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Cross-country skiing

Time for a new snow experience?

Either classic style or skating, enjoy nordic skiing as one of the healthiest winter activities!
Smooth, moderate workout of almost all body musculature, fresh mountain air and "pure nature" - are parts of your cross-country skiing experience.

We have both skating and traditional striding lanes where you can follow tracks through beautiful winter landscapes.

As with all sport activities, it is key to learn the best technique right from the start in order to treat your body muscules and joints with care, allowing for enjoyable and almost effortless cross-country skiing.

Skiing

Skischule A-Z's courses are designed for beginners, intermediates, advanced skiers as well as for children and adults. We always focus on a strong basic technique and, if you are more advanced, you can improve your skiing on- and off-piste with us.

A-Z will bring up the best in you as a skier, so you can make the best out of your ski holiday and experience simply more than others.

Our ski instructors will work with you on the basic techniques of alpine skiing to start off with and they can take you to moguls, off-piste or racing in the next phase. There is always room for improvement.

We teach on the basis of the Austrian Ski Curriculum. Additionally, we put special emphasis on alternative training methods, which we adapt individually to your specific needs.

At A-Z skischool you can book private, kids or group classes, whereby we advise private lessons for the steepest learning curve.

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Skating

Balance and edging are the absolute keys to starting the skating motion. Once you get past these two skills then you can begin to focus on power and glide. There are different techniques to efficiently mastering various terrains.

Skating Skischule A Z

speed diagram skating

Classic

Classic-style cross-country skiing could become your new passion as it is a cool hobby.
Ski's must have the right length and have stiff cambers and gentle transitions between the kick and glide zones. This way it is possible to push off and move forward on the snow.

Classic langlaufen Skischule A Z

 © TVB St. Anton am Arlberg/Josef Mallaun

These are the various techniques in classic style cross country skiing:
• Double pole
• Double pole with single stride
• Alternate strides and poles
• Half-Herring bone stride
• Full-Herring bone stride
Sign up for one of our A-Z nordic courses and learn these techniques!

Snowboarding

We offer snowboarding lessons for all ages and experience levels from beginners to advanced.

We show you what you need to know to progressively learn the skills needed to become a proficient snowboarder.

Snowboard Skischule A Z min

 © Josef Mallaun

Choose from:

ROOKIE: Beginners learn to master basic drift turns. Of course we also teach you some easy tricks, T-bars and button-lifts.

CRUISER: Advanced snowboarders learn all about carving, on-piste freestyle and check out the funpark.

PRO:To experts we show freeriding, freestyle & funpark and carving on- and off-piste across the Arlberg ski area.
Our experienced instructors teach lessons for all ages and abilities.

Safety

For all off-piste runs you must have a complete LVS equipment (backpack, LVS-device, shovel, avalanche probe, first aid kit)!
We recommend a helmet and a back protector.
Check your gear and your personal fitness:
• ski/board
• binding
• boots
• clothing
• sunprotection
• protection against weather conditions
• ...

Ski technique

A good ski technique is the best you can have on the slopes am Arlberg. To be continued...

Ski touren

Enjoy the beautiful landscapes of the Arlberg while touring. Get away from the crowds and go up to a peaceful and fascinating winterworld. The journey is the reward!

Make it to the top, take a deep breath and enjoy the fantastic view! After a well-deserved break, gorgeous virgin powder awaits you and rewards you once more for the efforts.
Ski tours with skischool A-Z are the perfect way to embrace pristine nature and mountains by fair means.

For ski touring adequate equipment is required: touring ski, skins, VS-device, backpack, shovel, avalanche probe, First Aid Kit, sun protection,... et cetera.

A-Z guides competently evaluate and constantly monitor alpine risks and hazards and thus make all our ski tours a safe, yet unforgettable experience.

Freeride

The ultimative "Flow" experience! Freeriding is about the fascination of absolute freedom in breathtaking nature. If you are an expert on-piste already, this could be just what you are looking for.

Freeride Skischule A Z min

 © Josef Mallaun

Improve your freeride off-piste skiing with the A-Z guides! Advanced powder technique and versatility are the keys to mastering the whole mountain. Your skiing will be pushed to the limit in a variety of conditions and terrain throughout the Arlberg ski region. We will improve your skills through strategically designed exercises and drills that really work.

Equipment: helmet, freeride skis, VS-device, shovel, avalanche probe.

Requirements: Expert on-piste carving, some experience in powder and terrain, good physical shape, no fear of heights and enthusiasm for freeriding.

 

Children

We love to prepare your children for the world of skiing. Our children and teen programs focus on all sorts of terrain to give them the confidence they need to hit the slopes or the parks.

Children for the world of skiing Skischule A Z min

A-Z instructors are experts at teaching techniques, so your childrens' improvement will be meteoric. You'll be amazed by how fast they will learn how to ski!

Important: helmet, appropriate length of skis, sunglasses, sun protection cream (face and lip), appropriate clothing depending on weather conditions and outside temperature.

Children must be min. 4 years old, potty trained and willing to learn to ski and to participate in ski school.

Class size: 3 to a maximum of 6 children.

Duration: 4 hours a day. (10-12 o'clock and 13-15 o'clock)

 

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   Skischule A-Z
   Bahnhofstraße 162a
   6574 Pettneu am Arlberg
   +43 680 1187989
   info@skischule-a-z.at