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Ski lessons for 3 year old in France?

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InTheRainOnATrain · 21/05/2024 11:39

Does anyone have any recommendations for ski schools in Val d’Isere that take 3 year olds please? Or from other French resorts that may have outposts in Val? Not massively keen on the idea of Piou Piou as older kids in the family have had bad experiences with ESF and we usually use Progression but they don’t take under 4s and thanks to the timing of school holidays DS will be 3 years 11 months when we go!

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Boating123 · 21/05/2024 11:48

That's easy - Evolution2.

My kids (6 and 4) went this year and last year.
Fantastic company.

InTheRainOnATrain · 21/05/2024 13:04

Thank you so much! And youngest was ok with the length of lessons (looks like they’re 9-12?) and instructors were happy to help with getting out of ski gear to go to the loo?

We didn’t ski outside of the US, where the set up is very different, until my eldest was almost 5 so this is new to us and very keen to get it right!

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mrssquidink · 21/05/2024 13:13

I saw an instructor from TDC out with a small child (didn’t look much over 3) at Christmas but I don’t know if they do week long lessons for young children.

Boating123 · 21/05/2024 13:40

InTheRainOnATrain · 21/05/2024 13:04

Thank you so much! And youngest was ok with the length of lessons (looks like they’re 9-12?) and instructors were happy to help with getting out of ski gear to go to the loo?

We didn’t ski outside of the US, where the set up is very different, until my eldest was almost 5 so this is new to us and very keen to get it right!

I don't know how much they helped him. I remember there was one time last year he was desperate for the toilet when I collected him, but that's all.
I don't remember him having accidents so there must have been toilet breaks.
If you email them they will probably provide you with more info.
He went in happily at drop off time and came out happy at collection time so I was happy with that. The only thing I should mention is that they will teach in French and English. This year my daughter (6 year old) was the only English girl in the class in the afternoon sessions (2:00- 5:00). She didn't mind that much. It just meant she didn't know what the children were talking about on the chairlifts.

sellingpetrol · 22/05/2024 15:57

Oxygène in Val always used to some years back, although my son is older now

Elsie42 · 05/07/2024 22:43

Prosneige in Val thorens do lessons for that age and were very good

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