Alba, my instructor, was amazing: very professional with lots of years of experience but also very patient, caring, and understanding with me. I am a beginner, clumsy and somewhat scared skier and she was able to taught me enough in 8 hours to slide on red slopes by myself and not to be scared of the skies but actually enjoying every single slope (something I thought it was unthinkable at first sight). On the other side, Max (one of the main people in charge of the school) was very flexible with my needs and schedule and he tried to accommodate all my classes to always have the same instructor, redoing schedules of all the teachers when needed to offer me the alternative that suit me better. On top of it, their prices were one of the best in the market when I was there and they are able to teach in many different languages, which sometimes can also help the student to feel securer and confident (as it was my case). Thank you so much for making me like so much skiing 😊.
Written January 24, 2020
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Hola Maria!
Muchas gracias por tu commentario!
Un abrazo y nos vemos en España o Zermatt!
Maxime R
Written January 25, 2020
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Porteño
Buenos Aires, Argentina5 contributions
Mar 2022 • Family
I planned a four nights , three full ski days in Zermatt with my 13 years old grandson who was given his first steps in that sport .
I read the opinions of the Alpine Ski School from Trip Advisor reviewers and contacted them by Whatsapp
The manager responses my inquiring almost immediately and in a completely and clearly mannered
So I decided to take their services
We did our best experience!
Kathi our instructor for the three days was a superb one, with all the patience you can expect for this job and my grandson was skiing at his first day
And we experience all the area in Zermatt, skiing many slopes
I hardly recommend to take the full day lesson . We do it for the 3 days and it seemed to be in Zermatt for one week!!!
In never imagine I would be skiing almost all the most important slopes at this sensational place, one of the best I’ve ever been.
Don’t doubt to contract Alpine Ski School.
I read the opinions of the Alpine Ski School from Trip Advisor reviewers and contacted them by Whatsapp
The manager responses my inquiring almost immediately and in a completely and clearly mannered
So I decided to take their services
We did our best experience!
Kathi our instructor for the three days was a superb one, with all the patience you can expect for this job and my grandson was skiing at his first day
And we experience all the area in Zermatt, skiing many slopes
I hardly recommend to take the full day lesson . We do it for the 3 days and it seemed to be in Zermatt for one week!!!
In never imagine I would be skiing almost all the most important slopes at this sensational place, one of the best I’ve ever been.
Don’t doubt to contract Alpine Ski School.
Written March 23, 2022
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Silartravel
Mies, Switzerland24 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
Just back from a week in Zermatt with friends. We signed our 4 children up for half day lessons with Dido from the Alpine Ski School, and they had a great time together. Dido is an accomplished freestyle skier who just brings so much positive energy and enthusiasm, giving each skier a high level of individual attention and making it fun for all. Thank you!
Written February 23, 2020
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Thank you, it is great to hear your kids enjoyed their time in the snow with us here in Zermatt!
Maxime
Written April 7, 2021
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Vicky D
Lincoln, UK69 contributions
Feb 2022 • Family
2 out of 4 of us were new skiers, One teen and one over 50…. Orphee was assigned to us for 5 afternoons in Zermatt. Orphee was the perfect balance of humour and compassion when we inevitably fell over etc. My daughter who normally is slightly fearful of new things, especially when Adrenalin is involved really got into it and was doing red runs by the end of the week. I had a wobble one day ( long story ) but Orphee was so kind to me, she stayed an hour and a half after the lesson finished to make sure I was ok. On top of her teaching she’s just a lovely lovely girl and the whole family agreed we would love to come and stay with us next time she’s in the UK. Alpine please note: you have a great member of staff here, who always goes above and beyond for your customers. I would 100% recommend Orphee and Alpine ( the booking process was also very efficient )
Thanks so much! We would definitely use you again.
Thanks so much! We would definitely use you again.
Written February 20, 2022
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PRADEEP G
Douala, Cameroon66 contributions
Could You please tell me what is the procedure how to book for single person for 2 or 3 hrs euqipments are included or not and they teach us where gornegrat or matheron?
Best schéol of Zermatt for children and adults.
The team us the professionnal ont
Go and try
Alpine Ski School
Zermatt, Switzerland1 contribution
Thank you ! Enjoy more and more skiing!
What’s the price for learning skiing including all ski equipments for 1day?
throughdansworld
Rome, Italy504 contributions
Hi There,
My wife and I travelled to Zermatt at Christmas 2017 and we hired, ski boots, skis, poles, and we took out insurance for damage and theft. The total came to $275.30 for the both of us.
We went through alpineresorts online, and we didn't have any problems at all. The pick up place was Azzura Sport (see address below) and it was very easy to find. I think from memory that a 3 hour lesson at Alpine ski school was $245 each, but this was christmas time so the prices may vary, and we thought that 3 hours was too long. I hope this helps.
Azzurra Sport
Address: Riedstraße 10
3920 Zermatt
Switzerland
smtangkatherine
Macau, China
Is there any skiing lesson in August? Here we are 2 adults and 2 kids aged 4 and 6, all without skiing experience. Thank you.
Maxime R
Geneva, Switzerland45 contributions
Hello! Happy new year! yes we do!
sujata70
Mumbai, India52 contributions
Do we have to book in advance? Is it for adults too? Tks
Tom S
Birkerod, Denmark73 contributions
Yes it is best to book in advance. We are only adults in our family (grown up kids) so yes it is for adults. You can book normal lessons but you can also book mountain guide or off-piste teacher.
Hi. We're a family of 4, Dad, Mom and two boys (4.5 and 3 years old), with no experience in Skiing. Can we do a 2-3 hour private lesson for all of us on the afternoon of March 30, 2017? How much does it cost? Thank you.
Alpine Ski School
Zermatt, Switzerland1 contribution
Hello, Thank you for your message. With pleasure for the lesson. The price for the 4 of you for 2 hours is 210chf and for 3 hours is 290chf. If you like to finalize the reservation please write us an email. Kind Regards
cisor
Higuerote, Venezuela67 contributions
hola buenas tardes, cual era el costo por hora o por día de las clases y ya incluía el alquiler del equipo? gracias por tu respuesta!
Alpine Ski School
Zermatt, Switzerland1 contribution
Buen Dia! El precio por hora de clase es de 80chf y 50chf por dia de alquiler (palos,botas y esquis).
Gaily42
London, UK115 contributions
Do you do ski-bike hire. Unable to do conventional skiing this Xmas due to a knee problem, and think that ski-biking looks fun.
Thanks in advance.
Alpine Ski School
Zermatt, Switzerland1 contribution
Hello, thank you for your message. We are sorry for your knee problem. No we don't do ski-bike hire, but we will look into that. Good luck in your enquiry! Take care
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