OXYGÈNE, IT’S IN OUR BLOOD!

Oxygène is an independent ski and snowboard school located in 16 of the most prestigious resorts in the French Alps.

Created in 1992 by three brothers, Pierre, Julien and Bertrand de Monvallier, in the Savoie region of France. Oxygène has always remained faithful to its original spirit which is to put the needs of the client first, provide quality teaching in a fun environment, offer a more personal approach to learning and to make skiing and snowboarding accessible to everyone.

WHY WE LOVE OUR SKI SCHOOL

It smells of adventure, determination and new beginnings. It pushes its pupils to heights and places they never thought they could reach. It’s where friendships are made, the greatest lessons are learnt and passions flourish. Its groups are filled with laughter and resilience is key. It’s built on trust and nurtured with careful guidance. It’s where secrets are shared, techniques are mastered and the best memories are made. It’s the Oxygène family. Join us and ski for yourself.

IT’S A FAMILY THING

We’re a family-run traditionally French ski school with a twist. See here’s the thing: we love our clients. Way back in the 90s, while the rest of you were singing to the Spice Girls and rocking the double denim, we set to work on building a ski school that caters for everyone. Young and old, big and small; French and international. More than 30 years later, we’ve lost the denim but kept the blue. With friendly staff and 300 ski instructors spread across 16 resorts in the French Alps, we’re a ski school big enough to trust, yet small enough to care.

TOP SERVICE

Our instructors, all state-qualified and rigorously selected, will give you the best possible ski instruction in a friendly atmosphere.

AVAILABLE ALL YEAR

Available all year round, contact us at any time for bookings, questions or advice about our resorts.

PERSONALISED ADVICE

Personalised advice to help you progress

QUALITY INSTRUCTORS

Qualified instructors for high-quality teaching. Our motto: the joy of learning with Oxygène.

The Oxygène story began in a quiet mountain village, deep within the French Alps. From the outside, the de Monvallier family appeared just like the rest. But there was something unique about them. A hunger and drive that lay deep within their veins. They didn’t know it then, but that passion, that insurmountable thirst for adventure, would change their lives and touch the hearts of those around them for many, many years to come.

In 1991, two brothers, Bertrand and Pierre de Monvallier set to work on creating a ski school business with a true family atmosphere. Oxygène ski and snowboard school is born in 1992 in La Plagne. In 1993, we set up shop, offering ski equipment hire and fitting services from our ski-booty-licious Oxygène ski shop. In 1997, growing in size, confidence and expertise, we embark on conquering Val d’Isère’s slopes, and we add telemark, cross-country, freestyle and freeride to our ski school curriculum in 1998.

In 2000, Oxygène answer the need for adaptive skiing services and introduce it into our teaching programme. In 2004, the school moved to Courchevel in the Three Valleys. In 2006, a second ski hire shop is open up in Val d’Isère. In 2011, Teaming up with snowboard beasts, Burton, we create France’s first ever Burton Experience Centre in La Plagne. A third Monvallier brother and ski-entrepreneur, Julien, takes the Oxygène brand and ran with it all the way to Belle Plagne. A new branch opens in 2012; and our ski shop starts coming to you – our popular Chalet Fitting Service begins in Val d’Isère.

In 2016, Oxygène meets 3 Valleys’ ski school favourites, Magic in Motion, and welcomes them to the family. We spread our knowledge, expertise, ski-love and laughter into Courchevel, Meribel, La Tania and Val Thorens. Off the success of our hit Chalet Fitting Service in Val d’Isère, we move into the streets of La Plagne to deliver exceptional ski equipment and fitting straight to your doors.

In 2017, two become one as Magic becomes Oxygène and together we continue to breathe life into 8 ski resorts in the Tarentaise Valley. We add Les Menuires into the mix too for good measure.

2018 : a foray into the Haute-Savoie results in a new ski school join the group. Oxygène Megève becomes the new kid on the block. Strengthening the offer in the Haute-Savoie, the locally renowned ski school Starski in Grand Bornand couples up with us in 2019. At the same time, a much-loved instructor from La Plagne opens a satellite school in her home in the Southern Alps, the Ubaye Valley near Barcelonnette.

Expanding our presence across the Espace Killy in 2021, we open a Café and ski & snowboard school in Tignes with Béa, one of our instructors from Val d’Isère. The chalet-fitting service from Val d’Isère extends its offering to Tignes. Another two instructors (also from our Val d’Isère team) decide to branch out in their home resort of Serre Chevalier. Charlotte & Adrien join forces with Oxygène to open a school in Monêtier-les-Bains. Oxygène open a clothing store in Courchevel 1850.

In 2022, Kevin and Thomas, monitors for years, have decided to join Oxygène ski & snowboard school and open their school in La Rosière

2024 : a new addition is coming to Oxygène: the opening of a 100% off-piste school in the Chamonix Valley! The driving forces behind this project are Audrey and Corentin, ski and snowboard instructors with a passion for off-piste guiding.