Esf Méribel
Esf Méribel
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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École de ski française aux Allues. L'ESF (École de Ski Français) de Méribel, située au cœur des 3 Vallées offre des cours pour tous les niveaux et tous les âges. L'ESF de Méribel, avec ses 400 monitrices et moniteurs et ses 70 ans d'expérience, reste toujours à l'écoute de sa clientèle pour se développer et offrir la meilleure offre qui soit. Que vous soyez débutant, skieur expérimenté ou passionné de freestyle, les moniteurs de l'ESF de Méribel sont là pour vous guider à travers les magnifiques pistes de la station de Méribel et des 3 Vallées.
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- PPat3214 contributionsInstructors at the top, my son took classes in the morning top 6 AND in the afternoon in groups of 12 and both instructors had good contact with the children and were pros. I do not forget the team at the reception desk: very welcome, efficient and kind. Thank you both to the staff and the instructors for making this stay so pleasant.Bonjour, Merci de votre retour sur les cours de votre fils avec nos équipes. Nous sommes ravis de lire que vous avez eu un bon accompagnement. Merci également pour les équipes de l'accueil. Au plaisir de vous revoir sur Méribel :) Sportivement, L'équipe ESF MéribelWritten March 3, 2025This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited February 2025Traveled with familyWritten March 2, 2025
- Ciaran B4 contributionsI was looking to improve my confidence on big jumps so booked a session with Nathan, one of the freestyle specialist instructors. I had an amazing time and learnt so much. He gave me very helpful feedback after every jump, and I improved quickly. Also got more feedback on the lift from some really good videos he took and let me keep. I was able to land my first backflip, front flip and 360 on my weak side. Also greatly improved skiing switch and hitting the rails and boxes. Would highly recommend, good value for money and will be doing again.Dear Client, Many thanks for your positive feedback. We really appreciate your review on Nathan. We are incredibly happy that you loved your skiing experience with our ski school. It would be a pleasure for us to offer you our services next winter. Kind regards, Team ESF MeribelWritten January 13, 2025This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited January 2025Traveled soloWritten January 7, 2025
- Peter C4 contributionsOn day 1, I was in the level 1 course, sticking to green slopes (as I had in my previous two skiing weeks). On day 2 I was promoted to level 2, and our coach, Gilles, was excellent. By the end of the week I was confident on blues and happy on reds, including Mauduit, which had looked impossible at the start of the week. We also got to travel to many areas of the 3 valleys that I had not seen before, with a knowledgeable and entertaining guide.Dear customer, We are delighted that you enjoyed the lessons with Gilles! Thank you for your feedback. See you soon in Méribel The ESF Méribel teamWritten February 25, 2025This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited January 2025Written February 3, 2025
- andrew kNew York City, New York5 contributionsWe spent 7 days in late March skiing with two consummate professionals - Nicolas Rambla and Cecile Creusaz. We are a large family with different levels of skiers so we have felt it necessary to hire two instructors. Aside from knowing the terrain with their eyes closed, they took care of every detail of our day- every day- with genuine care and concern… from carrying our youngest daughter’s skis… to lunch reservations … to dinner reservations … to genuinely acting like they were part of our family without being intrusive. This is our second vacation hiring them in Meribel, and I would say that it would be difficult to choose another ski resort in the world all because of them!! They are a 10 in every aspect …Dear Client, Many thanks for your kind feedback. We are very happy to read that your holidays in Méribel spent well and partially thanks to our instructors. Such a pleasure for us to know that our clients are satisfied, and that our instructors are real professionals and also nice locals one can rely on. We would be so glad to welcome you in our ski resort next year. Kind regardsWritten April 4, 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited March 2024Traveled with familyWritten April 2, 2024
- Caroline A3 contributionsThank your the best ski coaching support. Derek Bouvier- Garzon was an excellent instructor for myself and my daughter. He took his time to explain things and really wanted to support us to improve. We really appreciated the opportunity to be taught by him. Well Done Derek. I big thank you to the wider ESF team - who were great at putting in place the flexible lessons we wanted. Highly recommended.Dear Client, Thank you very much for your feedback. We are very happy to read that you enjoyed skiing with Derek. Such a great news that you could improve and benefit from Derek’s teaching. We would be glad to welcome you again in Méribel! Kind regardsWritten June 10, 2024This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited April 2024Traveled with familyWritten May 19, 2024
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tonybaba2024
London, UK1 contribution
Mar 2024
My third instructor, Pascal, took me from a reject student from other instructors (not only me but all fortunate to be in his group) from novice to confident skier in 5 day!!! I still can’t believe it. But there’s a video of me taken by my wife of me skiing confidently on the piste. All thanks to the hero of the day instructor, Pascal. I can’t recommend him highly enough. He made the impossible…possible.
Written March 25, 2024
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Hello !
Thank you for your kind message about Pascal!
We're delighted that our instructor was able to give you confidence.
Congratulations on your progress !!
See you soon in Méribel
Written March 28, 2024
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Geraldine
5 contributions
Feb 2024 • Solo
I took private ski lessons with Sébastien in Feb 2024 and it was amazing. Thank you to Sebastien who customised the lessons according to what I wanted to improve on; and for pushing me to do my best yet also making sure that I was within safe limits. He was very very patient and encouraging, and it made me love skiing even more ❤️
Thank you also to ESF Méribel for making the booking process so seamless !
Thank you also to ESF Méribel for making the booking process so seamless !
Written February 18, 2024
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Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review!
We're delighted that your lessons with Sébastien have enabled you to progress in complete safety.
We'll pass on your kind words to him!
See you soon in Méribel
Written February 19, 2024
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Richard B
3 contributions
Feb 2020
Booked private lessons for two families with instructors at Méribel ESF. One instructor looked after four children age 5, 6, 7 and 8 for four full days. A second instructor gave lessons to my wife and my friend's wife for four mornings. I contacted a number of ski schools and ESF were the only one which could offer this flexibility, particularly in half term week, with the other ski schools requiring we book a full week of tuition. This did not work for us as we were just there for the four days. After the first day the instructor did recommend that the youngest child (my younger son) go into ski school with other younger children as he was struggling to keep up, which he did for two mornings and which was fine. This enabled the three older children to go further afield and get the most out of their tuition. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and I cannot compliment the instructors enough. The children had a great time and are already wanting to book next year's trip which says it all. My wife was a newbie skier and whilst full of trepidation before the trip also enjoyed herself and is keen to go again. I'd recommend Méribel for children and new skiers as there are a decent number of green runs and good dedicated play zones for the children up on the pistes which makes it more interesting for them.
Many thanks ESF Méribel!
Many thanks ESF Méribel!
Written March 9, 2020
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Dear Richard,
Many thanks for your kind commentary! We thank you a lot for sharing your experience!
We're very happy that we could meet your demand and satisfy you and your family! It's so encouraging for us to get your feedback! We seem to be on the right path!
Looking forward to seeing you in Méribel soon!
Written March 13, 2020
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Mark2108
London, UK5 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
ESF is good but this ski area is far too busy and therefore dangerous. There should be dedicated slopes for teaching. Instead, learners risk every day being run over by over speeding skiers (speeds c 40mph!). This region is putting profit before customer safety imo by selling far too many ski passes. There also should be policing of the slopes to remove idiot skiers. However, In this region it is a free for all.
Written January 15, 2020
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Dear Mark,
Thanks very much for your review! We appreciate your positive feedback on our ski school!
We hope that you really enjoyed the lessons despite your remarks. Normally Méribel is seen as a very good place for beginners with a plenty of simple runs and well equipped beginner ski areas. That is why we're a bit surprised that you could feel uncomfortable but we totally consider and respect your opinion.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if we can help with anything.
Best,
Written February 28, 2020
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Ktkkt
1 contribution
Dec 2024 • Family
15 children per monitor. This is not acceptable and does not allow for proper progression, monitoring, guidance and safety. They even lost a child on the slopes. As a result they returned an hour later than expected (the parents waited without official information from the school). That illustrates the problem.
Money first service second. Fortunately, there are other ski schools.
Money first service second. Fortunately, there are other ski schools.
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Written January 9, 2025
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Cher client,
Nous sommes désolés que votre expérience n'ait pas été à la hauteur de vos attentes. Sachez que nous mettons un point d'honneur à garantir la sécurité, le suivi et la qualité de l'encadrement pour chaque enfant. C’est pourquoi nous limitons le nombre d'enfants par moniteur à 12 maximum. Concernant l'incident que vous mentionnez, nous prenons cette situation très au sérieux et aimerions avoir plus de détails pour mieux comprendre ce qui s'est passé et améliorer nos services.
Nous vous invitons donc à nous envoyer un e-mail avec plus d'informations afin de pouvoir traiter ce problème de manière approfondie et vous apporter une réponse plus précise.
En ce qui concerne les prix, nous nous efforçons d’offrir des tarifs accessibles tout en garantissant une qualité de service optimale.
En vous souhaitant une bonne journée.
L'équipe ESF Méribel
Written January 14, 2025
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Simon L
Alfreton, UK16 contributions
Feb 2020
Whatever Jean Claude did in his lessons for 3 etoille, my 8 year old was keen to go every morning, and tired but buzzing on return.
Her skiing improved incredibly over the week, but more importantly she loved it, and covered more pistes than we did.
Mixed French/English class of 7 kids, excellent spoken English.
5 stars
Her skiing improved incredibly over the week, but more importantly she loved it, and covered more pistes than we did.
Mixed French/English class of 7 kids, excellent spoken English.
5 stars
Written February 9, 2020
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Dear Simon,
Jean Claude and all the ESF Méribel Team thank you a lot for your positive feedback and good vibes!
So glad that you and your kid are happy with the lessons!
We're thankful for amazing customers like you.
Hope to see you soon again!
Kind regards,
Written February 28, 2020
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Keen traveller
Plymouth, UK16 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
How to put it into words. Absolutely shocked and disgusted in what I witnessed yesterday. My children were in the school area having a private lesson and have to say he was absolutely amazing. We sat out of there eyesight so they would focus on the lessons. But we’re in out eyesight at all times. Which I recommend. We witnessed another coach put a crying 2/3 year old under his arm and took this little one to the top of the kids school area. Put him to the floor. Physically held him down with his arms while kneeling over him talking in a very aggressive and angry tone. Then left the little one up there alone and crying myself and husband was mortified. They are paid to teach the kids to ski. Not to abuse the kids. Whatever this poor little child done did not deserve treatment like that. Shame really as the location is perfect and the coach we had was incredible. But ski school with this coach!!! He shouldn’t be working with children.
Written January 8, 2020
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Dear client,
Thanks so much for getting in touch and leaving us your feedback.
We're happy that the private lesson for your kid went well and you're completely satisfied.
We think to know which situation you're talking about. The main manager of the kindergarten and our general director are aware. Our customer's happiness is extremely important to us so they will make sure that this won't happen again.
Hope to see you again in Méribel.
Kind regards,
Written January 18, 2020
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stacy558
New York City, New York110 contributions
Feb 2020
I signed up for a week of morning snow shoe walking sessions from La Chaudanne in Meribel. It was a great experience. The guide (I think his name was Nicolas) was very good - nice, patient, fun and helpful. He took us on different paths each day often through the forests in beautiful, untouched spots. As we walked, he would stop from time to time to talk about different topics - certain animals, trees, history of Meribel a bit. I got an idea that he would assess the group as we went and then decide to keep going up, or to level out the walk a bit to give people a rest. We typically were 5 or 7 people in the group although one day we were 10. I had to arrange rental of snow shoes and poles myself, which was fine except for the first day when the walk started at 9.15 and the store where I was renting the equipment didn't open until 8.30. Most people took a small bottle of water with them and perhaps a little snack. I appreciated that the walks were 3 hour sessions and not a whole day session with a lunch built in. Looking forward to doing this again on my next trip to Meribel.
Written February 17, 2020
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Dear Stacy,
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us! We really appreciate you taking the time to leave us your kind and positive commentary!
Snowshoeing is a very nice activity which is very popular among our clients nowadays. Indeed, Nicolas is one of our snowshoeing and cross-country skiing instructors. We really appreciate his professional demeanor and experience.
We're grateful for your honest feedback and we're glad you feel we're on the right track!
Looking forward to seeing you again in Méribel!
Kind regards,
Written March 2, 2020
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faireyclairey66
45 contributions
Jan 2023 • Friends
We booked on a six day course of ski lessons as this was our first time skiing. We were well looked after by Nadia and David who were superb instructors. Both went above and beyond with their groups and were professional but very friendly and helpful. Big thank you to them both for giving us the confidence to learn to ski. Would highly recommend.
Written January 22, 2023
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Dear Client,
Every possible thanks! We are so glad that you spent a nice moment together with our ESF instructors Nadia and David. We'll transfer your feedback to them, they'll be happy. Thank you again and hope to meet you on slopes of Meribel soon.
Written January 31, 2023
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Sarah
5 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
Inattentive staff, too many children per adult, so much standing around. Sent my child with a snack and water as suggested in the paperwork and it was never mad accessible to her. NOT recommended.
Written February 29, 2020
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Dear Client,
Thank you very much for giving us your feedback which we really appreciate. We apologize that our service did not satisfy your expectations.
We usually receive a lot of positive reviews regarding our kindergartens and are normally known for our exceptional attention to children. Safety, physical and emotional issues are the constant concerns in our
Club. Small breaks are scheduled to take some physical and mental rest. Water and snacks are suggested to kids.
Please feel free reach out to commercial@esf-meribel.com with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
Thanks again!
Kind regards,
Written March 4, 2020
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Jennifer D
Doha, Qatar
Hello TA!
I was looking around to get some feedback on the the ski schools in Meribel. What are people's opinions of Snow Systems vs ESF? I'm looking for solid instruction in english with a fun attitude in learning and improving abilities. The review of Bunsmum2014 put me off a bit from ESF. Thanks!
Written November 26, 2018
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