(for the youngest children)

Your child enjoys half a day or one day beginners' course, while making the first steps of walking and gliding on the snow.

Age

Aged 3 to 4

Duration

Monday to Friday, 10.15–11.45 (1.5 h)

Meeting point

Mo. – Fr. 10.10 Snowgarden Sils (at the ice field) for morning classes

Bookable

21.12.2026 – 01.01.2027, daily mornings in Sils
04.01.2027 – 19.03.2027, Mon - Fri mornings in Sils
22.03.2027 – 02.04.2027, daily mornings in Sils (Easter)
05.04.2027 – 07.04.2027, Mon - Wed mornings in Sils

If course location in Surlej, parents bring/fetch their children to/from Surlej.

Learning objectives

Snowgarden: Getting to know skis and snow, move, walk, turn, fall line skiing in a parallel position and braking, Change direction from the fall line

Booking information:
For Snowgarden courses, only book the first morning of the course as a trial. If your child enjoys it, you can then extend the course until Friday at the ski school office. When you book the trial morning online, your place on the course is guaranteed for the rest of the week.

Blue Prince/Princess (beginner)

For slightly advanced children, half day, in the Snowgarden Sils.

Age

Aged 4 and above

Duration

Monday to Friday, 10.15–12.45 (2.5 h)

Meeting point Snowgarden

Mo. – Fr. 10.10 Snowgarden Sils (at the ice field) for morning classes

Bookable

21.12.2026 – 01.01.2027, daily mornings in Sils
04.01.2027 – 19.03.2027, Mon - Fri mornings in Sils
22.03.2027 – 02.04.2027, daily mornings in Sils (Easter)
05.04.2027 – 07.04.2027, Mon - Wed mornings in Sils

If course location in Surlej, parents bring/fetch their children to/from Surlej.

Learning objectives

Blue Prince/Princess (beginner)
Walking uphill with scissor and side steps, gliding and braking in a snowplough, snowplough turn

Ski race

Friday morning with subsequent ranking ceremony in Kinderland Sils.

Blue Ski King/Queen (slightly advanced)

For slightly advanced children in the Snowgarden in Sils (Swiss Snow Kids Village).

Age

Aged 4 to 6 years

Duration

Monday to Friday, 10.15–12.45 (2.5 h)

Meeting point Blue King/Queen

Mo. – Fr. 10.10 Snowgarden Sils (at the ice field) for morning classes

Bookable

21.12.2026 – 01.01.2027, daily, mornings, in Sils
04.01.2027 – 12.03.2027, Mondays to Fridays, mornings, in Sils
15.03.2027 – 19.03.2027, Monday to Friday, mornings in Surlej
22.03.2027 – 02.04.2027, daily mornings in Surlej (Easter)
05.07.2027 – 07.04.2027, Monday to Wednesday, mornings in Surlej

If course location in Surlej, parents bring/fetch their children to/from Surlej.

Learning objectives

Blue King/Queen (slightli advanced)
Traversing, skiing simple rollers and jumps, wedge christie

Ski race

Friday morning with subsequent ranking ceremony in Kinderland Sils.

Blue Ski Star (slightly advanced)

For slightly advanced children. On Mondays and Tuesdays full-day
course in Maloja (practice ski lift). On Wednesdays to Fridays in the area Furtschellas.

Age

From 5 years

Duration

Monday to Friday, 10.15–12.45 / 14.00–15.30 (2.5 h + 1.5 h), only full day bookable
Monday to Friday, 10.15–13.15 (in low season in Surlej) (3 h)

Meeting point

Mo. to Tu. 09.50 at the Post Office in Sils Maria (Engadin Bus at 09.59), back at Post Office at 16.30 (Engadin Bus), pick-up and
return service by ski instructor from Sils.
We. to Fr. 09.45 at the Post Office in Sils Maria ( local bus at 09.50), back at Post Office at 15.45 (local bus)

Lunchtime care

Mo. – Tu. in Maloja; We. – Fr. at Furtschellas Mittelstation (bookable on request in high season).

Bookable

21.12.2026 – 27.12.2026, daily in Surlej mornings 2.5 h course, afternoons 1.5 h course (parents do the pick up)
28.12.2026 – 01.01.2027, daily in Sils, mornings 2.5 h course, afternoons 1.5 h course
04.01.2027 – 08.01.2027, Monday to Friday in Sils, mornings 2.5 h course, afternoons 1.5 h course
11.01.2027 – 29.01.2027, Monday to Friday, mornings 2.5-h course in Surlej (parents do the pick up)
01.02.2027 – 05.03.2027, Mondays to Fridays in Sils, mornings 2.5 h course, afternoons 1.5 h course
08.03.2027 – 19.03.2027, Mondays to Fridays, mornings, 3 h course in Surlej (parents do the pick up)
22.03.2027 – 02.04.2027, daily mornings 3 h course in Surlej (Easter) (parents do the pick up)
05.04.2027 – 07.04.2027, Monday to Wednesday, mornings, 3 h course in Surlej (parents do the pick up)

The ski school weekly tickets includes use of ski lifts in the Snowgardens Maloja (Mo. to Tu.). For We. to. Fr., children from 6 years onwards need a ski pass.

Learning objectives

Blue Star (slightly advanced)
Side slipping, switch direction changes in the V-position, Snowplough turns with balance tricks

Ski race

Friday morning at Furtschellas in high seasons, Friday morning at Surlej in low seasons.

Courses for advanced and expert learners in the area Corvatsch-Furtschellas.

Age

For children from 6 years with good technical skills.

Duration

Monday to Friday, 10.15–12.45 / 14.00–15.30, at Fiurtschellas (2.5 h + 1.5 h)
Monday to Friday, 10.30–13.30, in Surlej (in low season) (3 h)

Meeting points

Mo. – Fr. 09.45 at the Post Office in Sils Maria ( local bus 09.50), back at Post Office at 15.45 (local bus)
or
Mo. – Fr. 10.10 Furtschellas middle station, back at bottom station at 15.30

Lunchtime care

In Furtschellas middle station (bookable on request)

Bookable

Red Prince/Princess + King/Queen + Star:
21.12.2026 – 27.12.2026, daily in Surlej, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
28.12.2026 – 01.01.2027, daily in Sils, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
04.01.2027 – 08.01.2027, Monday to Friday in Sils, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
01.02.2027 – 05.03.2027, Mondays to Fridays in Sils, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
08.03.2027 – 12.03.2027, Monday to Friday mornings 3 hrs course in Surlej (the running of the course from 5 participants)
22.03.2027 – 02.04.2027, daily mornings 3 hrs course in Surlej (Easter)

Academy Rookie (before Black Prince/Princess) + Academy:
21.12.2026 – 27.12.2026, daily in Surlej, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
28.12.2026 – 01.01.2027, daily in Sils, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
04.01.2027 – 08.01.2027, Monday to Friday in Sils, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
01.02.2027 – 05.03.2027, Mondays to Fridays in Sils, mornings 2.5 hrs course, afternoons 1.5 hrs course
08.03.2027 – 12.03.2027, Monday to Friday mornings 3 hrs course in Surlej (the running of the course from 5 participants)
22.03.2027 – 02.04.2027, daily mornings 3 hrs course in Surlej (Easter)

Learning objectives

Red Prince/Princess (advanced)
Skiing bumps and dips,bBraking with parallel skis, parallel turns (skidded)

Red King/Queen (advanced)
Short turns, jumping and landing safely, parallel turns with different radius

Red Star (advanced)
Switch wedge christie, one-ski turns on the inside and outside ski, short turns on a intermediate slope

Academy Rookie (before Black Prince/Princess) (experts)
Short turns with poles on a difficult slope, carved parallel turns on a wide, easy slope, Parallel turns in ungroomed snow

Swiss Snow Academy Card [Black King/Queen, Black Star] (experts)
Carved turns ans short steps on steep slopes, moguls, kicker, tricks.

Ski race

Friday morning on Furtschellas with subsequent ranking ceremony.