Unlock your potential with expert winter sports lessons

Ski lessons aren’t just for beginners; it’s never too late to learn and improve your skills. Whether you want to enhance your skiing, snowboarding, or snowshoeing abilities, there’s a class for you.

Aspen Snowmass Ski School draws skiers to its intermediate and advanced lessons who want to refine their skills, regain confidence after a break, or explore new terrain.

“Even the best, including our pros, take lessons because they recognize the benefits of attending a single-day lesson or clinic,” said Aspen Snowmass Ski School operations director Andy Docken. “We can also help skiers or snowboarders refine skills rather than just teaching fundamentals. So even strong skiers or riders can benefit from lessons to polish their technique and push their limits.”

In addition to burnishing your skills, working with a ski pro also gives you insider knowledge about the resort, Docken added. “Everything from where to ski, the best dining spots, and how to make the most of the rest of your trip.”

On the other side of Glenwood Canyon, Vail Resorts is using its My Epic app to launch new technology to improve lessons at Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek Resort, Keystone Resort, and Breckenridge Ski Resort.

The app will let parents and students check in for lessons, receive real-time updates and photos, track progress, and celebrate milestones and skills with digital badges.

Here’s a roundup of other ski school information from around the state.

Aspen Snowmass

Aspen offers ski and snowboard lessons and clinics for all ages and skill levels, including group, private, and specialty camps, across its four mountains (Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass). Lessons run throughout the ski season, and reservations are strongly encouraged, especially during peak times.

Costs vary depending on the length and size of a lesson. The resort offers discounts when lessons are booked at least seven days in advance.

For intermediate and advanced lessons, participants should be comfortable linking turns on blue terrain. Ski pros can tailor lessons to take you into moguls, powder, groomers, and more, depending on your goals.

Aspen also offers customizable half-day and full-day individual and small-group lessons, capped at five participants.

For more information, visit AspenSnowmass.com.

Beaver Creek Resort

Beaver Creek Resort offers upscale amenities combined with challenging terrain, making it an ideal destination for advanced ski instruction. The steep slopes and technical tree runs on Grouse Mountain, along with mogul fields and off-piste powder stashes, create an environment where expert skiers can comfortably hone their skills in a high-performance setting.

For more information, visit BeaverCreek.com.

Breckenridge Ski Resort

Set against the stunning backdrop of five peaks, Breckenridge’s Ski & Ride School offers a diverse range of features, including rock drops, couloirs, and expansive bowl skiing. This program combines freestyle coaching with high-alpine training, making it ideal for adventurous learners. The resort’s ski pros are dedicated to helping you elevate your skills and build your confidence.

For more information, visit Breckenridge.com.

Crested Butte

Crested Butte Mountain Resort, known as the birthplace of extreme in-bounds skiing and riding, features terrain that challenges even the most experienced athletes.

While mastering all the lines within the Extreme Limits at Crested Butte typically takes years of skiing or riding experience, advanced and expert lessons offered through the Ski and Ride School provide a more focused learning path with lessons designed for experienced skiers and riders who are ready to hone their ski and ride techniques in extreme terrain.

For more information, visit SkiCB.com.

Keystone Resort

At Keystone Resort, you can learn on terrain that provides 360-degree views and some of the best panoramas in Summit County.

Keystone offers advanced skiing and snowboarding lessons for experienced skiers and snowboarders who want to refine their skills and conquer more challenging terrain across three peaks and five bowls. The resort’s world-class instructors tailor lessons to enhance your technique for navigating challenging slopes, help you build your confidence on challenging terrain, and guide you through the fundamentals of tree skiing, mogul skiing, and more.

Skiers and riders can enhance their skills, starting in the mellow, high-alpine powder fields of Bergman Bowl and progressing to the steep trees and rock drops of The Outback.

For more information, visit KeystoneResort.com.

Steamboat

Steamboat offers private lessons and guided experiences for intermediate to advanced skiers. Skiiers can also get coaching from Olympian Deb Armstrong during the three-day SkiStrong camp.

For more information, visit Steamboat.com.

Vail Mountain

Vail Mountain boasts over 5,300 acres of skiable terrain, featuring The Legendary Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin. This expansive landscape offers advanced skiers and riders a variety of experiences, including steep chutes, wide-open powder fields, tree runs, and challenging moguls. These diverse features create an ideal environment for personalized instruction by highly qualified instructors, including members and alumni of the PSIA/AASI National Team.