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Do you live in the Geneva area and are keen to progress your snowboarding or skiing this winter… or is it time to learn from scratch and join in the fun? This article gives you all the information you need; from lesson details, how to get to the ski slopes and where to stay.

The extensive Portes du Soleil ski area is situated about an hours drive from the center of Geneva, with the closest ski resorts in the Portes du Soleil network being Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets. These resorts, seen by many as the snowboard capital of Europe, are all high enough to be snow sure and are well equipped with snow cannons if needed. Here is some useful information to help you organise your visit:

Snowboard Tuition

• Mint Snowboard School

Mint Snowboard School is a small team of mainly British snowboard instructors all qualified to the highest level in the sport and providing high quality, professional instruction. Easy to understand techniques are provided with fun focused coaching for all levels, from beginner to pro freestyler! We offer tuition in both English & French. For Information on snowboard lessons & coaching check out our website.

Ski Tuition

• The British Alpine Ski School – Morzine & Les Gets
• The Snow Institute – Morzine & Les Gets
• Freedom 2 Ski – Avoriaz

Transport from Geneva to the Morzine area:

• Car: takes approximately 1 hr
• Bus services from Geneva airport:
  • Altibus
  • Geneva Coach Station
  • MorzExpress

Local accommodation offering short stays (eg 1 or 2 nights):

• Chalet style accommodation
• PRG SKI
• Easiski – short stays offered in Chalet D’amo
• Alpine Ski & Golf - short stays offered at Chalet La Cordee
• Chalet Maneva
• Chalet Neige B&B
• Alpine Adventure – Chalet La Vieille Ferme in St Jean d’Aulps
• Skizeen – La Ferme du Lac
• The Mountain Lodge Company
• The Lodge Morzine

• Hotel accommodation
• The Ridge Hotel & The Rhodos Hotel
• Hotel La Combe Humbert
• Star Ski Chalets – Hotel Starlight

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We are happy to announce that as from this winter, Mint Snowboard School will be offering snowboard lessons in the resort of Chatel, part of the Portes du Soleil ski area.

The reputable Mint Snowboard School has been established in the resorts of Morzine, Avoriaz & Les Gets since 2006. This winter one our team of top qualified British snowboard instructors will be based out of Chatel, for the 2011 – 2012 winter season. Mint offers a range of tuition, including private lessons, group courses, freestyle coaching, off-piste guiding, avalanche safety & awareness and much more. We teach all levels, from total beginners to training instructors and advanced freestyle coaching. For more information on the range of instruction we offer check out our website on snowboard coaching in the Portes du Soleil.

If you are a local Chatel tour operator reading this, please get in touch for more information on Mint Snowboard School. We will be happy to meet you and bring around flyers etc.

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We’ve just about survived a fun, but knackering, week at the London Ski & Snowboard Show in Earls Court. It was great to see everyone; from industry people, to Mint clients, past snowboard camp crews and loads of friends. As always, the parties were pumping, the mornings a struggle and the coffees numerous! And a thank you to The Snowboard Asylum for hosting us on their stand.

Here are a few photos of the fun we had:

Next stop, the Freeze Festival! See you there…