Not everyone wants to go off-piste – even here – and they know this at the ESF, the go-to for lessons in Chamonix. One of the more popular lesson plans is Cham Cross, where the corduroy is king.

Work on your turns, or tweak that carving technique. The more adventurous can have a go at free-riding, leaning how to jump the humps, and land in one piece. Two ski kindergartens, both near lifts.