Join our 5-day Chamonix ski course and master off-piste skiing with certified instructors. Improve your skills in the heart of the French Alps.
Make the transition from skiing on-piste to skiing off-piste and explore the best of the local off piste terrain with Chamex ski instructors on the Chamonix off-piste course. This is five days of ski instruction and freeride around Chamonix and Courmayeur.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
On-snow support
- Independent: Below this trip's level of support
Ski or ride independently, without trip staff accompanying you on the mountain.
- Hosted: With your coach
Trip hosts ski or ride with the group, help everyone get oriented, and share local knowledge.
- Guided: With your coach
Professional guides lead the group and select suitable terrain and routes based on conditions and ability.
- Coached: Included
Professional coaches lead the group, select suitable terrain, and provide instruction and personalized feedback to help you improve.
- 5 days on snow with staff
- Coaching camp5 days of ski tuition by an ENSA qualified ski instructor.
- 1 coach : 6 guests
Terrain, ability and who it is for
- You have a good level skiing on piste, and are comfortable skiing on all groomed runs, making small turns, turning on demand, and skiing moguls/ bumps. You have no experience venturing off – piste, and would like to get further from the lifts – skiing powder and “natural” mountain snow.
- You have a good level skiing on piste, and are comfortable skiing on all groomed runs, making small turns, turning on demand, and skiing moguls/ bumps. You have no experience venturing off-piste, and would like to get further from the lifts- skiing powder and “natural” mountain snow.
- Fitness level 3/5
- You’re in good physical shape. You can ski with a backpack carrying backcountry essentials (shovel, probe, water, snack.) You can walk uphill for 15 minutes carrying your skis or snowboard on your pack.
- Sport
- Ski
- Max group size
- 6 guests
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
What the price includes
Included
- Lesson
- 5 days of ski tuition by an ENSA qualified ski instructor.
- Specific avalanche awareness tuition including assessment of the conditions, correct use of a transceiver and how to carry out a rescue using shovel and probe.
- Any local transport that is required during your course.
- Our team is based at the foot of the Aiguillle du Midi cable car and will be happy to help you with any questions you may have before, during or after your trip to Chamonix.
Not included
- Lodging
- Lift pass
- Meals
- Transfers
- Accommodation in Chamonix is not included in the price but we would be happy to advise or organise it on request.
- Lift Passes
- The price does not include flights, airport transfers or any other travel to/from Chamonix.
- The price does not include skis/snowboards, boots or clothing.
- Travel insurance including a mountain search and rescue insurance is mandatory on all our trips (we can organise the mountai search and rescue insurance for you on request).
- The price does not include lunch or snacks.
- Personal Equipment
Day by day
- Arrival: Welcome Meeting in ChamonixYou will meet with your group and Chamex mountain guide at the Chamonix Experience office in Chamonix Sud on Sunday evening to discuss the programme for the week. Your mountain guide will let you know what to expect from the weather and snow conditions and you will have the chance to ask any last minute questions.
- Day 1: Le Tour & Col de BalmeLe Tour is a good place for your guide/instructor to assess everyone’s ski level and run through the basics of mountain saftey and avalanche awaress. The off-piste is easily accessible and the gradient is not too steep. Le Tour also offers brilliant tree skiing and long runs to Switzerland over the Col de Balme. The back bowls of Le Tour are also perfect for studying how wind, terrain and temperatures affect the snow pack and avalanche risk, so here is where you will do your avalanche awareness training to get the week off to a safe start.
- Day 2: Les HouchesToday we will discover the fun off-piste terrain of Les Houches. This area offers lower altitude skiing with a handy network of lifts and pistes cutting amongst a fairly large off-piste area. It is the perfect place to practise your newly learned techniques before venturing deeper into backcountry terrain. You’ll find plenty of variety here from wide snowfields to dense forests, where you can practise skiing amongst trees and making tight controlled turns in ungroomed snow.
- Day 3: Brevent & FlegereThe south facing ski areas of Flégère and Brévent offer fun terrain with many secret bowls, which tend to be among snowboarders’ favourite spots in Chamonix. When Brévent is good, it is possibly the best off-piste in the valley. There is the famous Hotel Face and the ENSA couloirs, to mention only a few of the classic Chamonix off-piste itineraries. Flegere is where the locals head on a powder day while everyone else is out fighting for fresh tracks at Les Grands Montets! Your ski instructor will show you the best spots that only the locals know about.
- Day 4: Courmayeur, ItalyToday we visit the Courmayeur ski area, just on the other side of the Mont Blanc tunnel. Different country, different atmosphere, with delicious food and excellent skiing! There is plenty of very varied backcountry terrain to explore and your efforts will be rewarded by a nice Italian lunch followed by coffee or bombardino!
- Day 5: Les Grands MontetsYour last day will be spent skiing the most challenging ski area in the Chamonix Valley. Les Grand Montets’ high elevation and north-facing aspect means that this area holds snow the best and until latest in the season. It offers excellent long steep pitches, big powder bowls, exciting mogul runs, and lovely forests where you can practice all the off-piste ski techniques that you have learned this week.The course ends with debriefing in our office at the end of the final day, and maybe a few drinks with your new riding buddies to celebrate a fantastic week.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
Where you stay
Accommodation in Chamonix is not included in the price but we would be happy to advise or organise it on request.
Getting There
The price does not include flights, airport transfers or any other travel to/from Chamonix. However, we can organise airport transfers for you on request, please contact us for details.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
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Dates and prices
| Dates | Season | Duration | From | Availability | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 – Jan 8, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 4 January 2027 – Friday 8 January 2027", space: Guaranteed. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Jan 11 – Jan 15, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 11 January 2027 – Friday 15 January 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Jan 18 – Jan 22, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 18 January 2027 – Friday 22 January 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Jan 25 – Jan 29, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 25 January 2027 – Friday 29 January 2027", space: Guaranteed. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 1 – Feb 5, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 1 February 2027 – Friday 5 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 8 – Feb 12, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 8 February 2027 – Friday 12 February 2027", space: Two more to guarantee. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 15 – Feb 19, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 15 February 2027 – Friday 19 February 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Feb 22 – Feb 26, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 22 February 2027 – Friday 26 February 2027", space: Two more to guarantee. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 1 – Mar 5, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 1 March 2027 – Friday 5 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 8 – Mar 12, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 8 March 2027 – Friday 12 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 15 – Mar 19, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 15 March 2027 – Friday 19 March 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 22 – Mar 26, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 22 March 2027 – Friday 26 March 2027", space: Two more to guarantee. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Mar 29 – Apr 2, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 29 March 2027 – Friday 2 April 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Apr 5 – Apr 9, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 5 April 2027 – Friday 9 April 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
| Apr 12 – Apr 16, 2027Choose these datesPublished as "Monday 12 April 2027 – Friday 16 April 2027", space: Available. | 2026/27 | 5 days | 1,030 EURFrom 1030 € — Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers | Available | Book on company website |
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Good To Know
Price per person for groups of minimum 4 skiers
Finish your course with an epic descent of Europe’s longest off-piste ski run – the legendary Vallee Blanche! Stepping out from the top of the Aiguille du Midi you will join the ranks of freeriders, alpinists and backcountry skiers who come from all over the world to tick this off their bucket lists. Although incredibly impressive, the classic route is not hugely technical so if conditions are favourable you should be ready to tackle it by the end of your course, safely lead by one of our UIAGM mountain guides. This is an optional extra that you can add on as a 6th day, either privately or with the other members of your group. Read more about the Vallee Blanche.
From the trip description by Chamonix Experience
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