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the Cost of Ski Instruction

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Location 
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Description
$ 186
Jan 2007
Snowshoe, WV
Painful but educational beginning ski instruction  more... close row
$ 150
Dec 2008
South Lake Tahoe, California
Three hour ski lesson including gear  more... close row
$ 48
Feb 2009
Clarkston, Michigan
Excellent first ski lesson  more... close row
$ 55
Feb 2008
Sun Valley, Idaho
Ski instruction plus lift ticket  more... close row
$ 50
Feb 2008
Stevens Pass, WA
Basic skiing lesson for first-time skiier son  more... close row
$ 200
Jan 2008
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Two days of instruction with rental  more... close row
$ 100
Dec 2008
Squaw valley,CA
One week of ski instruction  more... close row
$ 15
Jan 2009
Columbus, OH
Military discount for ski instruction  more... close row
$ 75
Feb 2007
Mt Baker, WA
Two hour group skiing lesson for son  more... close row
$ 45
Dec 2008
Lake Tahoe, CA
Small group ski instruction  more... close row
$ 95
Feb 2009
Squaw Valley, CA
First time learn to ski package  more... close row
$ 60
Nov 2007
Mountain High, CA
Four hour first time skiing lesson  more... close row
$ 200
Feb 2008
austin, Texas
Six hours for the price of five  more... close row
$ 50
Apr 2007
Lake Geneva, WI
Ski instruction included equipment rental  more... close row
$ 90
Mar 2009
Tannersville, PA
Refresher ski lesson   more... close row
$ 125
Jan 2009
Tannersville, PA
Price included group lesson, lift ticket, and equipment rental  more... close row
$ 175
Dec 2008
Mountain High, CA
Entire day of ski instruction  more... close row
$ 350
Mar 2008
San francisco, CA
Nine week group ski instruction   more... close row
$ 75
Dec 2008
Mt. Hood, Oregon
One hour private lesson for first time skiier  more... close row

Description of service

My dad and I took a joint ski lesson in December, each paying $75 for a one hour private lesson with the instructor. It was my first time skiing, so we went over to a small little slope (not even the bunny hill) and the instructor tried to teach some the basic principles of ski plowing and control. We also talked about how to walk up a hill, and some other little topics. The cost of lessons did not include lift tickets or rental skis.


Review of Service

The lesson we received was definitely lacking in quality. I think the ski facility we went to was not very well equipped to teach very beginning lessons. I have since taken lessons at other ski resorts with better reputations, and they were so much better. At other places, they had small chair lifts and then sections of the bunny hill where you could learn. That way you learned the workings of the lifts and felt like you were actually ON the mountain. While our instructor was certainly a good skier, I felt like he had never had any training in how to TEACH skiing, which is very different from just doing it yourself.


Tips

Look up some reviews online before you decide a place on where you want to ski. While some places might be great and cheap, a lot of times you get what you pay for, as was the case for us. Once you are a better skier, these cheap resorts are great, but until then, get some quality ski instruction to start off with.


$ 55
Mar 2008
Lake Geneva, WI
One hour of group ski instruction  more... close row
$ 100
Dec 2008
Columbus, OH
One week of ski instruction with no gear rental  more... close row
$ 65
Nov 2008
Teluride, Colorado
Day-long private ski lessons  more... close row
$ 0
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$ 30
Feb 2009
Cleveland, Ohio
Three hour ski instruction session  more... close row
$ 49
Jan 2009
Idaho springs, CO
Beginning ski lessons gave confidence  more... close row
$ 350
Dec 2008
Denver, Colorado
Wanted to improve level of skiing  more... close row
$ 400
Apr 2008
Stevens Pass, WA
Wanted to improve my level of skiing  more... close row
$ 80
Jan 2008
Austin ,Texas
First-time adult skiier  more... close row
$ 20
Dec 2008
Breckinridge, CO
Pleased with mandatory instruction  more... close row
$ 110
Nov 2008
Flagstaff, AZ
An afternoon of a really bad skiing lesson  more... close row