Chamonix Megeve St Gervais Les Contamines Meribel Flaine Les Carroz Samoens Morillon Phone: 01233 800 811 Email: info@freedomsnowsports.com

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Information about us, our approach to teaching snowsports, and what we do.


Opening Meribel This winter 2022

Ski & Snowboard Instructor - Freedom Snowsports

Its the perfect match with the world-class skiing in Meribel and the 3 Valleys ski resorts in France. We are proud to announce that our world-class team will be open and available in Meribel this winter. Delivering ski and snowboarding sessions across the whole area and neighbouring 3 valleys. With our team of instructors providing private ski lessons & snowboard lessons, off piste skiing, and backcountry tours.
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Meribel Ski Lesson Meeting Points & Piste Map

Ski Area Map

Here you can find our resort map showing all of our Meribel ski school meeting points, as well as handy ski rental locations nearby to each of our ski lesson meeting points. Click on the icons to open more detailed information and live directions.

Hint: click on the icons to see its details, phone numbers, and directions.

Read more about the ski area and meeting points below

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French Ski Resorts & COVID-19 Safety

French Ski Resorts & COVID-19 Safety

Health & Safety Measures

Representing mountain tourism in France, France Montagnes, maintain up to date guidance to safely continue skiing this winter. We will support, promote, and publish that guidance to help keep you informed about what you CAN DO to ski this winter.

Current Guidance

Skiing is an outdoor activity, and along with its equipment (Helmet, gloves, skis, goggles, face warmer) it is perfectly in line with social distancing. In some public spaces, capacity may be reduced. Wearing a mask is compulsory for everyone aged 11 and over.

Resort Access By Public Transport

  • Wearing a face mask is compulsory before boarding and while on the bus.

Ski Lifts

  • Wearing a face mask is compulsory while queuing and on the ski lifts.
  • Contact points are thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis.
  • No restrictions on the number of people on the ski lifts.
  • On some ski lifts, you may not have to wear a mask (check ski lift guidelines).
  • No masks out on the slopes.

In Equipment Hire Shops

  • Wearing a face mask is compulsory.
  • All hired equipment is thoroughly cleaned.
  • Hand sanitising gel is made available.

In Tourist Offices & Your Accommodation

  • Wearing a face mask is compulsory in all communal and enclosed spaces.
  • Hand sanitising gel is made available.
  • All surfaces are thoroughly cleaned, with increased frequency.

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Flaine, Les Carroz, Samoens, Morillon Ski School Meeting Points & Piste Map

Ski School Meeting Points Map

Ski Area Map

Here is our handy google resort map for Flaine, Les Carroz, Samoens, and Morillon. Enable location services on your phone and use it as a GPS piste map. Guiding you around the ski area, restaurants, and our lesson meeting points. Alternatively if you are looking for our other resort maps click through to our meeting point piste map of Chamonix OR piste map of Megeve & St Gervais.

Hint: click on the icons to see its details, phone numbers, and directions.

Les Carroz

We meet just outside the front of the ticket office upstairs on the snow at the bottom of the Telecabine de la Kedeuze.

Flaine

Meeting point in Flaine is just outside the bottom station of the Aup De Veran lift which is the central lift area in Flaine.

Samoens

Our meeting point is just outside the top of ‘Grand Massif Express’ lift in Samoens

Morillon

Here we meet at the bottom of the Sairon lift right at the centre of the ‘Station De Morillon’.

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The Rhône-Alpes Region

Freedom Snowsports Rhone Alps France

We’ve put together some information about the pretty spectacular area of France that Freedom Snowsports operate in. We of course let you know about St Gervais, Chamonix, Megeve, & Les Contamines across our website. But here is just a small flavour of the delights that the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has to offer.
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Live Chamonix Snow Reports & Ski Area Lift Open Status

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Weather & Snow Status

Live Chamonix lift status and snow report. Covering all Chamonix skiing areas including Les Houches, Aiguille Du Midi, Brevent, Flegere, Argentiere, Le Tour, and Vallorcine. Live ski lift open status, piste open status, and lift opening and closing times.

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Chamonix Ski Lesson Meeting Points & Piste Map

Ski Area Map

Here is our handy google resort map for Chamonix. Enable location services on your phone and use it as a GPS piste map to guide you around the ski area and our meetings points for Chamonix ski lessons. Alternatively click through to our meeting point piste map for Megeve, St Gervais, and Les Contamines.

Hint: click on the icons to see its details, phone numbers, and directions.

Read our write ups on each of the main Chamonix Ski Areas below

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How We Teach Snowsports

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Our Approach to Teaching Snowsports

Our teaching is based around the individual students that we are with. This is not just based on a skiers level of ability. It’s about identifying which learning styles and communication methods their progression favours. What this means is that our teaching model is about understanding different phases and styles of learning. We adapt our teaching styles to get the most out of an individual person’s development. We also understand and adapt to people when they are in different stages of skill development. So our instructors are trained to find, recognise, and adapt to these attributes in people. Augmenting their teaching styles to better suit the needs of different people.

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How to Learn Movements & Skills for Skiing

How to Learn Skiing Skills & Movements

A Model for Learning Movements & Skills

Skills for skiing

Some people are born with being able to sprint fast or other talented gifts. Such as being able to obtain skills for skiing effortlessly. But what about those who are not blessed with these abilities and genetics. I am a professional and I am going to tell you that its possible to teach these things, and all motor skills. By first understanding how we learn movement patterns and skills. Which brings me to the Fitts and Posner Three Stage model of acquiring a motor skill. While there are different learning styles to which individuals process and understand information. The process we go through when acquiring motor skills is similar for everyone. Even though motor skills vary widely in type and complexity, such as skills for skiing. The acquisition process is still similar for all. Paul Fitts (1964, Fitts & Posner, 1967) proposed three stages (or phases) of acquiring a motor skill: the cognitive, associative, and autonomous stages (see the table below).

1st Stage of Skill Development

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Megeve, St Gervais, & Les Contamines Ski Lesson Meeting Points & Piste Map

Ski Area Map

Here is our handy google resort map for St Gervais, Megeve, and Les Contamines. Enable location services on your phone and use it as a GPS piste map to guide you around the ski area, restaurants, and our lesson meeting points. Alternatively if you are looking for our Chamonix map click through to our meeting point piste map of Chamonix.

Hint: click on the icons to see its details, phone numbers, and directions.

Megeve & St Gervais Ski Areas – Freedom Snowsports Meeting Points

At the centre of the Evasion ski area is Megeve. The Evasion ski area is comprised of 3 main areas; Megeve, St Gervais, and Les Contamines. We explain some of the details about each of the ski areas in the map above (click on the icons), and also below in plain text.

Read the ski area guides below

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