The Snow Centre Arvostelua 

Excellent session of 'Logie Guided Practice' this morning with Instructor Nathan Steele.

He set a series of exercises and good demonstrations.

Most enjoyable.

Michael Russell

I would give a -5, the experience was horrible, the quality of the snow is below expected, they are not organised at all, not interested to provide you with suitable equipment as per size, weight and height. You have no space to ski as there are too many people for 1 slope, the chances of accidents are high. The prices are too high for what is offered.Overall, I would not recommend the place, not even if you are bored.

2 people were removed from a booking of 5 people 5 days in advance due to testing positive for COVID. No refund was offered, credit was offered instead which expires in 6 months and is not wanted.

Had a level 4 refresh course with Neil last night and he was amazing - really helpful and went the extra mile - Couldn't rate him high enough and will try and get him on the next level 5

I’ve recently completed my level 4 snow boarding lessons. Progressed to level 5. I do have to admit my instructor RCW : Rowan Chetwynd Woods is absolutely amazing. I’m so glad that He was my instructor for 2 of my classes. He helped me learn so quickly. He provided useful tips and constructive feedback. He analysed my mistakes and helped me counter them. To me he’s the best instructor a beginner could have. Cheers Roman.
Thanks for everything. You made me fall in love with snowboarding.

Regards
AJ

Had a day lesson with Rowan today, he was awesome at teaching and managing to get me and my friends up to level 5 and catered well for the rest of the group at lower levels, great experience and can’t wait to come back ! Cheers Rowan!

Really good snowboard lesson today with Rowan. Learned a lot.

Really disappointed, with the amount it costs for a lesson and all of the hire we were told it would be 5 children per lesson.

We booked a group lesson of 5 due the fact that one of our twins is on the spectrum and she sometimes does not do well with crowds. We thought as it is advertised as 5 per lesson it would be great.

3 lessons were grouped together so it was in fact 15 children per lesson. Raised our concerns which were flat out denied. We took pictures of our children in the lessons as any parent would and it clearly showed 15 people per "lesson".

Rude management, not empathetic whatsoever. Continued to say that the other instructors helped each other out, even though the children were doing the same thing as the others. Hence grouping them all into one lesson which was not 5 in a group as advertised.

Went with dry slope experience, totally different environment, staff were amazing, gave me lessons to tell me how to ski on snow big thank you to Peter Trounce for all his help, advice and instruction xxx

Both our daughters had individual private lessons with Chris Smith. He was great with them and both noticeably grew in confidence and ability. Will book again! Thank you.

My Son had a great ski level 2b lesson with Chris Smith. Chris made the lesson fun and I could see my Son was engaged listening to instructions which isn’t always the case!

My Sons skiing also progressed well. Highly recommend. Thanks.

Had a fabulous lesson from James Taylor. Lovely, funny person and a great teacher. Great with kids and adults alike, constructive, encouraging and insightful.

I have recently completed my level 2 ski lesson with David. I booked a 2-hour adult ski lesson, which currently takes up to 6 people per session but there were only 2 of us. This allowed plenty of time for each of us to get tailored feedback from David, who was friendly, encouraging, clear and knowledgeable.

I recommend borrowing boots if you can, as the rental boots are quite uncomfortable, but it's manageable if you can't. All of the staff are kind and helpful, and you get a free drink at the end and a chat with the instructor. I would suggest only turning about ~15 minutes before your session starts, or you'll be waiting around and there isn't much space to view the slopes from the changing area. BEWARE, changing rooms are currently closed! But the toilets are spacious if you can't change beforehand.

Just had my second two hour adult ski lesson with David Horton as my instructor. Dave was great - very encouraging, positive and astute in correcting newbie skier mistakes. The whole environment is very welcoming, the equipment is high quality and being able to ski on real snow (on one of the hottest days of the year) is fantastic. Highly recommend for anyone learning to ski or looking to improve your technique.

My 4 year old has been having private snowboard lessons since they reopened after lockdown. She was getting quite good before the lockdown, having had lessons from an early age at a dry slope. However, the progression on "real snow" over the last 5 weeks has been amazing. She absolutely loves her instructor, Bethany (Everyone does) and she is being taught in a way that is more "fun while learning" than being taught, if that makes sense. I have been going to the snow centre since the first week it opened and i've often seen their instructors go about their business but this is the first time I have personal experience of it. Cant say enough good things about the place. If you're worried about the current C-19 situation, don't be. these guys have it on lock and are fully C-19 compliant and have all of the necessary protocols in place. IMHO if you're experienced or just starting out in winter sports then The Snow Centre is the place to go to. Fantastic people, great service, excellent instructors and a brilliant atmosphere.