It is a very bad experience of my first ski lesson. The coach who call Linda is very impolite. She is racial discrimination and mean. I strongly suggest that please change to another coach if you met Linda . Good luck.
Had one session of group ski lesson today. I have no experience so it was the starter pack. They split us up in two groups. I have to say I ended up with a friendly bunch and the instructor was really patient and helpful. I recommend them as a beginner.
On February 25th I was granted a day with Nicolas, top class! Rarely experienced such a cool day of skiing, the best slopes, secret corners, knowledge of the area were shown and in the end there was even local beer in the local bar
Attention: bad customer service! Beanie bought, returned the next day, not fit. Unfortunately only voucher instead of received money, although I said that we drove back to the lowlands just this evening. About 2 months later T-shirt bought with the voucher. Return money of around 5 francs was not paid out in cash. I should buy something again ... actually I had seen very nice clothes in this store and wanted to buy my new winter jacket and pants for the upcoming season. This stubbornness and the customer's unfriendly service made me want to go. Since someone has not yet noticed that the service has top priority today; The products can be obtained anywhere in times of online trade. And there are return periods of 30 days normalcy. Too bad for the successful Swiss tourism, too bad for Grindelwald. Luckily, there are many others who have recognized the signs of the times! grindelwaldSports - never again!
I can only recommend this provider. The booking and payment with the credit card worked perfectly. I climbed the Allalinhorn, my very first four-thousand-meter peak. Our mountain guide Dominik was waiting for us punctually at the bus terminal in Saas Fee and we drove quite relaxed, without hectic pace, to the Mittelallalin. There it took about 2.5 hours to the summit at 4027 m. At the top we had enough time to enjoy the breathtaking view and take a break. The group was ideal with five people. I will book again with Grindelwald Sports soon. Thank you for the great experience
Our children say: Thank you! And now ski with us almost everywhere!
Super, professional, simple, competent, super ski instructor! Never been disappointed in all the years.
I had no experience at ski at all, this is my first time! I took two ski classes here on different days(both group class).
First day with instructor Tommy, he s really nice and patient, taking care of everyone in the class. Divide people in groups by level, so no one getting too much or getting bored. I had a very fun day!
Second day I join another class, instructor was Walter, this is how my nightmare start! We had no warm up start straight away! And apparently I am way behind other two students, but he insist we are doing the same thing. I tried to talk to him but he wasn t listen. Bad attitude and bad English. And when he is teaching, I can barely hear him.
If you are beginners, better choose other one give you class. This guy has no patient for you.
By the way, everyone in the shop is super nice! Especially those who help me rent all the gears!
Booked Red Star and got into a non-homogeneous group of participants from Red Prinz, Red King and Red Star, on which class 4 was taught for the first time on day 4. Addressed the teacher before day three and he seemed surprised that the daughter Red Star was booked; then asked the child if she wanted to change groups now. Unfortunately has more to do with ski vacation than with ski school.
Great ski school with very loving and competent instructors for children's ski courses.
Mountains of alpine information from very experienced staff who were super helpful with both local knowledge and technical gear. There's a great selection and discounts on equipment in addition to quality coffee which makes this a one stop shop for anyone looking to explore this part of the alps.
My husband, myself, and our two kids (ages 6 and 7) recently used Grindelwald Sports for rentals and ski school during our trip to Switzerland and had an amazing experience with them! We got checked in very quickly and were even able to buy our ski passes from their front desk! We were fitted with our ski equipment in no time and all ready to go before 9 AM.
We met our kid's ski school instructor, Klara, for a private half-day lesson at the shop, and she could not have been kinder! We loved chatting with her about her own travels, and our kids immediately felt comfortable with her. We walked over to the bus station that took us to the Bodmi beginners area. My husband and I watched them for a bit then headed up the mountain for a date morning on the slopes (what a luxury while traveling internationally with kids and not something we get to do often).
We chose to do the lesson on our arrival day since kids ski free in this region on Saturdays. However, since our kids were going on about 4 hours of sleep, this probably wasn't the best choice in retrospect! Klara, however, was so patient with them. We've realized with ski lessons that sometimes it clicks with kids after the fact. The instructors put in the hard work of building the foundation and may not see a ton of improvement, but once the foundation is built, they improve so quickly! I wish she could have seen our kids a day or two later skiing down the whole mountain SAFELY and with confidence!
This company offers so many more activities that we wished we had more time to explore. However, from start to finish, everyone there was so sweet with our kids and helped make our first day in Switzerland so wonderful!
The children always have fun in the ski school and learn a lot
Grindelwald sports kept in communication with us before the holiday started, putting us at ease that they had everything organised. Tim in the shop organised our rental gear and had a laugh with us before we headed up the hills. We had a great time learning, the only thing that tainted the day was an incident when the instructor (Kristin) got impatient with my wife because she couldn't manage what was being instructed. She was meant to feel that she was holding the rest of is back and she stopped skiing. This changed our day significantly. Grindelwald sports are 5 star, I don't want impact on them but patience by instructors to all levels of ability is required.
Take it from me I know.
Warwick Smith
British Olympic Team
Thrilling way to experience Grindelwald and its beauty.
I signed up a basic course mountaineering level 1 in August 2018 with Grindelwald sports based on reviews and reputations.
Two days course were very informative and were running both in DE/EN. Although I had a bit of experience of climbing/mountains before, I wanted to learn properly on ice before I climb up high mountains and gain more knowledge. There were newbies to climbing, but they have no problems and happy challenges.
My guide, Ralph, was totally pro, and explained everything including the history of glaciers around Grindelwald.
The first day climb was simple in the beginning and for those that wanted a bigger challenge they set up a tough climb with hiking boots on, not climbing shoes. I had a brief idea how I have to set up myself on high mountains. Also we learned how to knot and secure myself.
The second day we were hiking to the glacier and then learned how to walk on crampons and use the ice axe. It was challenging, but really interesting and fun.
The service was very good in the shop and you can rent anything you need for your trip.
I love my new experience and I found the company just great!
Great experience on the Via Ferrata. Bad experience with GrindelwaldSports's service though. They were unclear in their communication which lead up to us paying the full amount for no guide. we ended up renting gear ourselves.
A lovely place and there is a lovely coffee grounds
Excellent service, ski instructor was very attentive and open to adapt teaching methods. They are also very flexible ready to meet clients needs and skiing level. Don t hesitate to ask for their advice! I like the all inclusive service: instructor + ski equipment + ski pass.
Unfortunately disappointed. First experience with this ski school as a resident from the surrounding area. Beginners course, small group, booked in German. Surprise - course was only in English. There was no information about this in the booking. Ski instructor didn't speak German at all. Seems to be only for tourists. I speak 4 languages, but English is not one of them.
After the course, I went straight to the office to report my disappointment. Very rude treatment. When I asked where it said that the course would be in English and I would have been happy to receive information about it before the course - Answer employees: This is the case with us for beginner groups. And what
do you want?"
Lots of outdoor sports gear. Also for ice creams and drinks. Nice for the shop where a few chairs have been placed. Also seems to be the scene for mountain guides etc.
This is our 6th or 7th year using this ski school for our two boys. Mostly we ve had good experiences with the teachers, except last year where the teacher was arrogant and unfriendly with one of my son. Forgot his name. This year we had More
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