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Ski Lessons for 11-16 Year Olds

Ski Lessons For Teens

The Snow Centre offers ski lessons for teens aged 11-16 on our real snow slope in Hemel Hempstead. Whether you’re looking to get your child up to speed before their first ski holiday or want to maintain and improve their skills, teen ski lessons at The Snow Centre are a fun way to upskill on the slopes and have fun doing it. 

We have a terrific team of experienced, friendly instructors who will guide your teens through their time on the snow every step of the way, from kitting up to taking that first thrilling run down the main slope. Ski lessons for teens at The Snow Centre are a fun way to pick up a new skill or hone existing techniques. To stay safe and maximise learning during our teens ski lessons, we operate these ski lessons at a maximum of six participants per instructor.

If your child isn’t quite old enough for our ski lessons for teens, we have ski lessons for children aged 7-11, as well as ski lessons for 4 year olds and ski lessons for 5 year olds for budding little skiers.

Included in all our Lessons:

  • Instruction on our slope
  • Skis, boots and helmet hire

Teen Ski Lessons - Levels

Before booking your teens ski lessons, it’s important to know what their current ability level is. As lessons take place with others of the same ability you need to know what level to book your lesson at. This ensures maximum fun, learning and safety on the slopes.

Level 1: I have never skied before

11-16 Years Kids Lessons - Level 1

Ages: 11-16 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Instructor Ratio: 6:1

Lesson Options

Price 

Level 1: 11-16 years £79

 

Level 1

Our Level 1 lesson will introduce your child to the ski equipment, putting their skis on with assistance and walking around the flat area with skis on. They will start to learn to side-step up the slope with assistance and learn to turn around on the slope and hold a pizza shape. They will also slide down with their skis parallel. They will also learn to put their skis on by themselves, will learn to turn around and hold themselves in a pizza shape without assistance and complete several activities with their skis parallel.

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Level 2: I can turn around and hold myself in a pizza shape on my own

11-16 Years Kids Lessons - Level 2

Ages: 11-16 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Instructor Ratio: 6:1

Lesson Options

Price

Level 2: 11-16 years £79

Level 2

Our Level 2 lesson will introduce your child to the trainer slope lift and will start to learn to ski down slowly in a snowplough. They will also start to make their snowplough bigger and smaller. They will start to ski from higher up the trainer slope, control their descent and start learning to steer left and right in a snowplough. They will start to link their turns together and follow a short set path.

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Level 3: I can link snowplough turns together from higher up the trainer slope

11-16 Years Kids Lessons - Level 3

Ages: 11-16 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Instructor Ratio: 6:1

Lesson Options

Price 

Level 3: 11-16 years £79

Level 3

In our Level 3 lesson, your child will start to snowplough in control from the top of the trainer slope and follow the instructor making turns. They will learn to turn to a stop and turn in control from the top of the trainer slope.

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Level 4: I can snowplough in control from the top of the trainer slope

11-16 Years Kids Lessons - Level 4

Ages: 11-16 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Instructor Ratio: 6:1

Lesson Options

Price 

Level 4: 11-16 years £79

 

Level 4

In the Level 4 lesson, your child will be introduced to the main slope lift and will start to follow their instructor on the lower part of the main slope. They will learn to control their speed and stop using snowplough from the lower part of the main slope and will start to match their skis at the end of the turn.

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Level 5: I am snowplough turning and starting to match my skis towards the end

11-16 Years Kids Lessons - Level 5

Ages: 11-16 | Activity Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes | Instructor Ratio: 6:1

Lesson Options

Price

Level 5: 11-16 years £79

Level 5

In the level 5 lesson, your child will learn to confidently use the main slope lift to the top of the main slope, and learn to follow the instructor down from the top of the main slope. They will start to match their skis through the end of their turns and control their speed and direction using linked turns and stop when required.

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The Next Steps! Level 6 and Skills Development

If you’ve progressed to this point, congratulations, it means you’ve finished levels 1-5 and are moving on to our Kids Coaching Lessons.

Lesson Options 

Kids Ski Coaching

Level 6 & Skills Development Find out more

 

Lessons for those with additional needs

At The Snow Centre, we believe that snowsports should be open to everyone and recognise the importance of participation, building self-confidence, exploring new experiences and feeling a sense of achievement. 

If you have any additional needs that you feel may be a barrier to learning a snowsport, please contact us and speak to one of the team. We will be able to find the right pathway to help you unlock your learning and participation potential.

Our team consists of some of the best and most experienced snowsports instructors. We are also privileged to work with the top specialist organisations dealing with various additional needs while learning snowsports.

Have you got your snow essentials?

Skis, boots and helmets are included with your session and we recommend wearing warm, waterproof clothing. Thick socks and gloves are mandatory on the slopes. If you don't have your own we offer clothing hire - at £7 for one item or £12 for both a jacket and trousers. Gloves and socks are available to purchase for just £12 for gloves and £6 for socks.

Snow essentials can be added at the time of making your booking or at Reception when you arrive.

Get in Touch

Get in touch with The Snow Centre if you have any questions about our ski lessons for teens or require more information about our offerings, call us today on 01442 241321.

The word from the slopes

  • “Easy access from M1. Plenty of parking, simple registration, and quick service to collect skis, boots etc. Both lifts serving the main slopes worked faultlessly and although the session was quite busy I felt the slopes were quite free of other skiers & classes. I particularly liked the snow conditions and at the end enjoyed the amazing cafè overlooking the slopes. Reasonably priced menu. All told an excellent start to our skiing this year.”

  • “Very friendly staff. Good, clean facilities and very good prices on lessons & lift passes.”

  • “Very helpful staff would recommend to anyone trying to learn snow sports very down to earth people.”

  • “Great place, nothing negative to add. You can rent all of the equipment down to socks. Any kind of lessons available. Parking, gear store, cafe on site”

  • “Great lessons with experienced instructors who put kids and parents at their ease. The lessons were full as it was half term, but each child still didn’t have to wait too long between turns on the slope. It was easy to get and return equipment and the food in the restaurant was great and came promptly.”

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