Advice

We recommend you wear appropriate clothing for ski lesson and we suggest you adapt your outfit depending on weather & snow conditions.
You need to provide the equipment for yourself and your child.

• Skis or snowboard with the appropriate shoes for the chosen discipline
• Jacket and salopette or warm and waterproof ski suit
• Mittens rather than gloves and a warm hat
• Wearing a helmet is compulsory
• Ski mask or sunglasses (attached with a string for children)
• FPS 50+ sunscreen
  

Ski pass for alpine skiing and access badge for cross-country skiing ARE NOT INCLUDED in the prices of ESF Les Rousses. You can book your ski pass before hand on Les Rousses resort website, or simply buy them on site, at the foot of slopes or at the tourism offices of the resort.

• If you have chosen nordic ski:
  

Every participants, at any level (from kindergarten) should have a access badge to the slopes.

• If you have chosen alpine skiing:
  

The list below will detail everything the skier needs depending on the level.

Piou-piou: no ski pass - no ski poles
Ourson: no ski pass on the first day, then Pass’ Premières Glisses when the instructor sees your child is ready - no ski poles
Flocon: on the first day Pass’ Premières Glisses then Pass’ Station when the instructor sees your child is ready - no ski poles
Beginners + 7 years old (Flocon “I have never skied before”): no ski pass on the first day, then Pass’ Premières Glisses or Pass’ Station when the instructor tells you - no ski poles.
1ère étoile: Pass’ Station - with ski poles
2ème étoile: Pass’ Station - with ski poles
3ème étoile: Pass’ Station - with ski poles
Etoile de bronze: first day with Pass’ Station, then Pass’ FrancoSuisse when the instructor asks for it - with ski poles
Etoile d’or: Pass’ FrancoSuisse - with ski poles
Club ESF (competition lessons): Pass’ FrancoSuisse - with ski poles

Classe accueil (beginner): no ski pass on the first day, then Pass’ Premières Glisses or Pass’ Station when the instructors asks for it - with ski poles
Classe 1: Pass’ Station - with ski poles
Classe 2: Pass’ Station - with ski poles
Classe 3: Pass’ FrancoSuisse - with ski poles

• If you have chosen snowboard:
  

The list below will detail everything the snowboard needs depending on the level.

Snow Accueil/ Goomie/Rookie: no ski pass on the first day, then Pass’ Premières Glisses (‘first glides’) or Pass’ Station when the instructor asks for it.
Snow 1/ Izzie: Pass’ Station
Snow 2: Pass’ Station
Snow 3: Pass’ FrancoSuisse

On each site, you will find a car park. Careful however, they tend to be full very early in the morning!
We suggest you take the Les Rousses SkiBus shuttle at your disposal. Please check the times and the stops of the shuttle before hand. All the information is available at Les Rousses ski resort here.

ESF Les Rousses does not deliver a card when buying on site or by phone, whether it is for private or group lessons. If you have booked online, you should have received an eCard and a email with the confirmation of your booking. You can present one of these to the instructor on your first day.
If you did not come with a justification, no need to worry! Our instructors often check their student lists at the beginning of every lesson. You will be able to assist !

We remind you that the equipment is NOT PROVIDED by ESF.

ESF Les Rousses does work with one ski rental company in particular but with everyone of them!
You therefore have the choice to rent wherever you see fit.
Please know that several ski rental companies are available in each village of the resort (Les Rousses, Bois d’Amont, Prémanon or Lamoura), and some of them are even at the foot of the slopes!
We recommend you look on the internet to find the closest renting company to where you are staying or to the meeting point of your lesson.