ABOUT US

We are a team of independent ski instructors offering private ski lessons, off-piste guiding, and ski touring in the Alps. Our specialist instructors are here to help you make the most of every day on the mountain, guiding you to where the best snow and conditions can be found every day.

With several decades of combined experience, the iSki team knows the vast Espace Killy ski area inside out, especially for off-piste and backcountry skiing. From thrilling gravity runs and steep couloirs to tree skiing, ski touring, and the extensive network of groomed pistes, we aim to help you get the very best out of your alpine ski trip.

The Team

Meet our team of expert ski guides who are ready to take you on your next adventure across the French Alps.

Didier

Didier is a seasoned expert, former trainer at ENSA, and chief instructor at UCPA centers in Tignes, Val d’Isère, and Les Deux Alpes. Passionate about off-piste and telemark skiing, he excels in refining technique.

Phillipe

A highly experienced instructor, Philippe has extensive knowledge of the Espace Killy domaine. He specialises in off-piste skiing, ski touring, and the MetaSki system, helping skiers overcome blocks with scientific techniques.

Chris

Chris has 30+ years of skiing experience in the Tarentaise Valley, specialising in Espace Killy, Paradiski, Sainte-Foy, and the Three Valleys. He focuses on technique, safety, and mountain knowledge.

Melvin

Melvin is a dynamic instructor skilled in freeride, freestyle, snowboarding, sailing, wakeboarding, and speed-riding. With a passion for both winter and summer sports, he’s a versatile asset to the team.

Kiera

Kiera manages planning, emails, and phone traffic while also being an excellent skier. Often seen tailing off-piste groups, she offers assistance when needed – but mostly enjoys the experience herself.

At iSki-Val, we combine local expertise with personalised guiding and coaching to deliver safe, rewarding ski experiences in Val d’Isère and the Espace Killy region. Whether you’re learning, improving or simply exploring and enjoying, our mission is to help you get the most out of every day on the mountain.

Melvin Chabault

Melvin is a dynamic young instructor who was practically brought up either on skis or on the water. A fully qualified ski instructor with a passion for freeride and freestyle, Melvin is equally at home on skis or on a snowboard. During the summer, he leaves the mountains behind and heads for the Atlantic coast where is also a qualified sailing and wakeboard instructor. Oh, and he is also a talented speed-rider. In short, there is no end to his talents and he is a fantastic asset to the team.

Chris Harrop

Chris has been living and skiing professionally in the Tarentaise Valley for over 30 years. His main playground is the Espace Killy, but for those wishing to explore further afield, he is also very familiar with the Paradiski area, Sainte-Foy, and the Three Valleys.

Hugely experienced, his mission is to find the best conditions suitable for your ability and safety, and to help improve your technique and mountain knowledge along the way.

His mountain talents have clearly also been passed down to the next generation – after just three years as a member of the French ski mountaineering team, Chris’s daughter Emily has brought home the World Cup two years in a row.

Philippe Clement

After an initial – and successful – career in business following his university degree, Philippe finally decided to follow his true passion which was skiing. Having skied competitively at club level from a fairly early age, he was able to qualify as an instructor with relative ease, and since then has devoted himself to off piste skiing and ski touring around the Tarantaise.

Hugely experienced, Philippe also teaches all levels of the “MetaSki” teaching system, a scientific approach that complements body mechanics and is often far more successful than traditional techniques for nervous skiers or those experiencing some kind of “skiers block”.

Didier Moreau

Didier is what you might call a “skier’s skier”. He spent many years as a trainer and coach with ENSA, the national training school for ski instructors, in parallel with his career within the UCPA where, as chief instructor at the centres of Tignes, Val d’Isere and Les Deux Alpes, he was also responsible for the training of young instructors. Didier is without doubt the best technician of the team, and enjoys the challenge of refining his technique to adapt to the new technologies and materials that are available to skiers today. His main activity within iSki remains off piste skiing, but teaching those who are willing to learn, whatever their level, remains a passion. He is also an extraordinary telemarker (and hence telemark instructor) and can occasionally be seen leading his off piste groups on telemark skis.