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Ski & snowboard school

Since its foundation in 2004, Swiss Mountain Sports -as a ski and snowboard school- has been working in the world of winter sports instructing from the resort of Crans-Montana, located in the heart of the Valais Alps, which offers , from its ski area, an exceptional panorama and very interesting ski slopes, for all technical levels. The SMS school is an official member of the Swiss Federation of Ski Schools (Swiss Snowsports) and has its own ski academy.

Professional ethics

Swiss Mountain Sports’ professional ethic places a strong emphasis on tuitions based on modern and progressive teaching techniques, as well as ensuring that learning approaches are carefully tailored to individual needs.

Personalized advice

Whatever your goal, our ski and snowboard instructors will provide you with all the advice you need to help you improve your technique or build your confidence, depending on your level, from beginners with no experience to experienced skiers, on the slopes or off the slopes.

Quality instead of quantity

SMS Ski School relies on experienced, qualified and highly qualified, open-minded staff. We focus on quality rather than quantity - meeting our customers' needs is at the heart of our strategy; this is underpinned by state-of-the-art teaching approaches.

Multilingual courses

A wide range of private lessons or group courses are thus offered, in different languages - mainly: French, English, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese. Many formulas have thus been developed for all levels and all ages, children as well as adults, on skis or on a snowboard.

Details of courses and activities

Private ski / snowboard lessons

Morning pack

Morning 3.25 hours - 08h45am - 12h00pm from CHF 64.-/hrs
Morning 2.50 hours - 09h30am - 12h00pm from CHF 66.-/hrs
Morning 2.00 hours - 10h00am - 12h00pm from CHF 70.-/hrs

Spécial Private

70 min. Early Bird - 08h45am - 09h55am from CHF 55.-/hrs
60 min. Top Chrono - 12h00am - 01h00pm from CHF 65.-/hrs
Happy Hours - 02h30pm - 04h30pm from CHF 62.-/hrs

Per hour

Rating per hour from 09h00am (only low period) from CHF 70.-/hrs
Rating per hour from 12h00pm from CHF 75.-/hrs

Private day lesson

Full day from CHF 425.-/day

Special 3-6 years old private lesson

Golf area - 10h00am - 11h45am (only low period) from CHF 49.-/course
Arnouva area - 10h00am - 11h45am (only low period) from CHF 49.-/course

Specials offers

VIP services  
Bargain corner  
Children's ski / snowboard group classes - Departure from Montana

Kids Club
Group lessons, organized by technical level and age group.
MAXIMUM 5 CHILDREN PER CLASS!

Tom Pouce 3 - 6 years old
Junior Club Ski 6 - 12 years old
Junior Club Snowboard 6 - 12 years old

Teens’ Clinic
Group lessons, organized by technical level and age group.
MAXIMUM 5 CHILDREN PER CLASS!

TC Ski 12 - 15 years old
TC Snowboard 12 - 15 years old

RC Modules
Freestyle & freeride modules (snowpark, non-hazardous off-piste, Avalanche awareness courses, competition turns).
Up to 17 years old, minimum level required (advanced 5 (ski) or advanced 3 (snowboard).
5 CHILDREN MAXIMUM PER CLASS!

RC Ski up to 17 years old + advanced level
RC Snowboard up to 17 years old + advanced level
Children's ski / snowboard group classes - Departure from Crans

Kids Club
Group lessons, organized by technical level and age group.
MAXIMUM 5 CHILDREN PER CLASS!

Tom Pouce 3 - 6 years old
Junior Club Ski 6 - 12 years old
Junior Club Snowboard 6 - 12 years old

Teens’ Clinic
Group lessons, organized by technical level and age group.
MAXIMUM 5 CHILDREN PER CLASS!

TC Ski 12 - 15 years old
TC Snowboard 12 - 15 years old

RC Modules
Freestyle & freeride modules (snowpark, local off-piste, avalanche courses, competition turns).
Up to 17 years old, minimum level required (advanced 5 (ski) or advanced 3 (snowboard).
5 CHILDREN MAXIMUM PER CLASS!

RC Ski up to 17 years old + advanced level
RC Snowboard up to 17 years old + advanced level
Mountain guide office / freeride / ski touring / heliskiing

Morning off-piste
08h45am - 12h00am

Freeride morning 3.25 hours from CHF 97.-/hrs

Off-piste for the day

Itinerary accessible from the slopes from CHF 450.-/day
Itineraries accessible by ski touring from CHF 520.-/day
Other ski resort spots discovery - transfer included from CHF 600.-/day

Heli-skiing
Several drop-offs are available in the Valais and Bernese Alps.
Runs of between 4920 to 7550 vertical feet.

From 1 helicopter drop-off On demand

Ski touring

1.5 hour introduction & easy tour - 05h00pm - 06h30pm from CHF 40.-/pers.
7 hours discovery tour from CHF 150.-/pers.

 

Off the trace programs

Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing discovery tour - 05h00pm - 06h30pm
Night snowshoeing tour + fondue - 05h00pm - 10h30pm
from CHF 15.-/pers.
from CHF 75.-/pers.

Night descent

Night descent in luge - 07h00pm - 08h00pm
Torchlight descent + fondue
04h15pm - 10h30pm
from CHF 25.-/pers.
from CHF 150.-/pers.

Other night activities

Archery-in-the-snow - 07h00pm - 08h00pm
from CHF 25.-/pers. 
"Flash" offers

Registration for the "flash" offers is done through the contact form.
Please indicate the type of offer and the details directly in the form.

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Freestyle course at the Snowpark

Afternoon - 01h00pm - 02h30pm
Dates: weekends of February 4 - 5 + every weekend from March to April 2023
Per session of 90 min, CHF 55.-
CHF 55.-/session

3 weekends of group courses of your choice - 6 mornings

Morning - 09h30am - 11h40am
Dates: weekends of February 4 - 5 + all weekends from March to April 2023
CHF 42.-/morning
   
Kids Club
Group lessons, organized by technical level and age group
5 CHILDREN MAXIMUM PER CLASS!
 
Tom Pouce
Junior Club Ski
3-6 ans
6-12 ans
   
Teens’ Clinics
Group lessons, organized by technical level and age group
5 CHILDREN MAXIMUM PER CLASS!
 
TC Ski 12-15 ans

Other activities 'off the beaten track' are also offered to our customers; snowshoeing, day or night program, night sledding with or without fondue meal, cross-country skiing, archery-on-the snow, etc., not to mention all our activities organized through our mountain guide office such as helicopter freeride programs (heli-skiing), ski touring experiences, awareness courses, etc.