We also include Alpine or downhill skiers on these courses – we ensure that both Telemark and Alpine skiers receive appropriate and complete attention and time. Follow this link for more information about how this works.
FRANCE – Les Contamines
Off-piste Performance (OP) 02/01/10 – 09/01/10 and 09/01/10 –16/01/10
Off-piste Performance Plus (OPP) 09/01/10 – 16/01/10 |
Off-piste coaching for Telemark and Alpine skiers wishing to master skiing 'real snow'.
LEVELS:
Performance: 3 – 4
Performance Plus: 4 – 5
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Performance week: for confident piste skiers who are starting off-piste skiing and want to get it right – from the start! |
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Performance Plus week: if you can already 'get about' off-piste but are frustrated by some snow types and slopes and are fed-up with too many 'head-plants' then this is the week for you! |
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Les Contamines has a wonderful ski area with sheltered pistes and off-piste in the trees, open runs for confidence building, very convenient off-piste, excursions over to the even quieter Hautluce area - and the Mt Blanc range as an awe-inspiring backdrop. |
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5 x half days coaching (within 6 days skiing) in off-piste skills and techniques with plenty of free skiing. |
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Safety equipment (transceivers, etc.) will be needed for this week – full details in the Dossier. |
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Les Contamines is small resort set in a wonderful forested valley; lack of a throbbing night-life is offset by quiet pistes and off-piste, snow reliability and the great food and welcome of our chosen hotel! |
TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION
Contact us at The Telemark Ski Company to check availability and recommendations about accommodation, e.g. hotel half board, twin share, from £545 (3* hotel) or £380 (2* hotel).
Own flight to Geneva and train/bus to Les Contamines or a door-to-door transfer with ATS.
OR – train (TGV) London – St Gervais and short bus ride to Les Contamines NO tour operator packages available – with the above arrangements all you need to arrange are your flights and transfer and we do the rest.
DATES & COSTS (instruction only)
02/01/10 – 09/01/10 £280 (OP)
09/01/10 – 16/01/10 £280 (OP)
09/01/10 – 16/01/10 £280 (OPP)
SKI PASS: approx. £138 / 6 days
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Top: January powder
Middle: A small part of the Les Contamines ski
area – all
the off-piste seen is lift-served
Bottom: Heading off after a good lunch at Les Contamines!
All photos: John Eames |
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SWITZERLAND – Lenzerheide
Off-piste Performance (OP) 23/01/10 – 30/01/10 and 20/03/10 – 27/03/10 |
Switzerland’s ‘best kept secret’ for limitless Telemark and Alpine off-piste skiing.
LEVELS: 3 – 5
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Lenzerheide, just south of Chur in eastern Switzerland, has a great snow record, easy access from airports and is located in an open bowl of scattered villages, forests, snowfields and peaks. |
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On the west side of the area there are many uplift-served off-piste runs, great areas to start off-piste and develop skills ready for more ambitious off-piste skiing elsewhere. |
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We will use both east and west areas to enhance skills for 3 days in bowls, amongst the trees and on open mountain slopes. The finale will be a day tour using uplift and skins linking the 3 resorts of Lenzerheide, Arosa and Tschiertschen - and all the empty valleys, peaks and powder slopes in between … |
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This week is ideal for those venturing off-piste and wish to learn and develop strong and accurate skills for maximum off-piste satisfaction and enjoyment. |
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Expect to find untouched snow, dramatic scenery and all sorts of terrain - and to enjoy one of the best off-piste areas anywhere! |
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3 x half days of instruction and 1 full day tour with coaching and leadership, involving longer off-piste itineraries and some skinning; 1 free day. |
TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION
Simply arrange your own flight to Zurich and arrange train and bus to Lenzerheide (easily done in Switzerland!); we at the Telemark Ski Company will do the rest!
DATES & COSTS (instruction and leadership as described above)
23/01/10 – 30/01/10 £280
20/03/10 – 27/03/10 £280
EXTRAS: Train/bus transfers from/to Zurich airport: approx £59; half-board twin shared accommodation and 6 day ski pass: £735 (3* hotel); £675 (2* hotel); £495 (YHA)
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Top: View over Lenzerheide.
Middle: Tree skiing on the west side of Lenzerheide.
Bottom : Untouched snow and superb terrain on the way to Arosa.
All photos: www.lenzerhiede.ch
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ITALY – Cervinia
Off-piste Performance (OP) 04/04/1 – 11/04/10
Off-piste Performance Plus (OPP) 11/04/10 – 18/04/10 |
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Off-piste Telemark and Alpine ski coaching, huge verticals and an excellent snow record!
LEVELS:
Performance: 3 – 4
Performance Plus: 4 – 5
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The linked areas of Cervinia, Zermatt and Valtournenche gives 350 kms of pistes and anincredible variety of off-piste in-between, all with almost 2000 m of vertical! |
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Typically April has the best snowpack of the winter with powder on the Swiss glaciers, untouched spring snow on the Italian side and all sorts in between! Perfect! |
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5 x half days (out of 6 days) Telemark or Alpine instruction with plenty of 'free' skiing. |
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Performance week: for Telemark or Alpine skiers relatively new to the off-piste and want to get it right from the start.
Performance Plus week: for those with existing off-piste experience and looking for the skills and confidence needed for 'steeper' and 'deeper'. |
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Safety equipment (transceivers, etc.) will be needed for this week – full details in the Dossier. |
TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION
We have arranged B&B accommodation at a hotel in the resort, convenient for skiing, with all comforts and great food. Cost from £305 per person for 7 nights on a twin share basis. Arrange own flight to Turin or Milan; ATS transfers from £95 return.
Packages available for the week 04 – 11/04/10 only through Crystal or Thomson are also possible from £685 half-board, twin share or £630 B&B, twin share basis – contact us for more information.
DATES & COSTS (instruction only)
04/04/10 – 11/04/10 £280 (OP)
11/04/10 – 18/04/10 £280 (OPP)
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What other people have said about the Cervinia week:
"Thank you so much for a wonderful couple of weeks out in Cervinia. I really enjoyed the challenges of skiing that was presented to me! So many snow and weather conditions and that deep powder untouched on the last day was magic. I really feel I have progressed this season and gained a lot more confidence. So thank you for your time and patience for helping me along the way …I will be back for more!"
J.L., April, 2009
"I just wanted to thank you and Bonny again for a fantastic week of skiing. I really enjoyed being out in the mountains with you and the group (apart from the odd head-plant in the snow) and felt that I have learnt a lot by the end of the week. I would certainly aspire to join you again …"
M.J., April, 2009
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Right: April off-piste below the Matterhorn.
Skier: David Dyson
Inset right: April powder on the Zermatt glacier.
Photos: John Eame
Far right: Off-piste skiing in April powder on the Cervinia glacier, John Eames wallowing in it!
Photo: Trevor Catermole
Below: Telemark and Alpine off-piste skiing courses
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SWITZERLAND – Andermatt
Off-piste Performance (OP) 27/03/10 – 03/04/10 |
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Nice village, quiet ski areas, easy access and loads of snow – what more does an off-piste skier need?
LEVELS: 3 – 5
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Andermatt is cradled deep in the Swiss Alps, with easy and direct access from the airports – and is simply surrounded by great skiing! |
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The Gurschen and Gemstock area offers big off-piste descents with very accessible development areas close to hand; the Natschen area has sunny, easier off-piste runs – good for the first day. Oberalp, a short train ride away, is a hidden gem of on- and off-piste delights! |
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Andermatt has a developing reputation as one of the best off-piste resorts in the Alps … and it’s not only the ‘steep and deep’ but also the terrain for those developing off-piste skills and confidence. |
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5 x half days Telemark or Alpine ski instruction and 1 day ‘free’. |
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An ideal week for Telemark and Alpine skiers alike wishing to know more about coping with off-piste snows, how to make technique adaptations and how to enjoy the full range of conditions away from the pistes. |
TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION
Arrange your own flight to Zurich (other Swiss airports possible) and onward travel by train (£53 return) – easy in Switzerland! We book your accommodation (from £405, 7 nights half-board, twin share basis).
DATES & COSTS (instruction only)
27/03/10 – 03/04/10 £280
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Top: Untracked, lift-served off-piste high above Andermatt.
Bottom: Off-piste on the Gemstock, looking across to the Natschen area.
Photos: John Eames
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