Group lessons and private lessons, whether skiing or snowboarding
Evolution 2 Val d'Isère
A multitude of outdoor activities in summer and winter.
Organisation of special events, incentive activities and team building.
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Après-ski activities
Kids and families
Nature & mountaineering
Adventure aperitifs and dinners
Groups and seminars
Our ski instructors
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Tignes
Val d'isère
32 years of experience
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Our Val Village office is open every day from 29 november from 8:30am to 18:30pm.
The team
Launched in 1988, Evolution 2 Val d'Isère is the second of the Evolution 2 adventure. Our team now has around twenty instructors and many other specialist outdoor professionals.
All our instructors speak French and English (and some, other languages too!).
Our team is professional, dynamic and full of experience, with many instructors living year round in, or near to Val d'isère.
Whatever your goals, we will share with you our passion, our enthusiasm and our knowledge of the area.
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Evolution 2 The Ski and Outdoor Activities Specialist
Having followed the most rigorous and well respected training courses, our state qualified instructors desire is to pass on knowledge and share our adventure projects with you. Always respecting our philosophy: the requirement for excellence! Whether it's for a ski lesson, a parachute jump or a mountain bike descent, come and live an unforgettable experience with our outdoor specialists!
Level guide
Select an activity and find the right level !
Select an activity
Son profil
Le stage qu'il lui faut...
Husky
Between 2.5 and 4 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? For 2 and 6 months year olds who are new to skiing (not before this age !).
Learning? Discovering the equipment, putting on and taking off your boots, getting up, sliding down a gentle slope, discovering the snowplough, discovering skiing in its broadest sense at a leisurely pace.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: Piou-Piou / Blanchot
ESI : Bonhomme de Neige
Prosneige : Bébé Skieur
Panda
Between 2.5 and 4 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? For 3 year olds who are new to skiing or who already have their Husky.
Learning ? First steps on snow, notion of balance, discovery of sliding: small slides facing the slope, notion of snowploughing
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: Sifflote
Oxygène : Petit Ours
ESI : Souris Blanche
Yetison
Over 4 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? From 4 year olds up to 12 who are beginners or who have already had their Panda (groups organized by age and abilities).
Learning ? The children are divided by age, and the aim for the older ones is to get out of the garden quickly after a warm-up using the garden facilities. They will learn to put on and take off their skis, move around on their skis and link snowplough turns.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: Ourson
Oxygène : Ours Brun
ESI : Souris de Bronze
Little Yeti
Over 4 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? Children from 6 years old, able to link snowplough turns on gentle slopes or who have acquired the Yetison level.
Learning ? Climbing stairs on a gentle slope, getting up on your own after a fall, balancing games, using ski lifts, mastering snowplough turns with parallel ski crossing on green slopes.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: Flocon
Oxygène : Ours Blanc
ESI : Cristal
Yeti 1
Over 4 years
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? Children who have acquired the Petit Yeti level, and have mastered the snowplough turn with parallel ski crossing on green runs.
Learning ? Step turning upstream, skating step, direct trace across the slope with edge hold, control of attitude and balance with poles, link elementary sideslip turns (snowplough release, put skis parallel to the slope and finish on a rounded sideslpi) on easy greens or blue runs.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: 1ère Étoile
Oxygène : 1er ski
ESI : Cristal de Bronze
Yeti 2
Over 4 years
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? Children who have acquired the Yeti 1 level, approaching the parallel ski turn on green and blue runs.
Learning ? Rounded and banked sideslip, direct track over varied terrain with overhanging hollows and bumps, control of general attitude, parallel turns on blue runs.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: 2ème Étoile
Oxygène : 2ème ski
ESI : Cristal d'Argent
Yeti 3
Over 4 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
For whom ? Children who have acquired the Yeti 2 level, able to link parallel turns on blue runs.
Learning ? Direct line and brake skid, use of vertical movement to initiate turns, sculling on red runs, mastery of general attitude on the front, mastery of parallel turns with use of poles on red runs.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: 3ème Étoile
Oxygène : 3ème ski
ESI : Cristal de Vermeil
Super Yeti
Over 6 years old, up to 13 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
For whom ? Children who have acquired the Yeti 3 level, mastering parallel turns and sculling on red runs.
Learning ? Perfecting all types of turns on a black runs, brake sculling, introduction to carving,varied set course, introduction to freestyle in a secure snowpark.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: Étoile de Bronze
Oxygène : Ski de Bronze
ESI : Cristal d'Or
Yeti Rider
Over 10 years old, up to 16 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who is it? Valid Super Yeti level. Children who have mastered turns on red and black runs and have been introduced to various courses (snowpark, boardercross).
What can I learn? Perfecting my technique on red and black runs, mastering short cut turns and large radii, perfecting carving, mastering all-terrain brake sculling, learning the first off-piste skiing techniques, freestyle initiation.
Junior Academy 1
Over 10 years old, up to 16 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who are you? Valid Yeti Rider level. Children who have mastered turns on red and black runs and want to discover off-piste skiing by developing a complete skiing technique.
What to learn? Discovering the first off-piste itineraries, perfecting techniques adapted to off-piste skiing, making my mark off-piste while controlling my speed, discovering and using safety equipment, getting up on my own after a fall off-piste.
Equivalences of other ski schools
ESF: Étoile d'Or
Oxygène : Ski d'Argent
ESI : Cristal de Diamant
Junior Academy 2
Over 10 years old, up to 16 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who are you? Level Junior Academy 1 Acquis. He or she has already skied off-piste and would like to perfect techniques adapted to off-piste skiing and other ski disciplines.
What do they learn? Learning about different types of snow, adapting and mastering my technique to off-piste conditions, making my mark off-piste with small rhythmic turns, perfecting the use of safety equipment, recognising different types of snow, discovering more technical off-piste itineraries, etc.
Teen Extrem
Over 10 years old, up to 16 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who is it for? Junior Academy 2 level skiers who are comfortable off-piste and want to discover more technical routes.
Learning objectives? Learn and develop their skills in powder, steep slopes, skiing in the forest and on all types of snow. Learn to master natural jumps as well as in the SnowPark.
Equivalences of other ski schools
Oxygène : Ski d'Or
Shred Academy
Over 10 years old, up to 16 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? Good skier/snowboarder looking for new sensations,
Wishing to discover and/or improve their freestyle skills in the snowpark zone and off-piste (Backountry).
Learning ? Learn and perfect your freestyle technique (rotations / grabs,...), perfect your style, learn to spot a line in an off-piste area, develop your ability to shred stations safely on all types of terrain.
Your profile
The course you need...
🟡 Learn to turn
Over 14 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? People who are complete beginners and want to discover the pleasure of sliding.
Learning ? Discover the equipment, putting on and taking off your skis, moving on a flat area, keeping your balance in a direct track, stopping in snowplough, first changes of direction.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF : 1st Ski
Oxygène : Discovery
ESI : Beginner
🟢 Perfect Parallel Vert
Over 14 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? Skiers able to make snowplough turns on green runs.
Learning ? Controlling speed, going on blue runs, using the snowplough only when initiating the turn. Reinforce acquired techniques.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF : Class 1
Oxygène : Level 1
ESI : Class 1
🔵 Perfect Parallel Blue
Over 14 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? Skiers starting to link parallel turns on blue runs
Learning ? Evolving independently on blue and red runs, skiing parallel, adapting to the terrain.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF : Class 2
Oxygène : Level 2
ESI : Class 2
🔴 Perfect Parallel Red
Over 14 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? Skiers able to link parallel ski turns on red runs
Learning ? Evolve safely on black runs, adapt to different terrain, learn to save yourself on easy runs, perfect your parallel turn on all terrain
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF : Class 3
Oxygène : Level 3
ESI : Class 3
⚫️ Fine Skills
Over 14 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who ? People evolving parallel skis on all slopes
Learning ? Discover new disciplines like moguls, freestyle or off-piste, strengthen your carving, adapt your technique to the terrain.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
Oxygène : Level 4
ESI : Classe 4
Your profile
The training you need...
🟡 Rookie
Over 8 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who is it for ? Beginners, children and adults from 8 years old.
Learning ? To be autonomous with the snowboard, to trace a direct board flat in one foot, to be autonomous on the ski lifts, to make a dead leaf frond/back, to learn the turns on blue slope, to evolve in safety on the slope.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF: Snowboarding Discovery
Oxygène : I'm learning to ride
🔵 Improver I
Over 8 years old
What he knows / What he will learn
Who is it for ? People able to turn on both sides (frontside and backside) on blue runs.
Learning ? Linking turns on blue and red runs (easy), controlling your speed in all circumstances, managing your balance and speed in transition zones (flats, slopes, etc.), being able to make small jumps while sliding, introduction to flat, discovery of the snowpark.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF: 1st snowboard
Oxygène : I'm learning to ride / Intermediate
🔵 Improver II
Intermediate
What he knows / What he will learn
Who is it for ? People able to turn on both sides (frontside and backside) on easy blue and red runs.
Learning ? Linking turns of different radii on red slopes, linking switch turns on blue or green slopes, mastering sliding rotations (180° and 360°), perfecting jumped rotations, initiation to the different modules of the snowpark, discovery of snowboarding in different types of snow.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF: 1st snowboard
Oxygène : I'm learning to ride / Intermediate
🔵 Improver III
Intermediate
What he knows / What he will learn
Who is it for ? People able to turn on both sides (frontside and backside) on red runs.
Learning ? Linking turns of different radii on red and black slopes, discovery of cut turns, perfecting practice in all types of snow and discovery of safety equipment, deepening of different tricks (ollie, switch...), perfecting freestyle in a snowpark, knowing how to adjust your equipment.
Equivalencies from other ski schools
ESF: 2nd snowboard
Oxygène : Intermediate
Level description
Name of the outing
Level 1 walks - Easy ⭐
Description of the outing
Are you keen to discover snowshoeing and enjoy walking? This walk is for you.
To give you an idea of the type of walk:
🔝 slight gradient 🥾 2km ⏱ 1h30 walk
Half-day outing (3h):
- Around the hamlet of Les Boisses
Level 2 walks - A bit sporty ⭐⭐
Description of the outing
Do you like walking and doing sport? Whether you're a beginner or an expert, this walk is for you.
To give you an idea of the type of walk:
🔝 150 to 200m ascent 🥾 2 to 3 km ⏱ 2h walk
Half-day outings (3h):
- Les alpages du Franchet
- Le Villaret des Brévières
- Le Fornet
Level 3 walks - Fairly sporty ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Description of the outing
Do you like to do sport regularly and have you already done some snowshoeing? During these walks you will have a few sustained climbs. This walk is for you.
To give you an idea of the type of walk:
🔝 200m ascent 🥾 3km ⏱ 2h30/3h walking time
Half-day outings (3h):
- Le Bois de la Laye
- La forêt du Chevril
- Le Villaret du Nial
- Les gorges de Nant-Cruet
- La cascade de Salin
Level 4 walks - Sporty ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Description of the outing
Have you already been snowshoeing several times and are you sporty? You'll have several sustained climbs. This walk is for you.
To give you an idea of the type of walk:
🔝 + 400m ascent 🥾 5 to 7 km ⏱ +5h walking time
Day outings (7h):
- Chalet d'Orsière
- Refuge Col du Palet - additional lift pass for pedestrians (16€)
Level 5 walks - Very sporty ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Description of the outing
Do snowshoe walks hold no secrets for you and are you very sporty? You'll have plenty of sustained climbs. This walk is for you.
To give you an idea of the type of walk:
🔝 + 600m ascent 🥾 + 7 km ⏱ +6h walk 💪 carry a bag weighing 8 to 10 kg
Day outings (7h):
- Réserve de la Grande Sassière
- Le Monal through le vallon du Clou - additional lift pass for pedestrians (15€)
minimum age
choose your descent
Experience not required
Wht he will learn
6 years old /🟢
Experience not required
Wht he will learn
8 years old / 🟢
Experience not required
Wht he will learn
10 years old / 🟢
Experience not required
Wht he will learn
12 years old /🔵
Experience not required
Wht he will learn
12 years old /🔵
Experience required
Wht he will learn
15 years old /🔴
Skills
Terrain
Lil'pilot (Bikeland 1h / 1h30)
Wht he will learn
*Know how to brake and stop in a limited area.
* Perform a basic slalom
*Build up momentum and find your balance.
* Ride in a group and in a line
Pilot (Bikeland 1h30 / Initiation 2h)
Wht he will learn
*Adapting and changing gears.
*Control your speed and braking.
*Adapt your riding position for uphill and downhill sections.
*Redistribute and position your support in flat and downhill bends.
*Tilt your bike in a flat bend (slalom).
*Maintain balance with little or no movement.
Pilot 1(Stage beginner)🟢
Wht he will learn
*Adapting your riding position for steep climbs and/or descents.
*Find the best performance.
*Move and lighten your wheels.
*Adapt your position on steep or flat bends and adapt your trajectory to the terrain.
Pilot 2 (Stage Improver)🔵
Wht he will learn
*Artificial and natural technical breaks.
*Control of balance.
*Front and rear wheel movements.
*Timed downhill course.
*Jumps (Table)
*Adapt your position according to the terrain or crossing.
* Timed course uphill and downhill.
*Adapt the correct position to restart the bike.
Pilot 3 (Stage perf)🔴
Wht he will learn
*Natural or artificial trialling courses and crossings.
*Course timed for ascent and descent 30% of the instructor's time.
Effort management (before, during and after)
*Increase fluidity and speed
*Jump break (double)