Snowmass/Aspen Ski School Information 07/08
All Ski & Snowboard Lessons will be available for purchase September 1, 2007. Click for more information
PRIVATE LESSONS - Skiing, Snowboarding, Telemarking, or Park & Pipe - All Levels
Create your own agenda with a private lesson, receiving specialized attention that produces fast, fun results. With over 1,200 pros across four mountains, we have coaches for every age and ability level. From beginning turns to hitting the steeps and deeps to jibbing in the park & pipe and everything in between, we teach it all, and we guarantee it! Our ski, snowboard, telemark and park & pipe pros are the best in the business. You and up to four friends or family members (no additional charge) will enjoy privileges that include custom-tailored teaching, priority lift access, mountain guiding, and overnight ski/snowboard storage. Offered every day at every mountain, lessons are available starting from 9 a.m. or by special arrangement. Pros fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and other languages are available. RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND REQUIRE PREPAYMENT. For details and reservations, call toll free 877-282-7736 (970-923-1227), or visit the Private Lesson Desk at any mountain.
MEETING PLACE:
Snowmass -Slopeside at the end of the Snowmass Village Mall
Aspen Mountain - Private Lesson Desk in the gondola building
Aspen Highlands - Private Lesson Desk at the Aspen Highlands base area
Buttermilk - Outside the Bumps building, next to the Private Lesson Desk
BEGINNER'S MAGICTM - Skiing or Snowboarding, Levels 1-4
Specifically designed to meet the needs of first-time to advanced-beginner skiers and snowboarders, Beginner's Magic utilizes a teaching method that promotes peak performance, confidence and mountain awareness. Our fully trained Magic pros will familiarize you with the use and feel of the specialized beginner equipment and how it works with the snow surface. As you progress, you will learn how to use the chairlift and will access more and more of the mountain. Your progress will astonish you... it's guaranteed.
Unlimited extensions are encouraged. The Beginner's Magic package includes instruction, lift ticket and specialized equipment rental (over $225 per day if purchased separately)! Lessons begin at 10 a.m. every day at Snowmass and Buttermilk. You should arrive at the meeting place at 9:45 a.m. with your lift ticket, lesson ticket and equipment.
TIP: Save time and hassle by picking up your Beginner's Magic equipment after 2 p.m. the day before at the Beginners' Magic Store on the Snowmass Village Mall (open until 5 p.m.) or at any of our five other Aspen/Snowmass Four-Mountain Sports locations (open until 9 p.m. in Snowmass and Aspen). Allow one hour prior to lesson start time for equipment rental if renting the morning of the lesson.
MEETING PLACE FOR SKIING:
Snowmass - Level 1 meets slopeside at the end of the Snowmass Village Mall; Levels 2-4 meet at the New Skier Zone across Fanny Hill.
Buttermilk - Base of Summit Express
MEETING PLACE FOR SNOWBOARDING:
Snowmass - Slopeside at the end of the Snowmass Village Mall
Buttermilk - Base of Summit Express
SMALL GROUP LESSONS - Skiing or Snowboarding, Levels 5-9
Learn more with a small group of skiers or riders. You get tons of individual attention to polish your turns and master the bumps, steeps and deeps. Riders focus on all-mountain skills and gain confidence in the park & pipe. Park & pipe group lessons for skiers are also available on Snowmass and Buttermilk by prior arrangement. Skiing is offered every day on all four mountains for intermediate to expert skiers. Snowboarding is offered daily at Snowmass and Buttermilk only for intermediate to expert riders. Lessons begin at 10 a.m. Plan to arrive at the meeting place at 9:45 a.m. with your lift ticket, lesson ticket and equipment.
MEETING PLACE FOR SKIING:
Snowmass - Mid-station of the Village Express (allow 10 minutes to ride the lift)
Aspen Mountain - Top of Aspen Mountain outside the Sundeck (allow 20 minutes to ride the gondola)
Aspen Highlands - Mid-mountain to the right of the Merry-Go-Round Restaurant (allow 15 minutes to ride the lift)
Buttermilk - Base of Summit Express
MEETING PLACE FOR SNOWBOARDING:
Snowmass - Slopeside at the end of the Snowmass Village Mall
Buttermilk - Base of Summit Express
MOUNTAIN EXPLORERSTM - Skiing, Levels 5-9
For intermediate to advanced skiers, Mountain Explorers is the ultimate ski week designed for fun, mountain exploration, learning and camaraderie. Staying with the same certified pro and group every day allows you to have fun and explore our mountains as a team. Mountain Explorers groups begin at Snowmass, travel to other mountains (based on group's desire), and wrap up with a fun apr