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Learn to ski in Les Gets

Situated at 1200m in the Haute-Savoie department of south-eastern France, Les Gets is an hour’s drive from Geneva airport, with convenient bus and train transfers directly from the airport. The resort has a charmingly French and very family-orientated feel, with traditional shops and pretty wooden chalet buildings.

Together with its neighbouring resort Morzine, Les Gets has 110km of slopes and 52 lifts. With 44% of the runs being classified as easy, ski schools in Les Gets have plenty of choice for their beginners’ lessons.

Les Gets has two skiing areas - Les Chavannes, which is linked to the Portes du Soleil and shares pistes with Morzine, and the Mont-Chéry, which has an exceptional view of the Mont Blanc Massif. The Portes du Soleil area ecompasses thirteen resorts between Mont Blanc in France and Lake Geneva in Switzerland. It has 650km of pistes at all levels and around 200 ski lifts.

Ski lessons for beginners in Les Gets

In Les Gets, lessons are offered for skiers aged 4yrs and upwards. Lessons can be taken in the morning or afternoon and last for 2-2,5hrs. Ski schools in Les Gets teach their first-time skiers the basics on the nursery slopes within the resort, particularly those around the Chavannes lift area. Once first techniques have been well-established, beginners advance to some of the easier slopes on the surrounding mountains.

The most famous green slope in Les Gets is the 1km long Piste 64, which is accessed by the Mouille au Roi chairlift. The 64 is a favourite of the ski schools in Les Gets and was named after the year in which there was no snow in the resort.

The Bleuets run, accessed from the Chavannes Express, is a run that is ideal for ski beginners who are ready to progress onto the next level. The piste is almost 2km long and descends through the forest, back down into Chavannes.

Kids’ ski lessons in Les Gets

In Les Gets, lessons are offered for children aged 4yrs and above. Lessons last for 2-2,5hrs per day and the ski schools in Les Gets start their youngest ski novices at the snow-sure Mappys area, around the Chavannes lift.

Mappys is a quiet and secure area with two magic carpets, a snow cable and a rope tow, plus 4 gentle slopes. Here, first-timers learn their first moves on the snow - how to glide and the snowplough - before moving onto slightly more challenging slopes within the resort.

The Chavannes area is the main focus of lessons for the ski schools in Les Gets. The area has a total of 13 green, blue, plus one red slope, all covered by the "P'tite Glisse" beginners’ ski pass. For young intermediate skiers, there are plenty of excellent red runs to be found locally, the ski schools in Les Gets recommending the reds in the Mont Chery area and higher up the mountain towards the Le Rainfoilly at 1800m.

Ski lesson prices in Les Gets

Ski schools in Les Gets offer group and private ski & snowboard lessons for all ages. The prices quoted are the lowest price per lesson within the season and do not include any extras:

	Kids ski lessons	Adults ski lessons	Snowboard lessons
Group	from 27€/2,5hrs	from 27€/2,5hrs	from 27€/2,5hrs
Private	from 45€/hr	from 45€/hr	from 45€/hr

Ski hire in Les Gets

In and around Les gets are a total of 19 ski hire centres. Some ski schools in Les Gets have preferential rates with specified ski hire stores.

Les Gets ski pass

The Les Gets - Morzine lift pass provides access to 48 ski lifts and 120 kilometers of slopes at all levels. The price is dependent on length of stay, season and age.

Ideal for beginners is the "P'tite Glisse" skipass, which accesses a total of 13 slopes within the Chavannes area: The green slopes at the Mappys zone, Piste 64, Indiens, the Territoire du Grand Cry and the Mauve. The blue runs Fougère, Bleuet, Gentiane, Bruyère and Vieux, and the Orchis red run.

The best ski schools in Les Gets

Ski School 360 Les Gets

With 20 years of experience, Ski School 360 offers small group courses, which focus on individual attention. Lessons are given in English and French.

Meeting point: At the bottom of the "Chavannes Express" chairlift, right of the departure station and opposite the Ski School 360

CheckYeti customers reviews: beginner friendly, experienced, value for money

What makes learning to ski in Les Gets so special

Les Gets is a ‘Famille Plus’ village, meaning the facilities, particularly for children, have been rated outstanding. The resort has a full programme of events and Christmas at Les Gets is guaranteed to be magical.

The whole family will have their fun at the Grand Cry Territory, with its trappers cabin, mini farm and native Indian-themed run, which winds its way through the forest and has various exciting sections including tunnels and easy obstacles, plus lots of fun photo opportunities.