Backcountry splitboard lessons in Morzine & Avoriaz
The heart of every snowboarder lies in the backcountry.
Nothing comes close to the rewarding feeling you get from gliding effortlessly through the deepest powder, leaving just fresh tracks and envious faces behind you.
It’s a liberating and exhilarating experience, so check out our range of backcountry snowboard lessons and splitboarding tours in Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets to find your next adventure.
Leave the lifts behind and choose your style of backcountry lesson here:
Love riding powder? Then let’s Make your holiday a memorable one!
We have backcountry sessions available for all levels, from those making their first turns in fresh through to experience off piste snowboarders alike. Learn the technical skills to float through off-piste terrain with fluid and effortless style, all while developing essential backcountry safety knowledge such as transceiver skills and route selection.
Expect a mixture of lift accessed terrain and short hikes to deliver the best off piste experience for your ability, all taking advantage of our local knowledge to get you some fresh turns.
Our backcountry snowboard lessons are available in half or full day durations, with start locations in Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets.
Who needs a chairlift?! Splitboarding is a liberating and rewarding experience, allowing riders to explore even further into the backcountry and truly earn their turns.
For first time and novice splitboarders:
This super fun session helps introduce you to the equipment, touring techniques, tactics, safety knowledge and riding skills to start your split boarding journey. A great way to dip your toe and enjoy some fresh tracks. (Half & full day)
Intermediate and experienced splitboarders:
Enjoy a tailor made session to suit your ability level and explore deeper into the Portes du Soleil backcountry with one of our local experts, hitting up famous tours and some of the area’s best kept secrets. (Half & full day)
We have 1/2 day start locations for splitboarding and backcountry snowboard lessons in Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets.
Full day splitboard tours can choose to take advantage of locations further away from the ski area.
What's included
Backcountry splitboard lesson prices & booking
 1 person |
 2 people |
 3 people |
 4 people |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Half day |
£215 |
£240 |
£265 |
£290 |
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Full day |
£425 |
£450 |
£475 |
£500 |
| Half day | Full day | |
|---|---|---|
|
1 person |
£215 |
£425 |
|
2 people |
£240 |
£450 |
|
3 people |
£265 |
£475 |
|
4 people |
£290 |
£500 |
Backcountry Splitboard Lesson FAQs
Backcountry in the Portes du Soleil area is truly awesome and we can find off piste runs to suit most levels. Being confident on your board is key in helping you enjoy this type of lesson to the full, so for this and safety reasons we aske that you be of level 6 or higher on our scale.
Additionally due to the inherent physical nature of split boarding lessons we recommend that you be in good physical shape and at least be able to complete a gentle 5km jog/walk without collapsing into a ball of death afterwards.
Unsure of your level? Then check out our scale here.
We’ll be there every step of the way to build your skill set and confidence, so you an ride down through the powder with the biggest ear to ear grin possible.Important notice
You’ll need to provide your own off piste safety gear for all variations of our off piste, backcountry or split boarding lessons. This can be your own or rented in town.
Split board rental is not included, however is available through our partners in town.
