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Rhys J.

Rhys J.
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Tignes
Snowboarding

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82% of Rhys`s previous customers left 5 star reviews
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82% of Rhys`s previous customers left 5 star reviews
Rhys J. has received the Trophy Award for consistently providing a fantastic service

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  • Rhys J. has received the Trophy Award for consistently providing a fantastic service
  • Experience: 19 Years

  • Languages: English

  • Cancellation Policy: Super Flexible [?]

I have been Instructing all over the globe since 2005. BASI Level 4 ISTD, BASI Instructor Trainer, NZSIA Instructor Trainer and Carte Professional. I spend my summers coaching and instructing in New Zealand and Winters in the mighty French Alps. Giving you the skills and tactics to prepare you for riding the whole mountain with a huge smile on your face. Whatever your goals and aspirations are for your riding I will help you to achieve them in a fun and safe way.

  • Great with beginners
  • Fun children’s lessons
  • Superb for intermediates
  • Fantastic with experts
  • Brilliant local knowledge
What to expect in a lesson

High quality snowboard instruction in a fun and safe environment.

16 reviews
Overall Rating 5.0

(16 reviews)

(5.0/5)
Friendliness
5.0
Time keeping
5.0
Communication
5.0
Technical feedback
4.9
Dominic .
10/04/2023

5.0

Mixed

Kids love loved it. Would really recommend Rhys.

Dominic booked a total of 4 hours with Rhys

James .
10/04/2023

5.0

Mixed

Booked Rhys for one 5 hour session and 2 x 3 hour sessions over 3 days, for myself and my two teenage beginners. I have snowboarded before but about 18 years ago and they had only done one day on a UK dry slope before arriving. Rhys was fantastic. Easy going, he quickly assessed each of our abilities by taking us down gentle blue runs, spent time checking over our rental gear and making adjustments that really changed things, and then over the next 3 days worked with us as individuals whilst rinding as a group, and had us all confidently linking turns and getting rid of our bad habits. Great instructor.

James booked a total of 9 hours with Rhys

James .
10/04/2023

4.9

Mixed

Booked Rhys for one 5 hour session and 2 x 3 hour sessions over 3 days, for myself and my two teenage beginners. I have snowboarded before but about 18 years ago and they had only done one day on a UK dry slope before arriving. Rhys was fantastic. Easy going, he quickly assessed each of our abilities by taking us down gentle blue runs, spent time checking over our rental gear and making adjustments that really changed things, and then over the next 3 days worked with us as individuals whilst rinding as a group, and had us all confidently linking turns and getting rid of our bad habits. Great instructor.

James booked a total of 2 hours with Rhys

Gareth Hughes-T... .
01/03/2023

4.8

Mixed

My son and his mate had a three hour lesson with Rhys and really enjoyed it. Rhys was very friendly and gave good technical feedback

Gareth Hughes-Thapa booked a total of 3 hours with Rhys

Annabel Payne .
28/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

It was a great experience having lessons with Rhys. He made myself and my sister feel so comfortable and fully explained any questions I had and made us both feel like we were progressing.

Annabel Payne booked a total of 4 hours with Rhys

Christa Morris .
22/02/2023

4.6

Beginner

Rhys was brilliant and the teens found him friendly, funny and a great teacher. They have improved massively with just a few hours (7hrs over 3 days) with him. I would highly recommend him to others. If we come back to Tignes we will rebook.

Christa Morris booked a total of 7 hours with Rhys

Liam Bratchford .
14/02/2023

5.0

Mixed

Thoroughly enjoyed my 2 lessons with Rhys. Rhys is great at intuiting the level you’re at and working on the level you need. I improved so much over the 2 days and Rhys was so patient whenever I found things tricky. Defo recommend Rhys!

Liam Bratchford booked a total of 6 hours with Rhys

Katie .
05/01/2023

5.0

Beginner

Really enjoyable lesson and and saw a huge difference in our snowboarding after one lesson.

Katie booked a total of 2 hours with Rhys

Richard .
23/03/2022

5.0

Beginner

Great lesson. Really enjoyed it. Would 100% book again!

Richard booked a total of 3 hours with Rhys

Kate M.
09/03/2022

5.0

Beginner

We had a couple of days of lessons with Rhys while we were in Val D'Isere recently and were so pleased we booked with him. He is so friendly, knowledgeable and laid back, we felt immediately at ease with him. He was able to help my husband progress from just nervously learning to turn on the beginner slope on the first day to comfortably coming down green runs with fully linked turns on the second day, and able to give me some more intermediate coaching at the same time. We'd definitely book a lesson with Rhys again next time we're in Val D'Isere.

Kate booked a total of 3 hours with Rhys

Coralie Hooper .
27/02/2022

5.0

Beginner

My son had two 1:1 snowboarding lessons with Rhys and absolutely loved it. this was his first time on snow (he'd only had an intro session at an indoor slope before) and said he was a brilliant teacher, giving my son the confidence to board down reds and blacks - he was also doing a couple of tricks by the end of the lessons! Would definitely book Ryhs again!

Coralie Hooper booked a total of 4 hours with Rhys

Natasha Green .
19/01/2022

5.0

Intermediate

Rhys was a brilliant instructor, he was so patient and kind. They way he teaches makes things really easy to understand and put into action. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting snowboarding lessons. 11 out of 10!

Natasha Green booked a total of 3 hours with Rhys

Ty Woods .
28/12/2021

5.0

Beginner

Rhys is the best instructor you can have on your snow vacation. He's such a nice person and he typically trains snowboard instructors how to be instructors. The cream of the crop. He had us going down the blue runs in just two days. Rhys helped us have a great time on our snow trip and we can't imagine learning how to snowboard without him. If your lucky enough to see him here available on Maison Sport, you better scoop him up right away. Pure gold!

Ty Woods booked a total of 6 hours with Rhys

Charlie .
24/12/2021

5.0

I had an awesome session with Rhys. After one session in the park he helped my fear of rails and got me to progress from boxes to rails in no time. Cheers mate!

Kat ..
06/12/2021

5.0

Rhys is an awesome instructor. I would definitely recommend him whether you are a complete beginner or have been shredding years. Our group had lots of fun and learnt some new skills too. Rhys is extremely knowledgeable and patient. We all felt immediately at ease with him. He was great at making sure all of us were as stoked. Had such a great time can't wait to come back and shred with Rhys next year!

Guto .
10/11/2021

5.0

My two children had a fantastic couple of days improving their snowboarding with Rhys. Rhys is a friendly and motivated coach with lots of patience. The girls learned new skills, had a lot of fun and are looking forward to more sessions with him in the future. Highly recommended.

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