Where to Stay
You can learn to ski in any resort but some resorts are better than others for beginners ski holidays.
What To Look For
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Plenty of gentle nursery slopes and easy green and blue runs to progress on to
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Excellent ski school tuition
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A good choice of resort activities
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A variety of lifts to get up and down the mountain can be important for snowboarders who often find drag lifts a little tricky on their first week
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A good snow record – snow is much easier to learn on than ice
Neilson’s Top Choice of Resorts For Beginners
We’ve helped make finding your ideal learn to ski holiday easier by carefully selecting the best beginner-friendly resorts and highlighting then as Neilson’s ‘Learn To Turn Resorts’. By choosing one of our Learn to Turn Resorts, not only can you be sure you’ll be learning in a suitable ski destination, you’ll be guaranteed the Neilson Beginner Rep Service, designed to make your first learn to ski week hassle free and enjoyable.
Your rep will be on-hand from the moment you arrive, giving out useful information at the snow briefing, being at ski and board fits where you’ll get kitted out with the necessary equipment for the week, and generally offering advice and information when needed.
*Skier's and Snowboarder's Packs are not available in Canada and the USA due to varying holiday durations and arrival dates, however specialist beginner tuition can be pre-booked along with lift passes and equipment.
For details of what's included in our Skier's and Snowboarder's Packs, please see individual Lift Pass, Tuition and Equipment pages for each resort. Remember these packs are only available to pre-book and are not available in resort.
Learn to Ski or Board OR Your Money Back Guarantee
Pick one of our recommended Learn to Turn resorts and so confident are we that you’ll enjoy and progress on your first beginners ski holiday, we offer a satisfaction or your money back guarantee.
We simply ask you give it a minimum of three days then, if you still wish you’d never set foot on the slopes, and never intend to again, we promise to refund the cost of your Skier’s or Snowboarder’s Pack (excluding the cost of the lift pass).
With just four people in three years taking us up on this guarantee, it really demonstrates just how easy it is to get hooked and before you know it, your first learn to ski holiday will be just one of many.