Is there a Portuguese-speaking ski instructor in Val Thorens?

Yes. I teach ski and snowboard in Portuguese in Val Thorens, Méribel and Courchevel. French State diploma.

Are lessons really in Portuguese?

Yes. Technique, safety and briefings in Portuguese — not a rough mix. French and English remain available if the group is mixed.

No. I learned Portuguese in Lisbon, during a one-year university exchange. I am not Portuguese: I speak the language.

Do you welcome Brazilian families?

Yes. That is a large part of the demand: a Portuguese-speaking ski instructor for the whole family, at the same pace, in Les Trois Vallées.

Snow-covered peaks of Les Trois Vallées, French Alps — Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens

Portuguese · Brazil · Portugal

Portuguese-speaking ski instructor

Ski and snowboard lessons in Portuguese in Val Thorens, Méribel and Courchevel.

I learned Portuguese during a one-year university exchange in Lisbon. For four seasons I have been welcoming Brazilian and Portuguese families in Les Trois Vallées.

I speak it fluently — 99%. Enough to give clear instructions, and to get to know you in Portuguese, without going through English.

On-piste ski lesson in Courchevel, Les Trois Vallées — instructor in a red jacket under a blue sky

In Portuguese

A ski instructor who speaks Portuguese, in the Alps

Brazil and Portugal
Lusophone guests who want to understand the brief, progress and ski as a family, in their own language.
Val Thorens, Méribel, Courchevel
The same Portuguese-speaking instructor across the ski area: we meet in your resort.
Families
Parents and children in the same lesson, no queue, with explanations in Portuguese.
State diploma
The official qualification to teach in France: pedagogy, safety, off-piste.

The same lessons in French and English, across Les Trois Vallées.

Val Thorens Courchevel Méribel Ski & Snowboard

Reviews

Families from Brazil and Portugal

“Mais uma vez muito obrigado pelo dia! Grande abs”
Rodrigo · MG
“Gabriel, muito obrigada por essa semana de aulas e por nos apresentar aos 3V! Ele tem um jeito de ensinar muito tranquilo e acolhedor. Em nenhum momento tivemos medo, e as explicações foram sempre muito claras. Além disso, os restaurantes que ele escolheu foram ótimos também! Foi uma experiência muito especial.”
Paula · SP