Book your ski course directly on the slope

"No problem, we'll teach you, easy." The fact that men like to overestimate themselves and their patience should essentially be nothing new. With good cheer, you sometimes take less experienced skiers with you on a skiing holiday. And then you realise that your favourite buddy isn't learning to ski as fast as you thought he would in his beer-soaked state.

To make sure that the straggler gets his money's worth and no one is prevented from skiing, there are modern ski course offers like at the Sölden Ski School - at five locations in the ski area (and two in the valley), a ski instructor can be booked spontaneously on the slopes.

From the beery regulars' table idea to the spontaneous private ski instructor

It should be fun, it should be fast, it should be speeding down the slopes together. After the third beer at the latest, this is THE idea. And then the regulars take longer and slide down the slope more on their bums than on their skis. The realisation that skiing in general is a bit more complex than drinking a beer only comes to many on the ski slope.

The fact that enjoyable swinging is not quite so simple is not due to masculinity, but simply to the fact that skiing (and snowboarding) are very complex sports in terms of coordination.

The right body tension, the right posture, bending at the knees, bending forward. Where do I put my arms now, when do I have to go up and when do I have to go forward? And how is that supposed to work in these clunky ski boots with one-metre eighty wooden slats under the feet? And then suddenly everything is so steep and cold and fast and.... exhausting!

Adapting to social trends

Short-term, without planning, individual offer. The social trends away from large group activities towards individual offers are also manifesting themselves in the ski schools in the Alps. Skiers no longer plan years ahead, but sometimes want a ski instructor available right now at the slopes. Without detours, complicated technology and time delays, available offline and online at the same time.

Gotthard is the head of the Sölden ski school. As a long-time Waldhart Software customer, he has always paid attention to new trends and adapted his offer to the changing skier behaviour for decades.

In the recent past, he and his ski instructors have noticed that young adults in particular increasingly want to book a ski instructor at short notice. "They see that they are not doing so well on the slopes, so a ski instructor might be helpful. And now a ski instructor would be needed." Gotthard's ski school at the Giggijoch (and other locations) in the Sölden ski area serves this demand almost perfectly.

Pick up a quick ski course between the slopes and dinner

"Often skiers come to us where someone in the group can't keep up. After one or two runs, no one wants to wait any longer. The straggler is delivered to us directly on the piste - and we then make him or her ski technically fit in one or two hours."

Direct offer, directly on the ski slope and without technical delays. The best buddy hasn't been skiing for 10 years, the girlfriend doesn't listen to her better half and needs a patient teacher and understanding listener. One hour to improve technique, two hours in the afternoon to master the red slope with a private ski instructor or to get a whiff of free-ride air after all.

Almost every minute, new skiers walk into the ski school office at the top station of the Giggijochbahn and book their private ski course, even now in the less frequented early season at the beginning of December and during the week.

The final success selfie for the social contacts at home is of course not to be missed and is included in the modern all-round carefree service.