VIP Ski or Snowboard Lesson - Full Day Zermatt

The best decision!

We booked a two-day guided ski tour with PDS and had an excellent experience from start to finish. Both of our guides were fantastic. On day two, Ari planned an incredible day for us—conditions were perfect, and we were able to ski the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise area and make our way over into Cervinia for lunch at Love. Ari was extremely knowledgeable, sharing interesting facts about the mountains and surrounding areas, and was very patient with our group. On day one, we skied with Simon in more challenging weather, but he made the absolute best of it. We explored the Sunnegga and Gornergrat areas, and he was also very knowledgeable about the area. He kept things fun with plenty of laughs along the way. The mountain is a very different setup from what we are used to in the states so this was such a helpful experience. I would highly recommend PDS, and especially Ari and Simon, if you’re looking for an unforgettable guided ski experience!

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Excellent lessons and guide services

My daughter and I recently returned from skiing in Zermatt. While we were there we booked a day long lesson as well a guiding service to Cervinia. Both experiences were with Ari. I am unable be more effusive with my praise. Ari was able to instruct an older less skilled skier such as myself as well as my experienced skier daughter. He provided well thought out drills and practices to improve our carving skills. He is an older skier, like myself, and he understood my limitations while engaging my experienced 18 year old daughter. Additionally, he was kind enough to take and provide videos of our lessons for future reference. This was a real plus for me. I was glade to have him guide us to Italy. Being an old sailer, Ari noticed that the winds were picking up and got us back on the Swiss side before the lifts closed. PDS was easy to work with and I would recommend them to anyone.

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Grandkids First Ski Trip..........Swiss Alpes...........Zermatt

Our ski trip to Zermatt was a once in a life time experience. I took my four grandkids to go skiing for the first time. I booked with PDS Snowsport and the experience was incredible due to our ski instructor Ari Marttila. My four grandkids never skied and there ages were 18, 16, 13 and 10 years old. Ari was a true professional and a very kind person. He was on time and keep us informed at all times. Ari took his time with each grandkid and made them feel safe and encouraged them . He took videos of them through out the day and he took his time at night to send those video and photos with his comments to us. The experience was so great that we booked him for an additional full day. My grandkids skied the slopes of the Swiss Alpes and that will be a memory for a lifetime and that was due to Ari. If you have kids and you are looking for a great ski instructor I would strongly recommend Ari Marttila. He made this ski venture enjoyable and memorable. I truly thank you for taking care of my grandkids like if they were yours.

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Fantastic. Much better than expected.

Our three girls 8, 12 and 14 did six full day lessons with Annemarie and Ara. Both are excellent skiers and instructors, tailoring the girls’ time to more advanced runs for the more advanced girls and more intermediate for our intermediate daughter, while at the same time making sure they all had fun lunches together and some ski time all together too. But what was most wonderful was how much my girls just liked them as persons, thinking of them, and looking up to them, as they do to their cool 20-something cousins who are Colorado ski locals. The proof was in the photos (more than 100) and videos (several dozen) all with smiles on the slopes, in the ice caves, at lunch on the sun deck, in the terrain park and singing in unison pop songs in gondola. We couldn’t have been happier because the girls couldn’t have had more fun. We only hope they’ll adjust back to skiing with boring mom and dad.

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Fabulous experience with Ari!

I recently traveled to Zermatt and hired Ari from PDS Snowsports as my guide for 1.5 days. He showed me all the different areas to ski on the Matterhorn, along with offering sound instruction on my skiing technique. We took the train up to Riffelberg and then skied down to the Igloo Hotel. Then continued to explore the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. Ari always knew where the best conditions were for skiing, and never tired of me asking to stop so that I could take a photo! It was a fabulous experience and Ari made my trip to Zermatt a truly memorable one!

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Wow - what a day!

My husband and I had a great day skiing with Ari 3 days ago. We went to Cervinia, Italy from Zermatt and back. He combined lots of skiing with some terrific drills and tips to help improve our technique. We lunched at a lovely restaurant in Cervinia with terrific views. A great day, would definitely recommend a day with Ari - you won’t be disappointed.

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