Alpine Sports Andermatt — Attraction in Andermatt

When I first arrived in Andermatt, I visited the tourist center and was informed that the slopes were closed during the week. Additionally, I was told that the red runs, open on weekends, were quite challenging for beginners. However, after exploring the town, I fortuitously discovered Alpine Sports Andermatt and spoke with the owner, Peter. He reassured my family and me that, with proper instruction, skiing on these slopes was not as daunting as it seemed.

Convinced by his confidence, we booked lessons over a two-day period and were met with exceptional service. The instructors were outstanding, introducing us to exercises and drills that greatly aided our ability to tackle the more challenging parts of the slope. An added luxury was being chauffeured daily in a black Range Rover Defender from our ski shop directly to the lifts, a journey that would otherwise have been a lengthy walk.

By the end of our two-day training, my skiing abilities had noticeably improved. I progressed from barely managing a snowplough to grasping the basics of parallel skiing. I wholeheartedly recommend Alpine Sports Andermatt to anyone planning a visit to Andermatt in the future. The experience they offer is truly...

Our kids aged 10 and 6 just did a week’s ski lessons at the Alpine Sports Ski School in Andermatt. The overall experience was excellent- this is a top-notch ski school. Briefly here’s why: The ski instructors are just great. We had Martin and Maria. Both were great with the kids, very capable teachers, energetic and just plan nice people. They are both excellent ski instructors and part of the reason is that Martin ( who is Swiss ) and Maria ( from Spain) are both impressively multilingual. Our kids were taught in English, and both Martin’s and Maria’s English is excellent. This is not a given for ski instructors in Switzerland. The management of Alpine Sports Ski School was also impressively flexible and available. We are in the middle of a global pandemic so even though on most days, due to cancellations our kids were the only ones in the class the lessons still took place. This is just fantastic! I have never had this experience in my 6 years of kids group ski lessons in Switzerland. My experience until now is that the lessons would be cancelled if there’s only one child...

I spontaneously had an hour's ski lesson with Martin from Alpine Sports Andermatt and am SO thankful to him. He was fantastic and spotted immediately several things I was doing wrong (I've just come back to skiing after a 20-year break...). He helped me to fix them with some drills, advised me competently on ski length/hire and was very patient, relaxed and supportive.

The Alpine Sports ski school itself was also very flexible, helping to arrange payment remotely without any trouble. I understand it's a very international school with lots of ski instructors who speak different languages (Martin's English was perfect). I will definitely book another longer lesson when I go back to Andermatt in a couple of weeks....