ADELINE GIRARD
Adeline Girard
Activities
Alpine skiing
Spoken languages
French - English
"With stars on their jacket, in their eyes and in their minds ..."

About

Originally from Albertville, I skied with my parents for the first time at the age of 3 and I loved it. From the age of 7 I continued to practice with competition ski and I became French Champion and performed on the European Circuit.

I love this individual sport but also to be part of a group with a huge team spirit, and that motivated me to become an instructor. I began my teaching career in the ski resort of Les Saisies where I developed my skills and gained a lot of self-confidence in the “instructor/child” relationship.

The teaching process I adopt is to help my students to feel confident whilst teaching them the techniques required, so that they can build on their ability, progress and experience the pleasures of skiing.

My main motivation: to contribute to children’s development, happiness and growth. To help them overcome any apprehension of skiing they may have.

I appreciate it most when students remember us season after season and I see the strides in their progress but, above all, when children go home with the stars on their jacket, in their eyes and in their minds, there is nothing more rewarding.

An internationally recognised know-how, a knowledge of the mountain environment, professionalism: these are values of the ESF that I have shared for 18 years.

Besides being a ski instructor, I’m a sports enthusiast, I appreciate practicing different sports in different environments.

I very much enjoy cycling and I love to travel…

I still believe that the most beautiful ski run in the world is Le Mont Vallon in Mottaret but my favorite one is La Folyère in La Tania !