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Ian P.

Ian P.
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  (35) reviews
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  • Ian P. has received the Trophy Award for consistently providing a fantastic service
Courmayeur
Ski, Off-piste Skiing, Sit ski, Visually impaired, Three track skiing

Response Time: 2 hours

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89% of Ian`s previous customers left 5 star reviews
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89% of Ian`s previous customers left 5 star reviews
Ian P. has received the Trophy Award for consistently providing a fantastic service

Trophy award

  • Ian P. has received the Trophy Award for consistently providing a fantastic service
  • Experience: 20 Years

  • Languages: English , French

  • Cancellation Policy: Flexible [?]

I have the skills to help you have more fun when skiing and to return home feeling like you have really soared.

I am a specialist in making the most of your potential whatever the level of your capabilities are. I help people to overcome blocks that prevent them having the best holiday possible. Held back by a mental blockage? Over many year I have developed programs to over come excessive anxiety, stuck with a technique that holds you back and difficulty on focusing on the tasks at hand.

I also work with people whose physical abilities are compromised. This work has lead me to work with the athletes in the GB Paralympic team as well as recreational skiers.



If you want to go skiing with family members who have developmental or cognitive deficiencies please talk to me. I have worked with many hundreds of clients like this over the years.

  • Excellent with all abilities
  • Great with beginners
  • Fun children’s lessons
  • Patient with improvers
  • Brilliant local knowledge
What to expect in a lesson

Personalised service, I never teach a 'standard lesson,' everything is entirely focussed on your requirements.

35 reviews
Overall Rating 5.0

(35 reviews)

(5.0/5)
Friendliness
5.0
Time keeping
5.0
Communication
5.0
Technical feedback
5.0
Ryan .
29/03/2023

5.0

Mixed

Great lesson! Lots of good feedback and fun trails.

Ryan booked a total of 1 full day with Ian

Jessica E.
29/03/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian was excellent. Patient, kind and enthusiastic. Happy to answer any questions and very experienced. Delighted with our few days. Thank you

Jessica booked a total of 11.5 hours with Ian

Lulu J.
21/03/2023

5.0

Mixed

I booked Ian as an instructor for a corporate ski trip, and he was assigned to our group of beginners who absolutely loved him! I skied with Ian a bit on the second day of our trip and he was a brilliant instructor, everyone in the group said how amazing he was. Particularly as Courmayeur isn't particularly beginner focused, and we had to ski to our restaurants each day, I was a little concerned about the beginner group getting to each lunch, but with Ian I had absolutely nothing to worry about.

Lulu booked a total of 2 full days with Ian

Amar .
12/03/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian is an excellent ski instructor- we thoroughly enjoyed the session with him and found it very helpful!! Thank you Ian

Amar booked a total of 3 hours with Ian

Catherine Porte... .
06/03/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian Proudfoot was a fantastic guide. I explained my lack of confidence and other issues, and with understanding, patience and humour he got me to work through them all. My skiing totally changed as a result.He is charming, amusing and great company on the slopes for a few hours - a wonderful guide to all the restaurants as well! I would thoroughly recommend Ian and if I return to Courmayeur I would certainly want to ski with him again. Thank you Ian.

Catherine Porter booked a total of 2.5 hours with Ian

Jack .
05/03/2023

5.0

Mixed

Excellent lessons with Ian, surpassed expectations and a joy to spend time with for a few days.

Jack booked a total of 3 hours and 2 full days with Ian

Andreas .
02/03/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian was a great instructor, who very quickly spotted our flaws and corrected them. We improved a lot in the three hours we spent. He's friendliness itself on top of this. Highly recommended!

Andreas booked a total of 3 hours with Ian

Andrew Grech .
28/02/2023

4.9

Beginner

He was fantastic! Definitely recommend him. I’ll be sure to tell him again next time I hit the slopes!

Andrew Grech booked a total of 4 hours with Ian

Prabh .
25/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian was great! Easy to talk to and learn from. His feedback really helped me ski on runs with ease and confidence.

Prabh booked a total of 5.5 hours with Ian

Georgia Pitsadi... .
24/02/2023

4.9

Beginner

Ian was so patient and friendly with me. My confidence has definitely boosted. I had so much fun and would definitely book again!

Georgia Pitsadiotis booked a total of 3 hours with Ian

Valeria Wiggen .
22/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian took a very good care of 3 ladies who were just beginners. In the end of the lesson everybody were able to come down the blue slope. Super friendly, fun and very good instructor!

Valeria Wiggen booked a total of 3 hours with Ian

Tom .
17/02/2023

5.0

Advanced

We had three superb lessons with Ian - He tailored our sessions to suit our needs He was able to show us the technical side of alpine skiing whilst having loads of fun on the slopes He introduced us to backcountry skiing and helped us appreciate the safety aspect of skiing off-piste Highly recommended 👍🏻 Thanks Ian

Tom booked a total of 11 hours with Ian

Harriet slade .
16/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian, was such a great instructor. He taught my three children 7,7 & 10 year old to ski. Complete beginners! They came away wanting more time on the slopes! He was so patient and kind. I highly recommend him!

Harriet slade booked a total of 12 hours with Ian

Jane S.
16/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

We booked Ian for three lessons over a week for three children, two 6 year olds and an 8 year old. We couldn’t have asked for a better instructor! Ian has been patient, kind, very easy to communicate with, and completely trustworthy and professional throughout. We’ve seen huge improvements in their skiing under Ian’s guidance, and they have loved being with him each day. We highly recommend him!

Jane booked a total of 3 hours with Ian

Vimal Patel .
13/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian was a great ski instructor, he made our first ski experience comfortable and was very knowledgeable and friendly. Would highly recommend him.

Vimal Patel booked a total of 2.5 hours with Ian

Kevin .
13/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Excellent instructor who listened to my feedback and communicated clearly what I was doing wrong and how to fix it, step by step. Being a native English speaker helped with the clear communication. Thanks Ian.

Kevin booked a total of 2.5 hours with Ian

Francesca .
12/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Very friendly and helpful instructor.Kids loved the lesson!

Francesca booked a total of 3 hours with Ian

Robert .
06/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian took our group of four 6-8 year olds for 3 days skiing in Courmayeur. He managed everything from tiredness to over enthusiasm in a safe, fun and progressive way. All four children had a great time and are keen to go back.

Robert booked a total of 9 hours with Ian

Natalia L.
06/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian helped me gain my confidence and feel more relaxed on the skis. Thank you Ian

Natalia booked a total of 2 hours with Ian

Daisy Coupe .
01/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Ian is a great instructor, there were two of us with different levels of experience skiing and he was able to manage our different abilities well. We both had fun whilst learning new techniques to help deal with tricky icy slopes/steeper slopes. Ian even helped me ski my first ever black run with confidence. We would definitely recommend lessons with Ian

Daisy Coupe booked a total of 5 hours with Ian

Georgina Goonan G.
04/03/2020

5.0

Beginner

Great teacher, clear and well paced instruction and he makes it fun. Would definitely recommend.

Georgina Goonan booked a total of 6 hours with Ian

Rob G.
24/02/2020

5.0

Intermediate

Ian took my 14 yr old daughter and her friend for two lessons. My daughter said they had lots of laughs and came away with lots of useful tips and techniques. Later in the week she skied an icy black run with great confidence and skill (she was an intermediate skier), this was in my opinion down to the lessons with Ian. Overall I would highly recommend Ian, he made the lessons fun and also improved their technical ability.

Rob booked a total of 4 hours with Ian

Lukasz K.
24/02/2020

4.9

Beginner

Ian was teaching skiing our 3 girls age 5, 7 and 9 during our holidays in Cormayer. He was brilliant with the girls. They liked him because he made the lessons fun and interesting. They loved being taken on bumpy routes and receiving some little sweet treets 😀 Ian was very caring and very professional. We would highly recommend him.

Lukasz booked a total of 7 hours with Ian

Heidi B.
22/02/2020

5.0

Beginner

Superb private lesson with Ian. Friendly, Felt very comfortable and gave good feedback and by the end of the lesson Nathan & I felt more confident beginner ski-ers, thank you. It was also great learn about the resort and restaurant recommendations too :-) Thank you!

Heidi booked a total of 4 hours with Ian

Sharon S.
21/02/2020

5.0

Intermediate

Outstanding ski instructor- renamed by the two 11 year old boys he was teaching as “The Legend”. We were looking for someone to show them how to off piste safely and advance their abilities. He surpassed our expectations of how much they have improved not only in ability but also confidence. Highly recommend Ian

Sharon booked a total of 6 hours with Ian

Kate M.
20/02/2020

5.0

Intermediate

Ian adapted his style for two different abilities, he gave helpful feedback and had a really calm supportive manner. I would highly recommend Ian and would definitely use him again in the future. Thank you Ian - for everything you did! Much appreciated.

Kate booked a total of 6 hours with Ian

Katie L.
20/02/2020

5.0

Mixed

My father and I had a two hour lesson with Ian on the first day of our skiing holiday as a bit of a refresher/corrector session. We are of fairly different abilities and Ian did really well to cater to both of us, and bring us both on and set different challenged. We had a really great couple of hours with him and would highly recommend!

Katie booked a total of 2 hours with Ian

Roger L.
10/02/2020

5.0

Intermediate

My 13yo son had great fun with Ian who also improved my son's technique markedly. An ideal result!

Roger booked a total of 2 hours with Ian

Victoria H.
21/01/2020

5.0

Intermediate

My 3 boys, (8,8 and 10) had a great time with Ian and their skiing came on a long way. He worked with them on keeping themselves and others on the slopes safe while also having fun. They covered lots of the mountain and he kept them entertained while developing their skills.

Victoria booked a total of 12 hours with Ian

Dessislava P.
01/04/2019

5.0

Beginner

Great teacher. Patient and self-confidence boosting. I progressed a lot mentally and phisically in 2h30 time that I skied with Ian. Will dftly go back to him for lessons when in Courmayeur.

Dessislava booked a total of 2.5 hours with Ian

Derek J.
01/03/2019

5.0

Intermediate

Ian took my 10 year old son for 2, 3 hour skiing lessons. He was very good at explaining the technical side of skiing and made the lessons very enjoyable and fun, he managed to alter the lesson to include some of my sons current favourite things. He tried to squeeze as much skiing as possible into the lesson. Overall we would thoroughly recommend Ian as an instructor and will use him again if we return to Courmayeur. Derek and Adam

Derek booked a total of 6 hours with Ian

Jesper oskarsso... O.
27/02/2019

5.0

Intermediate

He was really amazing I hade so much fun and I really learned something!! If I could I would give him 10/5 stars! Cheers Vera

Jesper oskarsson booked a total of 2 hours with Ian

Alice F.
22/02/2019

4.9

Mixed

Ian was great with our three children aged 11, 9 and 6 who were all at different levels. He taught them both separately and towards the end of the week, together. He engaged with their three different personalities really well and made skiing fun for them all.

Alice booked a total of 16 hours with Ian

Kirstie D.
10/02/2019

5.0

Mixed

Ian was a great instructor. The session was fun and really helped us improve. Thanks Ian.

Kirstie booked a total of 3 hours with Ian

Pamela S.
05/02/2019

5.0

Beginner

Ian is great! It was the first time skiing for me and I got really nervous. But he found ways to help me overcome that, even when I felt completely stuck...firstly, he knew so many exercises (and made some new ones up!) that were also huge fun. But more importantly, he really understood what my problem was, both from the technical side and from the psychological side, so that now I feel confident to keep skiing rather than giving it up again. He has infinite patience too, tries to minimise non-ski time (like lifts etc.), is really approchable, and obviously has huge experience. Thank you so much!

Pamela booked a total of 11 hours with Ian

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