With some of our Instructor Courses you will need to be prepared to find your own accommodation and plan your own travel to and from resort and if you have never been to a particular resort before it can sometimes be a little daunting. To help sort out your travel & accommodation, we have put together a list of key companies you can contact for reasonably priced accommodation and Transfers.
Courchevel is a big resort that is quite spread out. The majority of students taking our standalone courses tend to stay in Courchevel Le Praz which gives good access straight up to Courchevel 1850 via the Gondola. We try to get all of our students to stay in the same area if possible or near by as this makes planning the off snow sessions a lot easier.
Some companies you could contact in Le Praz are:
Pleisure Holidays – Pleisure Holidays have a large modern, catered chalet which sleeps around 30 people, The Drop Inn. The Drop Inn is just a few minutes walk from the main gondola in Le Praz and also very close to the bus stop for the free bus that travels around the different areas of Courchevel. We are sometimes able to run the off snow sessions in the chalet if we have enough students staying there. The Chalet is based above the Drop Inn Bar which is a great place to hang out after a day on the slopes.
Ski Deep – Ferg at Ski Deep has two self catered chalets, one in Le Praz and one just down the road in La Tania. The chalets both sleep 10 people but you may be able to rent just the one room.
Evasion Travel – Evasion Travel have a number of catered and self catered apartments and chalet sin Le Praz and surrounding villages. Many of their apartments and chalets are based very close to the lifts and with good access to shops, bars and restaurants.
You may find that you are able to arrange your transfer through your chalet company or tour operator but here are a few other companies you can try:
Pleisure Holidays – As well as a chalet company Pleisure Holidays also run a transfer company. They offer both shared and private transfers from most local airports/train stations to Courchevel such as Geneva, Lyon, Grenable, Chambery and Moutiers.
3 Vallee Transfer – Three Vallee Transfers offer transfers from Geneva, Lyon, Chambery and Grenoble airport as well as transfers from Moutiers Train station. They offer private and shared transfer to resort from as little as 37.50€
Snow White Transfers – Shared transfers can be a great way to spread the cost. Snow White offer transfer from Geneva, Chambery, Grenoble, Lyon etc to Courchevel and surrounding Villages.
When should I book my accommodation?
For our standalone courses it is advised not to book any accommodation or make any travel arrangements until your course has been confirmed as running which will be no later than 6 weeks prior to the course commencement date.
Which courses do not include accommodation and transfers?
The only courses that we offer where accommodation and transfers are provider are our Gap Courses and our BASI 2 FastTrack course, for every other course you will need to make these arrangements yourself.
I would prefer to be in accommodation with other students, how is it best to arrange this?
If you would like to book accommodation where other students are staying just let us know and we can look into sharing student contact details so you are able to find accommodation options together.
For our Standalone Courses we recommend purchasing a Courchevel Valley pass although some days if conditions are not good in Courchevel you may need to upgrade your pass to a 3 Vallee pass. This can be done on a daily basis at the lift pass office.
Becoming a ski instructor may seem a daunting task and the variety of courses available certainly does not make it any easier, but here at New Generation we have over 10 years experience of running ski instructor training courses and during that time we have come across most situations, problems and variables.
We are available 7 days a week and will be able to guide you through all steps of the BASI system, at every level. So contact us today and find out more.
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