Years of experience :
The Ecole de ski Argentière was founded in  1937  by  Robert Ducroz and his friend Marcel Charlet. In those days, skiing was principally a means of transport. It wasn’t considered as an enjoyable past time. These two pioneering skiers wanted simply to share their passion and knowledge with others.  Today, with seventy years of experience, our instructors here at the  école de ski Argentière continue to share our founders’ visions, even if times have changed.. Professionalism, pleasure and passion are still key to our teaching, as they were when the école de ski Argentière was founded.

How we developed :
The ecole de ski Argentière was the first ski school in the Chamonix valley, and one of the first in France, followed, a few years later by our friends in Chamonix. In 1945, the Syndicat National des Moniteurs de Ski was established. The ecole de ski Argentière was one of the original members of this association, bringing ski schools with the same standards and the same passion for skiing together.  The ecole de ski Argentière played an important  part  in developing winter sports, and continues to do so.  The fact that the national training centre for instructors and mountain guides, the Ecole Nationale de Ski et d’Alpinisme, is in the Chamonix valley, means we are still involved in todays’ changes and developments in skiing and mountaineering.

Steady  growth :
The Ecole de ski Argentière really grew when ski lifts were built in Argentière itself. When it was founded in 1927, the Ecole de ski Argentière had two instructors, then three, while today there are one hundred and twenty, of whom about sixty are full time. As the Chamoinx valley developed and grew in size and popularity, the Ecole de ski Argentière did too.

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Where you’ll find us :
Even as the number of instructors grows, the Ecole de ski Argentière maintains the same high standards when it comes to welcoming and listening to our clients, with a dedicated team working in the  offices of the Ecole de ski Argentière. To help you, there are three offices at different locations in the valley. The first, in the heart of the village of Argentiere, is open every day until 19h.  The two other offices are right by the main ski lifts ; one at the base of the Lognan cable car at the Grands Montets ; the other just by the telecabines which take you up to the domaine de Balme, in the village of Le Tour. Wherever you are staying in the Chamonix valley, an Ecole de ski Argentière office is not far away.