Off Piste Performance Reviews 

A great trip with a really professional company. Excellent guiding, instruction and catering! Would recommend to anyone thinking of ski touring in Norway.

2nd year returning client & look forward to another future trip with Alison, Gillian, George & James.

The guiding, instruction, planning, skills and knowledge of the Off Piste Performance team are all superb. They know Arctic Norway incredibly well, yet we also explored some new mountains & had enormous fun (and views!). Going off the beaten track, or using imagination in route selection, meant we had totally untracked powder on days when other mountains were being tracked out (although in Norway this isn't a huge problem: it isn't like the busy Alps). The team is determined to ensure that everyone has the best ski touring holiday possible. They manage the compatibility of the groups really well, to ensure this. It is unusual, and refreshing, to have a highly qualified ski instructor with the guide: so helpful hints on how to ski the snow and conditions just when you want it! The guides were very creative on a horrid weather day: we all came back with smiles, and my group with 2 new (small) summits to boot. I'm going back with Off Piste Performance next year!

excellent trip to Lofoten with great accommodation, fantastic food, friendly and accommodating guides that found a good level and variety of skiing for all. Would definately recommend this trip and company

My second trip with the Off Piste Performance team, this time to Arnøya. It was their first visit to this fascinating island too, which gave the whole holiday an exploratory feel. We knew this would be the case, which made the safe, efficient and enjoyable way in which everything was organised and run that much more impressive. Norway continues to impress with its culture, landscapes and the sheer breadth of excellent ski touring terrain. If you fancy discovering it for yourself then let Off Piste Performance show you the way.

Great trip, great leadership and instruction, appropriate judged pace and teaching delivery. Fantastic food and location. Cant fault

As always, Off Piste Performance provided a great trip, with excellent facilities, excellent guiding and excellent catering. They went out of their way to cater for those that couldn't take part in the planned activities, and I would not hesitate to recommend Off Piste Performance to others

Fantastic ski guiding with Off Piste Performance and Jonny Baird in Lofoten, Norway. Jonny was excellent. He looked after us extremely well, delivering wonderful days of ski touring in Lofoten. The views were truly amazing. We had a fabulous week. Our accommodation at Svinøyer Rorbuer was lovely. The evening meals were absolutely delicious. Buy some Norwegian beer and crisps (Sorlands Chips, Havsalt) and your holiday will be perfect! We had a great group on the trip - excellent company all day long. Could not have been any better!

We had Chris Ensoll as our guide for a private introduction to ski touring over 2 days. He carefully assessed our level and gave us helpful instruction improving our skiing, skinning and hiking. We learnt how to assess the conditions and risks of avalanches and how to conduct a search for survivors. We also got away from the lifts and the crowds into some beautiful terrain. At all times we were in totally safe hands.

James and Off Piste Performance were excellent. Local and expert knowledge really can't be underestimated when chasing the best conditions in Scotland!

An amazing week getting to know La Grave. Brilliant guides, a lovely hotel, superb organisation to maximise what we could do in the time we had available. Fantastic!

I participated in OPP's "Off Piste Rover - La Grave" course. The entire experience -- from booking to the last run -- was highly professional and top class. Alison and James are responsive and happy to answer questions before, during, and after the booking process. While a new addition kept Alison and James from joining us on this trip, Andy and Kenny provided outstanding guiding and instruction. The logistics were impeccable, including the choice of accommodation at the Auberge Edelweiss. I left La Grave a better skier than when I arrived, and met a great group of like minded people. I look forward to my next trip with Off Piste Performance!

We did a morning with James and it was fantastic, the avalanche course was suited to our needs. Focusing on the characteristics of avalanches and decision making tools to stay safe when planning to venture off piste and/or touring. We also spent a little bit of time on burial scenarios, covering how to use transceivers, probes and shovels to effectively execute a rescue.
James was really chilled and answered all of our questions really well, making for a very informative morning

Professional and relaxed guiding with some gentle tips on technique over a great week's skiing utilising extensive knowledge of the whole area surrounding the Chamonix valley. Adventurous, skills enhancing, and confidence building

Amazing course, highly knowledgable guides and enthusiastic. We were shown some absolutely stunning tours with breathtaking scenery. I have learnt skills I can now put into practise, and it has opened my eyes to a way of enjoying the mountains I couldn’t have imagined before the course. Thank you, an amazing experience, looking forward to the next.

Very good course focusing on getting the basics right to ensure an improved ski performance. Making changes is not easy, so it's key to practice what was taught over and over until the teaching becomes second nature. It was based on learning on piste and then applying off piste.

So well done to all the leaders.

As always there is a big fluctuation in ability and fitness across the group, but the course focused on technique. Bad choice of ski area day one by the leaders so wasted half the lesson moving to another area. Would like to have done more difficult runs and more miles. Let's hope so next time.

Dee O'Neil, our instructor for the week, was both professional and very approachable. I personally got something out of the sessions as she picked up on a couple of key weaknesses straight away and which I managed to correct and saw pretty much instant improvement, and I like to think this has lifted my skiing ability another notch. So I would certainly recommend Dee to anyone wishing to improve their off-piste performance.

Did a avalanche course with James, it was really informative, professional and usefull. Many thanks James

I have just completed a week long ‘Off piste for mountaineers’ course with Alison based in Courmayeur. The program ran Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 1pm - 4pm with 6 participants. We received excellent coaching from Alison who utilized a good variety of instructional techniques. She gave us the tools to manage different conditions and varying terrain, whilst all the time giving personal feedback to enable you to improve your individual performance. Most useful for myself was video analysis which greatly helped me review my style and apply the learning. I would highly recommend the course, with the quality of tuition being outstanding. Alison is clearly at the top of her game, and her unfaltering enthusiasm and exceptional ability makes it a privilege to attend one of her courses. 10 out of 10!

Our ski touring trip to the Lofoten Islands this year was fantastic. The Off Piste Performance team tailored the skiing to the group's wishes as well as the conditions. The accommodation was excellent and the catering superb. Oh - and they even organised an appearance by the Northern Lights on our first night!