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- Nicola P. has received the Trophy Award for consistently providing a fantastic service
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Experience: 13 Years
Languages: English , Italian , Spanish
Cancellation Policy: Flexible [?]
I’ m Nicola Piva, 34 years old and ski is my passion since when i was a kid. I was a ski racer till i was 18 when i started my ski instructor career. I worked in Italy, Argentina, Australia, switzerland, and then i came to France where i’ve been teaching for the past 5 years.
In the summer i manage my own enogastronomic bike tour company in the north of Italy, where i live.
In my free time, i like to ride my mountain bike and hike with my dog “Dante”.
My lesson is customized for each client. I start with a very brief question and answer session to understand your level and what you want to achieve, from a fun and pleasant leisure skiing and making you acquainted with the ski area, to a more technical analysis to improve your personal skills. We compliment all this with some fun video sessions where you will see yourself before and after and you will be able to appreciate your improvements
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We initially booked 3x two hour days of lessons for two adult absolute ski beginners. Nico was friendly, professional, patient and highly knowledgeable. He gave excellent constructive feedback and was able to tailor the learning to suit both our varying needs/ skill. (Also identified that my friends flat foot was affecting her skiing and advised use of insoles which helped her a lot). We felt safe the entire time whilst advancing at the right pace and after booking a fourth day, were able to complete easy/ intermediate blue slopes! We had a really fun first skiing experience with Nico thanks to his teaching style and general banter ha thanks Nico!
bindia patani booked a total of 4 hours with Nicola
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Nicola was phenomenal. He single handedly took me from barely being able to get down blues effectively to feeling really comfortable on blues and some reds by the end of the week. We did on-piste and off-piste conditions and his feedback was immensely helpful. I would recommend him to anybody.
Ian booked a total of 2 hours with Nicola
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