PDS Ski Instructors

Our Portes du Soleil Ski With Ease Instructors

Learn how to Ski With Ease with our English-speaking ski instructors in Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz. Our fun and effective easy-learning techniques teach you how to “get the most without using the most” from your private ski lessons. Book private one-to-one or friend and family group ski lessons or take a learn and lunch tour of the beautiful Portes du Soleil.

Full Time Instructors

Glenn

Ski Instructor / Ski School Director

Glenn Wellesley, a British ski instructor with over 20 years of experience, has taught worldwide, including the USA and New Zealand, and now calls the French slopes his winter home. He holds a full BASI international licence with French equivalence. After a ski racing injury, Glenn explored biomechanics and sports science to develop energy-efficient skiing techniques.

His understanding of psychology and performance coaching, inspired by world-renowned mentors, equips him to help you "get the most without using the most." His coaching methods, used by elite athletes, will ease you into the right mindset for skiing efficiently and quickly.

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Enrico

Full-Time Ski Instructor

Enrico is a highly experienced and talented ski instructor and our clients just love his fun and enthusiastic teaching style. He has a keen eye and plenty of effective tricks built up over his many years of teaching that will get you skiing with more ease. You will be seeing a lot of Enrico this season on the slopes of Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz.

Enrico has been one of our full-time team for many seasons and and loved by our clients. He can get booked up fast and perfect for all ages. He adapts his teaching style effortlessly from young beginners, having fun on the jumps in the parks, nervous adults to full tours of the Portes du Soleil. He has such a gentle and fun way of teaching and great fun. Loved by all!

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Roberto

Full-Time Ski Director

Roberto qualified as a full international ski instructor and worked in Frances most prestigious resorts now including Morzine, Les Gets and Avoriaz.

Our multi-lingual Maestro teaches in English, French and Italian and loves teaching all ages from little minis to adult off-piste ski touring. Out of the ski season, Roberto is a world traveling sailing and water sports instructor- you will have no shortage of conversation on chairlifts. Roberto has been teaching our clients to Ski With Ease since 2018.

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Oli

Full-Time Ski Instructor

Oli is an accomplished Slovenian ski instructor who speaks impeccable English and has extensive knowledge and experience in sports and education.

After competing as a ski racer, Oli shifted his focus to obtaining the highest certifications in ski instruction and guiding and is well-equipped to deliver expert instruction to students of all levels and abilities and get you skiing with more ease!

Our clients of all ages adore him from our very young beginners in our parent and child lessons, kids having fun in the parks to our nervous adults needing to build confidence. It’s his 3rd season with Ski With Ease.

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Uros (Euros)

Full-Time Ski Instructor

While teaching skiing in Australia, Uros's name was mispronounced as Euros (€), and kids called him Mr. Money. Uros started skiing at 9, which was late for someone from a mountainous country, but he quickly progressed, joining a ski club and racing with friends. He's taught in Georgia, Australia, Slovenia, Austria, and now France.

A relaxed and patient instructor for all ages. Uros keeps sessions fun and even teaches ski tricks. He excels in freestyle skiing, off-piste freeski movies, and photo shoots. Follow him on social media for great soundtracks, as he has an audio engineering diploma and plays bass in a rock band. For freestyle lessons and tricks, he’s the perfect instructor and his 3rd Season with us.

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Ali

Full-Time Ski & Snowboard Instructor

Ali, raised near a ski resort, naturally became a ski and snowboard instructor. He earned a Sports Science diploma from the University of Ljubljana. After teaching at top resorts in Austria and Italy, he spent 7 years in Germany training British military in leadership through off-piste skiing and instructor courses.

Ali is also a Swimming Coach, Lifeguard, Mountain Bike Guide, and Paragliding Instructor. It’s his second season with Ski With Ease and our clients loved him last season and excited to be back.

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Part Time Instructors

Robert

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Robert has spent 40 seasons teaching skiers of all ages and abilities to hone their skills and maximise fun. His extensive experience and enthusiasm help you ski with ease. Robert adapts to each learner's style and pace, building confidence in both young skiers and nervous adults.

Loved by our clients, he has been with Ski With Ease for 6 seasons and is the father of team members Luka and Zan. Book in advance if Robert sounds like your perfect match, as his expertise and friendly approach are highly sought after.

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Miha (Yeehaa!)

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Miha is great at demystifying technical aspects of skiing movements and building confidence in your ski ability. From beginner to seasoned skier of any age you can be sure your lessons time with him will be valuable, rewarding and addicting!

He especially loves working with kids and showing them the skills to out-ski their folks and dipping into the fun terrain parks to work on balance and reward learning. Skiers of all ages and levels will love his coaching style. When he’s not skiing, he’s a qualified kite-surfer, paraglider, windsurfer and an ex-athlete, running 100metres sub 11secs… so will never be late for a lesson!

He’s been with the team for 6 seasons alongside his sister Teja and has a great client following who can’t wait to book each season.

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Luka

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Luka, a physiotherapist, knows how to get you moving with ease. A former Junior Alpine racer, he naturally followed his father's path to become a professional ski instructor. With over 10 years of experience teaching all ages and abilities, Luka keeps learning fun. Now joining his dad Robert on the Ski With Ease team, he helps you master essential skiing skills.

Clients love Luka, and he's been with us for 6 seasons. Regular clients and their kids eagerly await his return each season, excited for his engaging and effective lessons. As a dad, he's perfectly switching his teaching style for young beginners to advanced lessons.

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Medin ('Made in')

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Medin (or Teddy) joined our team Full-Time Season 2022/23! He’s studying hard for his Masters Degree and joined us for peak-weeks last season and back again season 24/25. Our clients love him.

Medin has been ski-teaching since he was 16 years old. In the earlier stages, he was a ski racer and then became a ski instructor to transfer his experience and knowledge to others.

With his very communicative and easy-going character he delivers the most enjoyable and stress-free lessons so, you can still proceed to Ski With Ease! He’s worked in many countries including Slovenia, Austria and Italy and worked with every type of skier, from beginners to racers and 3-year-olds to adults.

He likes to spend his free time doing different adrenaline sports such as skateboarding, acrobatics, off-piste ski touring, cliff jumping and more.

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Teja (Teya)

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Teja, pronounced Teya, is a passionate winter sports lover with her goal to pass that passion forward. She is a firm believer in fun learning, which is what got her hooked-on skiing at the young age of 3 years old and is loved by our clients.

Teja turned Pro International Ski Instructor over ten years ago proving that starting young is the way to go. Her soft skill coaching quality mixed with a bucket load of patience, enthusiasm and encouragement makes her a perfect instructor for working with kids and nervous skiers. A well rounded and skilled instructor with the ability to easily switch up a gear for a performance and technical session too.

After taking a few seasons off to bring up her young son, she returned last season for peak-weeks only and back season 24/25 part-time throughout the season.

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Tommi

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Tommy is a very patient ski professional. He is a great motivator who exudes natural cheeriness as he shares his expert ski knowledge.

He has a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology (the study of body movements) and is a full-time fitness trainer and sports teacher at a school when not on skis. Tommy is able to draw on a mix of teaching styles and techniques gained from two decades of teaching all over Europe, North America, Australia, Japan, and now the Portes du Soleil. It’s his 3rd season working during the peak-week school holidays.

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Matt

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Ski instructor and ex racer Matt knows how to get you moving with efficiency and ease on your skis. He has a degree in kinesiology, the science that addresses the physiological and psychological dynamic principles and mechanisms of human body movement.

When he’s not on his skis, he works with professional ski, basketball and tennis teams as a personal trainer and strength-and-conditioning coach. He is an attentive instructor who loves to improve skills, build self-esteem, and empower you to reach your skiing goals. He’s been one of our regular peak-week instructors for many seasons and perfectly adapts to being gentle with our nervous skiers as well as fun and energetic with our private kids' groups, making them fun in the parks and on the jumps.

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Mark

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Mark is an all-year-round teacher, ski teaching in the winter, and teaching the guitar when his skis and boots come off!

Mark is English and qualified as a ski instructor over 25 years ago and has spent much of his ski career teaching in the chic and stylish resort of Megeve. Ski With Ease is super pleased to have lured him to the Portes du Soleil to pass on his fun and easy learning style to our guests here. It’s his 3rd season with us.

You will always have plenty to chat about on the chair lifts when not discussing ski technique as he has plenty of stories of his touring and gigging days with various bands to tell.

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Oliver

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Oli is a German-Caribbean ski instructor with long hair and a permanent smile! He trained in Austria but has also worked in Canada, Norway, Switzerland, and Italy. He loves the mountains and brings a little of his tropical roots attitude to the slopes, the good vibes, and the good times!

He teaches with a little more of the legendary Austrian skiing technique and loves getting both adults and kids excited about developing their own skiing flair. When he is not skiing, he is working as a master scuba diving instructor or, as a doctor in the UK where he was tackling the pandemic as well as teaching with Ski With Ease last season! He is fun, gentle and a great listener.

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Alena

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Alena learned to ski at the age of 2 years old and competed in races from the age of 4!

Ski racing was a big part of her childhood which is no wonder she raced through her ski instructor exams to the highest level and is now looking to become a trainer of instructors. Most of her career has been in the Salzburg region of Austria and been a great addition to The Ski With Ease team. An instructor with lots of patience as well as skill for all ages and levels.

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Franc

Part-Time Ski Instructor

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Janez

Part-Time Ski Instructor

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Katrin

Part-Time Ski Instructor

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Stefano

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Stefano is a seasoned and skilled all year-round coach. He’s been teaching our clients to Ski With Ease since 2018 and our clients love him.

Skiing and mountain guiding in the winter and a sailing yacht master skipper in the summer. He studied sport science and physical education at university and learned to ski at the young age of 4 and was soon racing and participating at FIS race level. He’s a regional under 16 Race Coach and Euro Test Opener and perfect for advanced ski lessons. He has plenty of energy and loves his fresh powder and freestyle / park skiing. He is a well-rounded instructor for all age groups and abilities.

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Zan

Part-Time Ski Instructor

Zan was always going to join the team when his Dad Robert and Brother Luka have been firm favourites with our clients for many seasons now.

It's Zan's 4th season with Ski With Ease and clients of all ages absolutely adore him during the peak-weeks. He teaches all ages from beginner to adults and perfectly adapts his teaching techniques for nervous adults, fun in the jump parks and more challenging Intermediate lessons. He’s also a dad with a young child and perfect for your young beginner skiers to advanced adult lessons.

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Matjaz

Part-Time Ski Instructor

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Talk 2 us

Our friendly booking team are available 7 days a week. If it’s your first time skiing, we recommend giving the office a call to discuss different options perfect for you:

+44 (0)20 3633 2040

Drop us an email with your brief using our Booking Form and our highly-skilled team will do the rest.

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