“A good stance is fundamental to being well balanced. As you travel down the slopes your stance should change depending on terrain, turn shape and changes in speed.  Your stance should not depend on a certain style or look you would like to achieve. It should depend upon your morphology, gender, level and your character. All good functional skiing stances should be strong and energy efficient.
Many people are too crouched when they ski. They believe that a low position will make them more stable. This is true to a certain extent, being low is okay sometimes, but not crouching. In general people bend their knees and this places their weight too far back, therefore making them not very well balanced. This combined with a steeper slope makes you often feel rather unsafe, it also gives you bad thigh burn. Your bones are there to give you support, not your muscles.
Keep your feet apart, about hip width. Try and keep your ankles, knees and hips all equally flexed. Hands should remain in front of you about hip height. Your bottom should be tucked under if you can, you should not have a hollow back. However when you ski  do not think about your body posture all the time or it will make you a stiff and rigid. To improve your posture try jumping off a few small bumps; do not try to get lots of air, but make sure that when you land your weight is in the middle of your foot. You can feel your shins on the fronts of your boots.”

Serre Chevalier Ski Lessons can be booked online or by phone, but please do book well in advance of your Serre Chevalier holiday as Serre Chevalier Ski Schools do get very booked up during busy periods.

The resort has a good ski faculty where you’ll quickly develop your abilities and move on to the simple green and blue runs. Intermediates can enjoy a sufficiency of red runs through some wonderful scenery.

The Grand Serre-Chevalier ski area has a huge number of challenging and exciting runs. The Cucumelle is a superb long run from Bachas to Villeneuve. Top skiers may not be disappointed with masses of skiing occasions to keep the adrenaline increasing, the long Olympic run leading down to Chantemerle is one you just have to do. The Isole is an exciting black run and also a must!

The ski area has twenty-three green runs thirty blue runs 43 red runs and fifteen black ; the resort height is 1400m, the longest run is roughly 7km. A picture isn’t needed for a lift pass.

In Villeneuve there’s a good choice of shops, bars and restaurants to make a choice from, Chantemerle also offers bars, cafes and shops. A pizza will cost around nine EU Dollars and a three course meal from twenty EU Bucks.

You must explore nearby historic Briancon this fortified city with its cobbled streets is worth a visit. There are a number of activities and attractions that could be relevant to you when arranging your vacation break. You’ll enjoy some night skiing or the indoor pool atVilleneuve. There’s a fitness centre, carriage and sleigh rides, and parapenting also ice-skating on the natural ice-rink.

Serre-Chevalier is the biggest winter sports complicated in the Southern Alps. In the summertime months the valley offers a broad assortment of outdoor activities including canoeing, trail biking, hang gliding and hiking. You can get more info on the activities from the local Visitor Office.