off piste

:-)i am going to les arcs 23 jan. i have been skiing about 15 times in the last 5 years and are confident on all pistes,but have limited skiing off piste as i ski quite alot on my own so ther for never realy want to go to far away from other people. so my question is if i go into advanced lessons with a ski school such as esf etc would they teach, you or is there many other ways many thanks charlie

There is a lot of easily accessed off piste skiing in and around Les Arcs, it's a superb area. The ESF will take you between the pistes to teach you the techniques. Subject to conditions and skill levels of a group, they employ professional Mountain Guides to take you outside the ski area. I have skied with an ESF Mountain Guide in Les Arcs, he was very strict. The instructor skis at the tail of the group.

Class three and four with the ESF covers off piste skiing just check when you book 8)

Hi,

As Bandit says there are lots of off piste that can be accessed easily in Les Arcs, some companies you could look at are

ESF
Initial-Snow.com
Jean-Yvres Perry (private) +33 (0)6 22 12 07 08
Mountian River High - Fabrice Bernier (private) +33 (0)6 14 35 55 67
Ecole de Ski International - Arc Adventures +33 (0)4 79 07 41 28
Ecole de Ski Privilege +33 (0)4 79 07 23 38
Spirit 1950 (Hammeau du Glacier) +33 (0)4 79 04 25 72
Darentasia +33 (0)79 04 16 81


All the best and have a great time in Les Arcs

jon.

I would add to that list New Generation, (British owned and run) who are based in Vallandry, and have online booking facilities.

http://www.skinewgen.com/vallandry/

THANKS FOR REPLIES JUST LOOKED AT NEW GENERATION SITE I THIHK I WOULD BE LEVEL 6 HOW FAR IS IT FROM LES ARC 1800 TO VALLANDRY

Charlie 26, I suggest sending an email to their office. They will know the shortest routes across the domain, and the lift opening times, vital info for a morning class. I would guess they have been asked before!

I would suggest checking out these companies.
They run specific off piste courses and personal performance courses with Basi Trainers.
You will be skiing with a small group of like minded people with some of the best personal instruction avaliable.
Cant recommend them highly enough.


http://www.inspiredtoski.com/


http://www.snoworks.co.uk/