When an adult messages me, the first question is nearly always the same: "I haven't ridden in years" or "I ride but I'm stuck — is this for me?". It is. Here's how I build adult lessons so it doesn't matter where you start — the lesson is built around you.
First I watch how you ride, then I decide
I don't ask what level you think you are; I see it. For the first few minutes we warm up on comfortable terrain and I watch a couple of turns. Soon I know the one thing holding you back, and that's the lesson. Not ten fixes at once — one, done well, and we build from there.
That's why age organises nothing. A 45-year-old who carves cleanly and a 25-year-old who's never strapped in are at different points, even if both say "intermediate".
The three starting points
- Beginner. Never ridden, or tried once. We start on gentle terrain: stance, edge changes, stopping, and your first linked turn. No rush, and no lift until you're ready.
- Intermediate. You link turns down blues but you skid, ride stiff, or feel "stuck". Here we clean up the turn, free the hips, and you gain real control on reds.
- Advanced. You want to properly carve, hit the park, or sharpen freestyle. We work on edge, switch, first jumps, or the line you've had in your head.
Not sure which one you are? That's fine — that's exactly what the first part of the lesson is for.
A group with mixed levels: how I run it
You book the lesson for your group (1 to 4), and it's normal that you're not all at the same point. That's fine: I focus on each of you and improve everyone's points. When one person's correction helps the whole group — an edge or weight fault you share — I bring you together and we look at it as one. When what's holding each of you back is different, each works in parallel on their own thing while I rotate my attention. And when you're all at the same level, we work together for longer — that's when the group progresses fastest. If the gap is really wide, I'll recommend booking two lessons — a recommendation, not a rule.
Video: you see it, you fix it
I film along the way and the video lands on your phone after the lesson. Adults progress much faster when they see what they're doing — feeling yourself skid and watching yourself skid are two different things, and the second one fixes itself.
How to book for your level
The format is the same for every level; only how much time you give yourself changes:
- Confidence (1 h) or First Day (2 h) — perfect if you're starting out or coming back after years.
- Go Deep (4 h) — the one I recommend most for a real jump: enough time to fix something and lock it in the same day.
- All Day (6 h) — a full day for intermediates and advanced riders who want to squeeze the mountain.
You can see every duration and price on pricing. Pick a date, meet me at the COLORS gate in Flumserberg, and we'll figure it out on the snow. Questions first? Call me: +41 76 638 18 70.