Adult/Junior Private Lessons
Ages 6 Years & Up - All Levels
Our Private Lessons are customized experiences catered to your individual needs and abilities. This offers all of the flexibility geared toward improving your skills on the slopes. Personalized instruction will send your skiing and riding to an entirely different level, that we can assure you.
Bring a friend, your family, or opt for one-on-one instruction. And if availability allows, you can even request your favorite instructor. It’s your lesson, after all.
Quick Notes
- Adult/ Junior private lessons are offered for ages 6 years and up only.
- Visit our Child Private Lessons and Child Care pages for lessons for children ages 3 to 5 years.
- Available disciplines: Alpine, Nordic and Telemark Skiing, and Snowboarding.
- Private groups of mixed Adult and Junior guests, please book as Adult Private lessons.
- Maximum 5 guests per lesson.
- Lift ticket is not included.
How to Book
We are very excited that you will be joining us for Ski & Snowboard Lessons. Before you start the booking process online or through Ski & Snowboard School at 307-353-2300 x1352, please gather the following information for each skier/snowboarder:
- First & Last Name
- Date of Birth
- Discipline
- Ability level
- Email address
- Phone number
- Sign our Winter Activities Liability Waiver
Please email this information ahead of time to snowsportsschool@grandtarghee.com to expedite your booking process.
Check-In
Please check in at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the lesson at the Private Lessons Meeting Area next to the Ski & Snowboard School office. Our staff and instructors will meet you there to complete the check-in process and lesson meet and greet. Please sign our Winter Liability Waiver in advance. Skiers and snowboarders must be dressed, geared up and ready to start the lesson. All students must have lift ticket or season pass ready.
Guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to sign a release form if it has not already been completed online.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations made at least 72 hours in advance will be charged a $25 processing fee per lesson. Cancellations made within 72 hours of service date, or no shows will forfeit the total cost of the lesson. Every effort will be made to reschedule individual lessons with 72-hour advance notice, change is subject to availability. An additional fee may apply for lesson changes.
AGE POLICY
Please understand and respect our Lesson Age requirements as they are in place for the health and safety of our staff and our guests. Please note: if you misrepresent your child’s age purposefully or by mistake, the lesson you booked will be treated as a ‘day of cancellation’ which means the entire lesson fee is forfeited, unless we are able to rebook the lesson as an age-appropriate option.
ABILITY LEVEL
LEVEL 1: FIRST-TIME BEGINNER
Beginner Bears
First-time skier or snowboarder. Never been on skis or a snowboard.
LEVEL 2: BEGINNER CARPET AREA
Carpet Bears
Students have skied or snowboarded once or twice but have not mastered stopping, turning, or the chairlift. Likely riding the Papoose Conveyor, but not riding the chairlift yet.
LEVEL 3: NOVICE
Cruzin' Coyotes
Students are skiing or snowboarding on green slopes and riding the Shoshone chair lift. Students are able to stop independently. Snowboarders are exploring linking turns, and skiers are linking basic turns.
LEVEL 4: INTERMEDIATE
High Flying Eagles
Students are mostly parallel skiing or linking turns snowboards on blue slopes. Building skills on tougher blue slopes.
LEVEL 5: ADVANCED
Fred's Shredders
Students ski and ride confidently on blue and black slopes, on and off-trail. Skiers are making strong parallel turns. Snowboarders are linking turns confidently. Can vary turn sizes and are competent in various snow conditions.