Why MINT Snowboarding

MINT Snowboarding was founded in 2006 to provide the highest quality snowboard lessons in the French Portes du Soleil resorts of Morzine, Avoriaz, Les Gets and Chatel.

All of our instructors are specialised snowboard specific instructors and qualified to the highest level in the world. They are all British, or fluent English speakers, and our team are proud to have created such a strong reputation, making MINT Snowboarding number 1 on TripAdvisor! MINT Snowboard School has also won numerous awards, including the title of ‘Best Snowsports School’ at the 2016 & 2017 World Snow Awards!

Whatever level you ride and however you like to learn, MINT Snowboarding has the perfect program for you. Join us for snowboard lessons in Morzine, Avoriaz, Les Gets and Chatel this winter!

Meet our instructors:

Tammy Esten | British Snowboard Instructor

Born in England but raised in the Alps, Tammy started snowboarding back in the days of using ski boots and hard bindings and wearing neon in the early 90s. She immediately got the bug and as soon as school was out spent winters in France, Italy, Canada, New Zealand and Switzerland before eventually settling in…

Qualifications

British Association of Snowsport Instructors, ISTD British Snowboard Instructor (BASI), French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), NZSIA Snowboard Instructor

David Gladwin

David started snowboarding in Chatel almost 30 years ago, since then he has spent many years travelling around the world to perfect his riding skills. David’s snowboarding passion lies in freeride. He is the original mountain goat, a backcountry guru and lover of gnarly descents. As such David spends much of his time guiding clients off piste and…

Qualifications

British Association of Snowsport Instructors, ISTD Snowboard Instructor (BASI), French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), BMG Mountain Guide, UIAGM / IFMGA Mountain Guide

Gerard Serrano

When we asked Gerard to tell us a little bit about himself he said ‘Gerard loves snowboarding!’ which we were happy to know. Gerard has been teaching his beloved snowboarding for over ten years, spending winters in Morzine, Canada and the Pyrenees. His life goal is to make you an amazing snowboarder!

Qualifications

Performance Coach, Educateur Sportif, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), French Carte Professionelle

Simone Galatioto

Simone is our Italian smiling ball of fun and energy. He started snowboarding at 12 years old in the Aosta valley, Italy and then spent his next years all over the Italian Alps learning to snowboard and eventually becoming a fully qualified snowboard instructor. His love for snowboarding was born out of his passion for…

Qualifications

Maestro di Snowboard, French Carte Professionnelle, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), BASI Snowboard Qualification

Francois Couillaux

Francois is almost Morzine born and bred, coming from down the valley in Thonon les Bains. He has spent 8 years teaching snowboarding in Switzerland with several seasons in the Portes du Soleil resort of Champery. Francois has also worked in the Japanese resort of Niseko, as well as teaching in the southern hemisphere in Thredbo, Australia,…

Qualifications

SSBS Snowboard Instructor, French Carte Professionelle, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA)

Iban Diez Medina

Iban comes from the Cantabrian Range in Northern Spain and started snowboarding 18 years ago. Straight out of ‘Back to the Future’ he ripped the trucks of his skateboard and used the deck for his first time sliding on snow. Inspired by this he then learnt to snowboard at his local resort of San Isidro,…

Qualifications

French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), Educateur Sportif, Performance Coach

Valerio Antoniello

Our second Italian member of the team, Valerio hails from Turin and started skiing when he was only 3 years old in the resort of Rucas. Luckily for us at MINT he found snowboarding at the age of 15 and never looked back. Over the coming years Valerio studied at University and spent winter seasons…

Qualifications

Maestro di Snowboard, French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA)

Anna Ribalta Matas

Anna was another skier who was savagely forced by her family to start skiing at 3 years old, after seeing her cousin snowboarding and having too much fun she finally managed to convince her parents that snowboarding was her passion and at the age of 6 she first stood sideways to slide on snow. Her…