Off Piste guides

[FannyBazaar]

I normally book ski school for the companionship of skiing with people of similar ability and for the benefit of the instructor working out the routes. Of course I always learn a little more to improve my technique anyway. This year to keep costs down (DS's 2nd year so his cost has gone up with full child lift pass) and so I can have a little more flexibility to ski with DS around his lessons, I have decided to go for the free ski escort service. I was however wondering about booking an off piste guide or lesson. Has anyone tried this? Is it expensive? Do you need to be experienced with off piste? I've done a little bit. Any tips and advice?

It probably depends on what you actually specify on your booking. I went on one many years ago and it was a beginners guide to off-piste skiing. We started on the powder just next to the slopes practising how to get out if you get stuck etc and then moved on from there to going "proper" off piste. It was really good fun but to be honest I am too much of a coward/novice to ever attempt to do it without an instructor so in hindsight not much use for me.

Thanks. It was something I hadn't thought off before but as there's loads if fresh powder and I'm not in a group with instructor might be worth a try.