TDC - the development centre, tignes

Excellent experience had by myself (a slightly wimpy adult learner with not much experience to date skiing) and my husband (an experienced skier). Gavin was fantastic and my husband especially enjoyed his off piste lesson/guide! Never quite seen him so happyThank you Gavin

Lesson dates: 24 to 28 January 2021 (excluding 27 Jan)Instructor: IndiaSummary: the five star reviews are definitely justified. Great company, with excellent (and highly knowledgeable) instructors. Will definitely recommend to others / book again if ever in Tignes.Review: We were a group of mixed ability, some not having skied for 15+ years, and others with some more recent (but limited) experience. The booking process was seamless with plenty of understanding re uncertainties around restrictions on UK citizens travelling to France. Payment was made via a small deposit with the remainder becoming due once we confirmed the trip was still on!As for the lessons themselves, India quickly assessed our abilities and expertly guided us through a reminder of the basics. Her style was extremely personable, but also professional and her knowledge of not just skiing technique but also the local area and best slopes to hit was really stand-out. What was really impressive was as the week progressed (and people's abilities developed at different paces), she kept the lessons relevant to all, making sure that everyone was getting the maximum out of the lessons and continuing to progress. India's lessons really were the highlight of our trip and I would not hesitate to recommend her (and TDC generally) to anyone visiting Tignes!! Thanks for an amazing week!

My wife and I booked 5 morning lessons with TDC in December.We had 3 lessons with Gavin and 2 lessons with Charlie.For the past 5 years we have always booked a week of private ski lessons for half a day. We used ski schools from France, Italy, Switzerland. I can say that TDC has been the best lessons I have had.Both Gavin and Charlie provided high quality lessons and I actually enjoyed having two different instructors as each one has approached us with different ideas to improve our ski.In Terms of Covid protection, I have spoken to TDC a few times and they had a Covid protection in place. TDC has been always very professional and that gave me confidence to book and pay the lessons ahead of my arrival in Tignes.I would love to go back to Tignes and have private lessons with TDC again.

Initially my Dad and I (58 and 25 both experienced skiers) had planned on doing a day's touring but when we saw that the weather was going to turn and there would be heavy snow/poor visibility most of the day we called up Rab (the night before!) to discuss what we should do - not always the best fun touring while its snowing and you can't see the incredible views!Absolutely no fuss to shift the entire focus of the day. The recommendation was to get ourselves some fatter skis (so much fun) and we'd go off in search of some good powder.This was a fantastic move! We had a brilliant day off piste, Rab kept it very entertaining, pushing and challenging us with changes to highly ingrained movements. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and both felt that we had come away with some valuable improvements to our skiing!We've done a number of sessions with TDC over the years and will always highly recommend them to anyone! This session was absolutely no exception! Incredible day, brilliant guy, we will be back soon!

We booked lessons with TDC whilst in Tignes last week. He took a group of two adults and four children aged 8-11. The children found Rab entertaining, funny, communicative and engaging. He was very clear with instructions. My son said he described things in a different way and it really helped him understand about skiing powder. Thanks TDC!

Just back from an awesome week skiing in Tignes. The highlight was booking a private 3 hour ski lesson with TDC for myself and 2 friends. We all had a few years of skiing under our belts, but it's mostly 'self-taught', so we finally bit the bullet and booked a lesson with the focus on carving. Our instructor India was brilliant and throughout the lesson she was able to constantly watch and offer advice tailored to each person. Getting those small but essential pointers were a massive confidence boost. We skied almost 15km in the 3 hours so it was very much practical theory too! Forget watching Youtube videos, I'd highly recommend anyone thinking of booking a private lesson to do it!

I've had coaching with TDC for the last 4 years. Each time, they have been brilliant. Small groups, individual feedback, friendly, positive and a relaxed approach. This past week we were with Indi and she was superb. I've been skiing over 35 years and the teaching from TDC is up there as some of the best that I've had.

Been coming here for years upon years, been with Rab the whole time, super knowledgable on everything around the resort and with technique!

Just finished an epic three days instruction from TDC in Tignes. My wife and I have used TDC for the last three years with half day coaching. This time we had three days instruction from one of their instructors India.She was superb, took us back to basics gave us personalised feedback and specific things to focus on, had us carving and ticking off loads of red runs in very variable conditions and finished on a very fine black run. I can’t recommend this company enough and thought the three days coaching was far superior to a half day session. Thanks India we had a hoot and feel we have come on loads with your help!

We booked a 3 hour lesson with TDC for 5 friends. The booking process was easy and straightforward. Rab was our instructor and he was very fun and entertaining, as well as a brilliant coach. He took the time to give individual feedback to everyone. He also led us to quieter parts of the mountain which we wouldn't have discovered otherwise. We all loved the lesson, we learnt plenty and ended the day very satisfied. I would definitely recommend a lesson with Rab and the TDC team.