Matthew was a very competent, experienced instructor. He was very focussed on making sure our posture and form came before speed but we did get to do the latter too. Very personable he planned and contingency planned the days in the mountains. We thoroughly enjoyed it and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend both the firm and Matthew. Look forward to coming back soon!
My husband and I just finished our 3 lessons with Ari Marttila, we wanted to improve our confidence for social skiing. Ari was so patient, calm and knowledgeable. He has significantly improved our skiing and most importantly confidence! I would strongly recommend Ari as a ski instructor who is such a lovely person and great ski instructor. Thank you Ari.
Our instructor was Ari Marttila and he was absolutely brilliant. Patient, calm, empathetic and a thoroughly nice guy.
A last minute trip booked for the family and even though we had clearly hit the high season as most ski schools told us they were fully booked, PDS pulled out all the stops and managed to allocate us 3 different instructors on 3 separate days. I wanted to get my 2 year old started on ski lessons and as anyone would be, I was clearly anxious about it. The Director of the business (Simon Wells) made sure he amended his personal and professional diary (and by hear say around other instructors, very busy) to teach the lesson himself so we was at the most ease. During my daughter’s lesson I skied with a very calming and knowledgable instructor called Justus who progressed me from the beginner zone to confidently ski blue runs in a short period. My wife skis red runs but was the first trip in 5 years since having our child so she was also a bit anxious but once again another fantastic instructor who couldn’t do any more to help. From the initial phone call to making it one of the most memorable trips for my family, thank you PDS….. truely amazing and the best around. Already booking next season with PDS.
If you are reading the reviews to figure out whether or not you should book this company, I can save you the trouble and say, just go for it! Our family of five had a fantastic experience with PDS sports in Zermatt. We booked private instructors for four days of skiing and it was worth it! I was aware beforehand that Zermatt would be a difficult mountain to navigate on our own due to the lack of signage, the size and the different modes of transportation to get to the various mountains and ski lifts. Having the expert guidance of Simon and Gareth there to provide the best skiing experience for our family took the stress out of planning, and made it really feel like a vacation! They greeted us at our condo every morning, were excellent communicators and handled the different personalities for children quite well! They had a plan to help us navigate the mountain every single day, and they were simply delightful company on top of it. Our kids skiing improved so much over just a few days due to their clear and helpful instruction. They absolutely know what they’re doing! I know there are many other ski schools you could look at, but I can assure you, you cannot go wrong with PDS sports. I highly recommend, and will recommend to all family and friends!