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Whether its Group Lessons or Private Lessons, make the most of your holiday by progressing your snowboarding, gaining confidence and control. Our incredible team of instructors will help you reach your goals.
Lessons Overview
Progressing your freestyle riding never stops! From a private lesson focusing on specific tricks through to a full week of coaching, our instructors will work with you to advance all aspects of your Freestyle riding. #makesnowboardingfunagain
Freestyle Overview
Technical Performance coaching specifically aimed at developing your core snowboarding technique. Developing a strong technical base will make huge improvements to all aspects of your riding.
Technical Overview
Specialists in Backcountry Snowboarding & Splitboarding with professional High Mountain Guide, David Gladwin, in charge. MINT Snowboarding runs an extensive & exciting program of backcountry courses.
Backcountry Overview
Snowboarding for kids from age 3. Group & Private Lessons for total beginners to freestyle rippers. Find out about Family Snowboard Holiday packages & the MINT Kids Snowboard Club. Dynamic, fun & safe coaching guaranteed to get your kids hooked!
Kids Overview
If you love getting into the backcountry to shred through powder fields of snow, then you should be riding with us! MINT Snowboarding offers a wide range of private and group off piste snowboard guiding & tuition in the French Alps.
Backcountry GuidingMINT Snowboarding was founded in 2006 to provide snowboard only instruction in the 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. 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 was also awarded ‘Best Snowsports School’ at the 2016 World Snow awards! Whatever level you ride and however you like to learn, MINT Snowboarding has the perfect program for you.
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The Portes du Soleil has released yet more awesome news ahead of winter 19/20 – this winter you will be able to explore Mont Chery, situated in the Les…
Continue ReadingThere’s plenty of reasons to head to the ski resort of Les Gets, it really does have a little bit of everything. Wide, tree-lined slopes, family friendly; easy access…
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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 Italy, Canada, New Zealand and Switzerland before eventually settling in Morzine. She started instructing 15 years ago and founded…
British Association of Snowsport Instructors, ISTD Snowboard Instructor (BASI), French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), NZSIA Snowboard Instructor
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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…
British Association of Snowsport Instructors, ISTD Snowboard Instructor (BASI), French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), BMG Mountain Guide, UIAGM / IFMGA Mountain Guide
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Laura started snowboarding way back in 1994 when skater clothes became cool for girls and crop-tops were born. She started instructing 15 years ago and has been teaching all across the Pyrenees and in the Cantabric Range. Winter 2018/19 will be her 5th winter with MINT Snowboarding. When not sliding on mountains, Laura is a…
Performance Coach, Educateur Sportif, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), French Carte Professionelle
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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!
Performance Coach, Educateur Sportif, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), French Carte Professionelle
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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…
Maestro di Snowboard, French Carte Professionnelle, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), BASI Snowboard Qualification
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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,…
SSBS Snowboard Instructor, French Carte Professionelle, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA)
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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,…
French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA), Educateur Sportif, Performance Coach
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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…
Maestro di Snowboard, French Carte Professional, International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA)
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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…
Tecnic d’esport en surf de neu (Nivell 2/TD2 en snowboard)
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Tammy is an incredibly passionate snowboard instructor! Combine this with her technical knowledge and years of experience and there is no doubt you will come away having noticeably progressed your snowboarding and had a flippin a rad day!! This ethos runs throughout MINT Snowboarding.
