Ski and Snowboard Lessons in Grindelwald
Welcome to Altitude Grindelwald, Our internationally qualified team is able to offer ski & snowboard lessons in a variety of languages, including but not limited to, English, Swiss German, German and French. We offer a variety of products including Private and Group Lessons, Schools and Corporate groups.
Private Lessons
Have specific tuition on any aspect of your skiing or snowboarding from beginners to experts.
Private Lessons
Have specific tuition on any aspect of your skiing or snowboarding from beginners to experts.
Corporate Lessons
Ski Lessons and Team Building activities designed to achieve the goals of your company and clients.
Corporate Lessons
Ski Lessons and Team Building activities designed to achieve the goals of your company and clients.
Adult Group Ski Lessons
In our small sizes group lessons you will have fun, develop your skiing skills and meet other skiers with a similar ability level.
Adult Group Ski Lessons
In our small sizes group lessons you will have fun, develop your skiing skills and meet other skiers with a similar ability level.
Children’s Group Lessons
We run high quality group lessons for children and teens all season long, even in the quiet weeks, for ages 3-16 years.
Children’s Group Lessons
We run high quality group lessons for children and teens all season long, even in the quiet weeks, for ages 3-16 years.
Discover the next level!
Our ski school first opened back in 2001 in Verbier and has since expanded into the resorts of Grindelwald, Wengen, Zermatt, Gstaad, Andermatt and Megeve. We have one simple belief that each client truly deserves to have the best possible experience with us, from booking ski lessons or guiding through to enjoying an incredible day on the slopes.
What our customers say?
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Amazing ski school - our three children absolutely loved their time with Altitude (Pete, Sophie & Val) and all made fantastic progress with their skiing.
All expertly run... read more by Ben (who was excellent in the build-up to our visit and flexible to catering for the differing needs of our children).
Thank you.
24/01/2023Our family had a fantastic experience learning with Altitude Ski School. Our kids had varied levels of ability and confidence but they all benefited from Altitude's friendly and flexible approach.... read more The communication with us to make arrangements was great and everything ran really smoothly. Ben and Sophie were firm favourites and will both be fondly remembered.
Thanks
16/01/2023Friendly instructors. We (Dad & 2 teenagers) have been skiing a fair bit in the past so booked 3 private classes with Ben who was super helpful as well as... read more knowledgeable about the Région. He was flexible and happy to adjust to our requests. We improved significantly. Thanks. Adam
05/01/2023Avoid at all costs!! - Avoid at all costs!! I signed up for private lessons as a complete beginner for a week in December 2022. On my first day, the instructor Ryan Wilding took me... read more from the beginner bunny slopes to a red slope, with absolutely no explanation of what to expect. I had just barely learnt how to turn on my first day skiing ever. When paying for a private instructor, I trusted his judgement.
As a result, I was not equipped to handle such a challenging run and lost control. I fell and severely dislocated my elbow, suffered an arm fracture and a torn ligament. I was airlifted by helicopter to the nearest hospital in Interlaken.
Ryan Wilding is incompetent and completely unfit to be a ski instructor as he has zero regard for student's safety. The school's manger Ben Patrick offered nothing by way of a refund for the lessons missed due to injury. He had a very casual attitude towards the incident.
This entire experience has left me in serious pain wearing a cast, along with several thousands in medical bills. I urge anyone looking to ski to book elsewhere where your safety will be prioritized.
05/01/2023 -
Had great lessons with both Veronica and Ryan. Veronica was extremely patient, kind and knowledgable, she helped my daughter progress and gain confidence. Ryan is also a great instructor, excellent... read more at teaching and helped me to make huge changes to my skiing technique. Would highly recommend Altitude, they were very accommodating in booking a lesson at late notice too, I will definitely book again when in Grindlewald.
22/02/2022Spent 5 days doing group lessons as a beginner and took three further private lessons. Had a fantastic time with my instructor Peter (ex-military), who also teaches people with disabilities.... read more Lessons were at Kleine Scheidegg, took the train up from Grindelwald every morning and afternoon. Peter built up my confidence while pushing me further and further each day. Very friendly, easy to understand, technically proficient, picking up my areas to work on and felt safe going down my first blue runs. He even threw in a few psychological pep talks after a mishap or two! Highly recommend Altitude and Peter. Will be back, not least for the stunning scenery.
16/02/2022Spent 5 days doing group lessons as a beginner and took three further private lessons. Had a fantastic time with my instructor Peter (ex-military), who also teaches people with disabilities.... read more Lessons were at Kleine Scheidegg, took the train up from Grindelwald every morning and afternoon. Peter built up my confidence while pushing me further and further each day. Very friendly, easy to understand, technically proficient, picking up my areas to work on and felt safe going down my first blue runs. He even threw in a few psychological pep talks after a mishap or two! Highly recommend Altitude and Peter. Will be back, not least for the stunning scenery.
16/02/2022Great experience with Altitude both in terms of the booking process and actual skiing in Grindelwald - special thanks to our instructor Ryan!
We were incredibly fortunate to have... read more Ryan as our instructor - he is an excellent teacher who took the time to identify our needs and helped us every step of the way with clear explanations. He knew exactly when to push our limits but we never felt unsafe or rushed. Moreover, Ryan is great company to have on the slopes and made our week all the more enjoyable
Fully recommend Altitude Ski and Ryan as an instructor, hoping to return next winter!
02/01/2022 -
My wife and I had an excellent experience with Altitude Ski School Grindelwald: from the booking with clear communication and clarity to most importantly our excellent instructor (Peter W) who... read more equally encouraged, corrected and explained what we needed to do to the next level while having a great experience at the same time. Will visit again soon!
26/12/2021Mike allotted Jo and Pete to give us some much needed tuition and was 100% right with his choices. Communication was great and lessons inspirational...thank you! Already booked chalet for... read more same week next year (Covid permitting) ...see you all again then
31/03/2020Mike allotted Jo and Pete to give us some much needed tuition and was 100% right with his choices. Communication was great and lessons inspirational...thank you! Already booked chalet for... read more same week next year (Covid permitting) ...see you all again then
31/03/2020Mike allotted Jo and Pete to give us some much needed tuition and was 100% right with his choices. Communication was great and lessons inspirational...thank you! Already booked chalet for... read more same week next year (Covid permitting) ...see you all again then
31/03/2020 -
I learned some more stuff about snowboarding from Jo!
I really enjoyed it and it was very nice that she actually helped me.
Now I can make... read more speed better and the narrow places are still scary for me, but I learned how to do it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
With regards,
L. Evers
13/03/2020I learned some more stuff about snowboarding from Jo!
I really enjoyed it and it was very nice that she actually helped me.
Now I can make... read more speed better and the narrow places are still scary for me, but I learned how to do it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
With regards,
L. Evers
13/03/2020I learned some more stuff about snowboarding from Jo!
I really enjoyed it and it was very nice that she actually helped me.
Now I can make... read more speed better and the narrow places are still scary for me, but I learned how to do it!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
With regards,
L. Evers
13/03/2020We recently had two private half day lessons with Mike and could not recommend him enough.
We are intermediate skiers and were looking to improve our skiing technique, particularly... read more in relation to carving. Mike is very patient and very knowledgeable, and he gave us a lot of good tips to improve our skiing technique.
It was very easy to book lessons, we booked through the altitude desk in the Bernet Sports shop in Grindelwald.
08/02/2020 -
We recently had two private half day lessons with Mike and could not recommend him enough.
We are intermediate skiers and were looking to improve our skiing technique, particularly... read more in relation to carving. Mike is very patient and very knowledgeable, and he gave us a lot of good tips to improve our skiing technique.
It was very easy to book lessons, we booked through the altitude desk in the Bernet Sports shop in Grindelwald.
08/02/2020This is my second year of using Altitude ski school for my snowboard lessons and all I can say is unbelievable. I had two 2 hours lessons last year never... read more done it before this year had three 2 hours lessons and can now link turns on my tie and heel edges and stop safely on a red run this is all done to one person Jo my instructor. I asked for Jo again this year because she is a great coach very patient alot of fun but mainly she gives u great confidence very important when learning a new sport. Jo explains things very clearly and keeps u motivated I would highly recommend Altitude and especially Jo as your instructor for snowboarding or skiing thanks again Jo for being so patient while I was learning to link my turns I achieved what I wanted to achieve which was this so happy although I wont be back next year will definitely be back the year after and will ask for Jo to progress further good luck with the channel swim hope it all goes ok.
01/02/2020This is my second year of using Altitude ski school for my snowboard lessons and all I can say is unbelievable. I had two 2 hours lessons last year never... read more done it before this year had three 2 hours lessons and can now link turns on my tie and heel edges and stop safely on a red run this is all done to one person Jo my instructor. I asked for Jo again this year because she is a great coach very patient alot of fun but mainly she gives u great confidence very important when learning a new sport. Jo explains things very clearly and keeps u motivated I would highly recommend Altitude and especially Jo as your instructor for snowboarding or skiing thanks again Jo for being so patient while I was learning to link my turns I achieved what I wanted to achieve which was this so happy although I wont be back next year will definitely be back the year after and will ask for Jo to progress further good luck with the channel swim hope it all goes ok.
01/02/2020This is my second year of using Altitude ski school for my snowboard lessons and all I can say is unbelievable. I had two 2 hours lessons last year never... read more done it before this year had three 2 hours lessons and can now link turns on my tie and heel edges and stop safely on a red run this is all done to one person Jo my instructor. I asked for Jo again this year because she is a great coach very patient alot of fun but mainly she gives u great confidence very important when learning a new sport. Jo explains things very clearly and keeps u motivated I would highly recommend Altitude and especially Jo as your instructor for snowboarding or skiing thanks again Jo for being so patient while I was learning to link my turns I achieved what I wanted to achieve which was this so happy although I wont be back next year will definitely be back the year after and will ask for Jo to progress further good luck with the channel swim hope it all goes ok.
31/01/2020 -
A big thanks to Jo and Altitude for making this the best most enjoyable snowboarding week yet ! Jo was superb in explaining how to adjust my technique , encouraging... read more me to try new tips to allow me to tackle difficult Reds and Blacks by the end of the week. I would thoroughly recommend anyone to book a lesson with Jo, you will progress quickly and have a lot of fun at the same time..😀😀😀
25/01/2020A big thanks to Jo and Altitude for making this the best most enjoyable snowboarding week yet ! Jo was superb in explaining how to adjust my technique , encouraging... read more me to try new tips to allow me to tackle difficult Reds and Blacks by the end of the week. I would thoroughly recommend anyone to book a lesson with Jo, you will progress quickly and have a lot of fun at the same time..😀😀😀
25/01/2020Absolutely superb ski school. My children and their cousin had a class (of 3) to themselves and progressed so well in their skiing; my wife had several lessons too... read more which were the best she has had since she started skiing a few years ago - taking her from struggling on blues to a standard where she could do some red runs - which was transformative for our family holiday. The Altitude team had a real family feel and looked after us all. Would recommend without hesitation. Thank you so much.
05/01/2020Absolutely superb ski school. My children and their cousin had a class (of 3) to themselves and progressed so well in their skiing; my wife had several lessons too... read more which were the best she has had since she started skiing a few years ago - taking her from struggling on blues to a standard where she could do some red runs - which was transformative for our family holiday. The Altitude team had a real family feel and looked after us all. Would recommend without hesitation. Thank you so much.
05/01/2020 -
We are a family of 4 here in Grindelwald for the winter holiday . We had a few days snowboarding lessons with Jo. Jo is a fantastic coach and... read more great with children, we have all improved a lot with her teaching style, we wish we had found Altitude and Jo earlier .
03/01/2020Amazing amazing Mike! The best lesson I’ve ever had. Been skiing many years and lost my mojo. Mike completely took on board my anxieties and very cleverly with his extremely... read more experienced background got me back to loving skiing in an afternoon! Very grateful to have met him and would highly recommend him to everyone!!!! Thanks mike...!
03/01/2020Ski Lesson with Altitude on our trip to Gindelwald in December 2019. Great service by Altitude and especially Ben our instructor. Its amazing how much you learn in just... read more a 3 hour session. I was traveling with my brother who has a medical condition and Ben was patient and understanding and super helpful. I cannot recommend Altitude enough!
03/01/2020We are a family of 4 here in Grindelwald for the winter holiday . We had a few days snowboarding lessons with Jo. Jo is a fantastic coach and... read more great with children, we have all improved a lot with her teaching style, we wish we had found Altitude and Jo earlier .
03/01/2020 -
Amazing amazing Mike! The best lesson I’ve ever had. Been skiing many years and lost my mojo. Mike completely took on board my anxieties and very cleverly with his extremely... read more experienced background got me back to loving skiing in an afternoon! Very grateful to have met him and would highly recommend him to everyone!!!! Thanks mike...!
03/01/2020We are a family of 4 here in Grindelwald for the winter holiday . We had a few days snowboarding lessons with Jo. Jo is a fantastic coach and... read more great with children, we have all improved a lot with her teaching style, we wish we had found Altitude and Jo earlier .
03/01/2020Amazing amazing Mike! The best lesson I’ve ever had. Been skiing many years and lost my mojo. Mike completely took on board my anxieties and very cleverly with his extremely... read more experienced background got me back to loving skiing in an afternoon! Very grateful to have met him and would highly recommend him to everyone!!!! Thanks mike...!
03/01/2020Ski Lesson with Altitude on our trip to Gindelwald in December 2019. Great service by Altitude and especially Ben our instructor. Its amazing how much you learn in just... read more a 3 hour session. I was traveling with my brother who has a medical condition and Ben was patient and understanding and super helpful. I cannot recommend Altitude enough!
03/01/2020
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