CLASSIC CHILD CARE

Esprit Classic Ski Classes

Most children grasp and enjoy skiing from an early age if their introduction to the sport has been an enjoyable experience.

The Esprit approach is to work closely with the local ski-schools and select the best English-speaking children’s instructors to run ski classes exclusively for Esprit children, with guaranteed small classes.

Small classes are a vital factor for children’s safety, enjoyment and speed of learning, so our initial ratios are 1:6 for Spritelet classes and 1:8 for all other Sprites. The ski instructors may, however, move children from class to class to match their ability levels.

We have found over the years that ability, as much as age, tends to be the deciding factor in balancing children’s ski classes. So our stated ages are a guide and there may be a wider age range within the class, but the children’s abilities on skis will be similar.

Some ski-schools operate an assessment system on the first day of lessons to ensure children are placed in the appropriate class.

In all resorts, children are collected in the morning from their chalets, Chalet Hotels or designated meeting point and taken to their Esprit lessons or Snow Club.

If children are taking part in Esprit lunches and/or Esprit afternoon care, Esprit staff will also collect them at the end of their lesson.

"Our children´s confidence and skill levels on skis have improved no end, thanks to their first class lessons."
Hopcraft Family
Kaprun, February 2007