Oxygène Ski & Snowboard School offers all the usual courses expected of a ski school, plus a course of lessons in Val d’Isere for ‘Scaredy Cat’ beginners. This is offered to small groups of three and spread across three consecutive afternoons; if this doesn’t get you up and on the slopes nothing will.

For the more experienced skier, the Steep ‘n’ Deep course is better suited, with guides taking groups off-piste and down some seriously steep descents. And with no more than eight in each group, you’re guaranteed a better share of the instructor’s time. Other activities include guiding, free-ride and heli-skiing.