Experience... our Children Clubs
The ESF Club Piou-Piou - The Savoy
Located in the centre of Chamonix, near the Parking Saint-Michel, our children's ski school includes:
• The club Piou-Piou - from 3 years old -
• Nursery & Snow Garden
• Structured learning before / after school with permanent instructors
• Direct access to lifts: Rope tow, beginners lift, chair-lift. Runs available: red, blue, in safe play
areas
• T. +33 (0)4 50 53 19 61
• Nursery: T. +33 (0)4 50 55 90 17
ESF Kids Club - Planards
Located at the entrance to Chamonix, our children's ski school includes:
• The club Piou-Piou - from 3 years -
• Nursery & Snow Garden
• Structured learning before / after school with permanent instructors
• Direct access to lifts: Rope tow, beginners skilift, chair-lift.
Runs available: red, blue, in safe play areas
• T. 04 50 55 82 41
The course guide
To increase your level efficiently and safely, it is essential to choose the right course with the technical level that suits you.
| My class | My current ability |
|---|---|
| Kindergarden | I am 3 to 5 years old. I have never skied. |
| Beginner | I am older than 5 years old. I have never skied. |
| Baby Bear | I have the "Piou – Piou". I can balance on my skis. |
| Snowflake | I have the “Ourson”. I can do a snowplough and I can take a ski lift. |
| First Star | I have the “Flocon”. I can turn with snowplough turns. I know how to slow down and stop. |
| Second Star | I have the « Première Etoile ». I can link basic turns. I have started to learn to skid stop. |
| Third Star | I have the “deuxième étoile”. I can link turns, skis parallel, and my loop turns skid. |
| Bronze Star | I have the “troisième étoile”. I can link turns on short and medium-rays. I have mastered my balance and the schuss. |
| Golden Star | I have the”Etoile de bronze”. I want to improve elementary cornering elementary whilst reducing slippage. I want to learn to play in wedelling and large curves. |
| Elite Performance Class | I have the” Etoile d'Or”. I master small slaloms, I link turns on varied terrain. My objective: la Fléchette (the Jib). |
| Elite Racing Class | I am looking for performance and slalom skiing on all types of snow, all slopes. My objective: La fleche (arrow), le Chamois (Chamois). |