We are pleased to offer you a convenient pre-bookable service for ski/board and boot hire, tuition and lift passes. The big advantages are that everything is arranged for you in advance, prices are guaranteed against currency fluctuation, and you can relax and look forward to a smoother first day in resort.
Your ski/boot-hire and ski lesson vouchers will be in your Welcome Pack ready for you immediately on arrival, and your lift passes will be delivered to you either on arrival or by breakfast time on your first morning, so you can hit the slopes without delay.

Adult Ski Categories

Blue - The ‘Blue’ category of ski is our ‘standard’ ski. This is generally a carving ski, usually at least one season old, however, traditional skis are also available. Suitable for beginner skiers, and would also suit early intermediates.

Red – The ‘Red’ category is a superior carving ski, suitable for all keen intermediate skiers and usually only one season old or less.

Black – The ‘Black’ category is normally the highest grade of ski available to hire, suitable for intermediate/advanced skiers and often this season’s newest models. Children’s ski categories

White – The ‘White’ category is generally for children aged 3-5 years inclusive and is a standard quality ski.

Children’s Red and Black – Some resorts offer two grades of ski for children. We call these ‘Red’ (standard) and ‘Black’ (superior). Please note that children’s categories of ‘Red and Black’ skis will not necessarily fit the same criteria as for adults.

Snowboard Categories

Most resorts offer just two categories of snowboard for adults – Red or Black. The Red category is a standard snowboard, suitable for all levels, and the Black category is for the more advanced and confident boarder. Generally most resorts only offer one category for children.

Tuition Levels for Ski and Snowboard Classes

To enable the ski-schools to have an idea of how many guests require lessons at each level before they arrive, we offer as a guide our own grading system. When pre-booking your ski-school classes, please advise our Reservations Team of your ability level from the descriptions below.

Beginner – Never skied or boarded.
Level 1 – Skied/boarded for 1 or 2 weeks.
Level 2 – Parallel turns for ski, easy on blue runs, less confident on red.
Level 3 – Ski parallel or board all pistes, need to improve confidence and technique on black runs and off piste.

Children’s tuition – prices for standard group lessons for children are included in the resort specific panels on the following pages. Please enquire at time of booking for details of other children’s ski or board classes which may be available and our Reservations Team will be happy to discuss the various options with you.

Teenagers – Many resorts now offer dedicated ski or board classes for teenagers during the peak holiday weeks in addition to the standard children’s group lessons. Our reservations team have the details and will be delighted to help you book an appropriate class.

We strongly advise pre-booking both adult and children’s tuition to guarantee your places are reserved, especially for any peak holiday dates.

Additional lift pass information

In the following tables we have given the standard lift pass information for our adult, child and senior guests. Some resorts offer a range of other lift passes including special family passes or free children’s passes for very young children. See the individual resort panel on pages 18-19 for details.

“Beginners do not always require a lift pass for the first days of skiing, please check with our reservations team at the time of booking”.
Also electronic lift passes are now widely used in many resorts and often require an additional charge to be paid locally.

Our Reservations Team have full details and will be happy to advise, please discuss your requirements at the time of booking with us on 08701 633 633.

Satski

Satski is the All-New Interactive GPS Piste Map which everyone is talking about. This revolutionary GPS tracking and navigation system will tell you everything you’ve always wanted to know about your day on the mountain in real time.

• What was my fastest and average speed in the last hour?
• How far away is the nearest restaurant?
• How long will it take me to ski to this restaurant avoiding black and red runs?
• How do I get there?
• Which runs have I skied so far today?
• What was my highest altitude?
• What were my altitude variances?
• What is the quickest way home?

Satski has all the answers!

We will supply the small colour touch screen device for you in resort, on a day to be agreed, and all you need to do is switch it on and enjoy your day in the snow with your interactive piste map – Satski and Total will do the rest!

The next day, you’ll receive a detailed souvenir CD of your day’s skiing which you can take home. You will relive your day by watching the routes you took and be able to analyse your speed, distance traveled and many more statistics, or a souvenir printout of your Satski day, which includes your route, altitude chart, statistics and more.

Book in advance with all your other ski-pack requirements and save yourself 10% off public prices – only £15 for a full day together with a personalized record of an unforgettable day!

Satski is available to our guests staying in our Chalet Hotels in Val d’Isère and Courchevel.