Testimonials from students
Patient, warm, well-paced and very well explained instruction from Lynne. I was in Flaine with a friend and halfway through a week of group lessons we felt we weren't understanding as much as we would have liked... then I saw Lynne's poster by the Ascenseur.
I only wish we'd come across him sooner. Thanks a mill Lynne. The last two days of our trip were by far the most enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone getting going / needing a considerate & tolerant instructor :)
Thomas King (March 2023)
I only wish we'd come across him sooner. Thanks a mill Lynne. The last two days of our trip were by far the most enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone getting going / needing a considerate & tolerant instructor :)
Thomas King (March 2023)
Dear Lynne,
Just to thank you again for teaching us how to ski! All three of us never stepped on skis before this holiday and now we can confidently ski, especially young Charlie! I really enjoyed your style of teaching that connected me with my feet, resulting in much better body balance. Slow and steady wins the race :-)
Enjoy the rest of the season and hope we get to ski with you again before long!
Best wishes,
Tamara, Alun and Charlie Davies (February 2023)
Just to thank you again for teaching us how to ski! All three of us never stepped on skis before this holiday and now we can confidently ski, especially young Charlie! I really enjoyed your style of teaching that connected me with my feet, resulting in much better body balance. Slow and steady wins the race :-)
Enjoy the rest of the season and hope we get to ski with you again before long!
Best wishes,
Tamara, Alun and Charlie Davies (February 2023)
I’ve just been on a ski holiday with some great friends of 40+ years, they’re very experienced and have skied for 30+ years every season. I’d skied 4 x in total. The first day we did 28km, easy for them exhausting and fatiguing for me.
I realised I was using my whole body to ski badly and in poor control. I was lucky enough to be informed about the tuition available from Lynne here in Flaine. He went back to the pure fundamentals of using the ski as an instrument and the foot as its controller. He changed my stance into one of balance and my turns into ones of precision.
My friends cannot believe the change in technique within 10 hours of tuition. I’m now confident and looking forwards to the rest of my ski holiday life going forwards.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this amazing coach!
Happy learning.
Rav Naik (January/February 2023)
I realised I was using my whole body to ski badly and in poor control. I was lucky enough to be informed about the tuition available from Lynne here in Flaine. He went back to the pure fundamentals of using the ski as an instrument and the foot as its controller. He changed my stance into one of balance and my turns into ones of precision.
My friends cannot believe the change in technique within 10 hours of tuition. I’m now confident and looking forwards to the rest of my ski holiday life going forwards.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this amazing coach!
Happy learning.
Rav Naik (January/February 2023)
Hi Lynne
Just wanted to say a massive thank you for fitting me in this afternoon!
Everything you said made perfect sense and your explanations were really clear and insightful. Now I just need to get back out and practice practice practice tomorrow so that I can at least make a start at skiing properly before flying home!
We plan to be back next year so I will definitely be in touch again if that's ok?
Wishing you plenty of quality snow and sunshine for the remainder of this season!
Many many thanks once again for today!
Kindest regards
Jane Hankin (January 2023)
Just wanted to say a massive thank you for fitting me in this afternoon!
Everything you said made perfect sense and your explanations were really clear and insightful. Now I just need to get back out and practice practice practice tomorrow so that I can at least make a start at skiing properly before flying home!
We plan to be back next year so I will definitely be in touch again if that's ok?
Wishing you plenty of quality snow and sunshine for the remainder of this season!
Many many thanks once again for today!
Kindest regards
Jane Hankin (January 2023)
So, I am 56 years old and have been determined to ski for about six years. Unfortunately, my determination was thwarted by loads of bad experiences on the slopes, including an accident which helped me lose my confidence. The nerves before even getting near a ski slope were horrendous. But I wanted to do it.
I read books on overcoming fear, listened to hypnotherapy on overcoming ski fear, took a course on overcoming ski fear, embarked on a fear of heights course and kept trying. There is a saying a sign of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This is precisely how I felt as I headed to Flaine to take yet more lessons, this time with Lynne. I have to say I did try and back out, but Lynne convinced me to give it one last chance with him instructing me. Well, what a difference a week makes.
I learned how to overcome my nerves by showing up. I learned a new skiing technique which helped me stop when I wanted to. I learned to dance on the snow, and that control isn’t about strength. I wish I had gone to Flaine six years ago. If you are a scared and nervous skier like me, with the issue of the head overtaking the body to the degree you freeze on the hill, spend more time talking down the slope than skiing and dread the thought of skiing but have an inner desire do it, then you need to pay a visit to Lynne. He is a patient but tenacious teacher who will help you overcome the mind and learn techniques that will support your skiing journey toward success. I will be returning next year :)
Thank you, Lynne
Maggie (January 2023)
Maggie has already booked her lessons for next season!
I read books on overcoming fear, listened to hypnotherapy on overcoming ski fear, took a course on overcoming ski fear, embarked on a fear of heights course and kept trying. There is a saying a sign of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This is precisely how I felt as I headed to Flaine to take yet more lessons, this time with Lynne. I have to say I did try and back out, but Lynne convinced me to give it one last chance with him instructing me. Well, what a difference a week makes.
I learned how to overcome my nerves by showing up. I learned a new skiing technique which helped me stop when I wanted to. I learned to dance on the snow, and that control isn’t about strength. I wish I had gone to Flaine six years ago. If you are a scared and nervous skier like me, with the issue of the head overtaking the body to the degree you freeze on the hill, spend more time talking down the slope than skiing and dread the thought of skiing but have an inner desire do it, then you need to pay a visit to Lynne. He is a patient but tenacious teacher who will help you overcome the mind and learn techniques that will support your skiing journey toward success. I will be returning next year :)
Thank you, Lynne
Maggie (January 2023)
Maggie has already booked her lessons for next season!
Hi Alda and Lynne,
We had a ski lesson with Lynne last Tuesday while on holiday in Flaine. Although the lesson was only 1 hour long we put into practice the basic technique taught by Lynne and were more than pleased with the results. My husband was very sceptical but we persisted staying on green and blue slopes and by the end of the week were tackling harder pistes with success. I had quite a bad skiing accident several years ago and for the first time since then I really felt that my skiing improved. Our legs didn’t have that quad burn after a long ski and I definitely felt we skied with more balance and control. As a teacher myself I think it is always good to hear feedback as so often people don’t take the time to respond. So I would just like to say thank you very much.
Kind regards
Ann and Mike (March 2022)
We had a ski lesson with Lynne last Tuesday while on holiday in Flaine. Although the lesson was only 1 hour long we put into practice the basic technique taught by Lynne and were more than pleased with the results. My husband was very sceptical but we persisted staying on green and blue slopes and by the end of the week were tackling harder pistes with success. I had quite a bad skiing accident several years ago and for the first time since then I really felt that my skiing improved. Our legs didn’t have that quad burn after a long ski and I definitely felt we skied with more balance and control. As a teacher myself I think it is always good to hear feedback as so often people don’t take the time to respond. So I would just like to say thank you very much.
Kind regards
Ann and Mike (March 2022)
Lynne,
We’re safely back in England now. I just wanted to thank you for your lessons which we enjoyed and learned a lot from. Here is the picture that we took on the last day.
I hope you have a great rest of the season.
Regards,
Lorraine & James (March 2022)
We’re safely back in England now. I just wanted to thank you for your lessons which we enjoyed and learned a lot from. Here is the picture that we took on the last day.
I hope you have a great rest of the season.
Regards,
Lorraine & James (March 2022)
Dear Lynne,
We hope you are well.
I wanted to drop you a line to thank you for our lessons.
Maia is talking about skiing with much excitement now and the fear has lost its hold on both of us.
‘Ball ball tap’ has become a household mantra for any challenge that can be overcome with ease and, above all, elegance.
I have highly recommended you to everyone I’ve spoken to about skiing since returning home to England. Some down the Leather Bottle. You might see an influx of Kentish students in Flaine.
Take care and again, our greatest gratitude.
Yours,
Bella and Maia Gabbitas (February 2022)
We hope you are well.
I wanted to drop you a line to thank you for our lessons.
Maia is talking about skiing with much excitement now and the fear has lost its hold on both of us.
‘Ball ball tap’ has become a household mantra for any challenge that can be overcome with ease and, above all, elegance.
I have highly recommended you to everyone I’ve spoken to about skiing since returning home to England. Some down the Leather Bottle. You might see an influx of Kentish students in Flaine.
Take care and again, our greatest gratitude.
Yours,
Bella and Maia Gabbitas (February 2022)
Hi Lynne
I just wanted to write and say how much we all enjoyed meeting you and learning your fantastic ski method, it was a total game changer for all of us.
You will be pleased to hear that we managed not to get blown away on our way back across the channel, although I am glad that we weren't flying, we have heard some pretty hair raising stories.
I hope you have a successful rest of the season.
Best wishes
Guy, Lucy and William Stearns (February 2022)
I just wanted to write and say how much we all enjoyed meeting you and learning your fantastic ski method, it was a total game changer for all of us.
You will be pleased to hear that we managed not to get blown away on our way back across the channel, although I am glad that we weren't flying, we have heard some pretty hair raising stories.
I hope you have a successful rest of the season.
Best wishes
Guy, Lucy and William Stearns (February 2022)
Rose and Chris (February 2022)
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Juliana and Manuela Matos from Brazil (December 2021 and January 2022)
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Dear Lynne,
I want to thank you very much for your ski lessons two weeks ago. Without these lessons I am sure I wouldn’t have had the courage to ski all the way down from the top of the Grand Platière, which I did twice the last Friday of our holiday. There were still some parts where I felt really anxious and I forgot all the techniques I learned from you. However, at the other parts of the ski slope I felt already more confident and used the techniques I learned from you. I also experienced that the last, steeper part of the Meleze, wasn’t that steep any more .
Thanks Lynne for your patience, your clear explanation about the technique of skiing as well as the explanation of the psychological processes going on in your mind (for me in some way the most important part!). You gave me the confidence that I can ski and that I can develop my skiing skills in future.
I’ll write a review for you in Dutch and send it to you soon!
A thousand times thank you!
Best wishes,
Antoinette Brugman (February 2020)
I want to thank you very much for your ski lessons two weeks ago. Without these lessons I am sure I wouldn’t have had the courage to ski all the way down from the top of the Grand Platière, which I did twice the last Friday of our holiday. There were still some parts where I felt really anxious and I forgot all the techniques I learned from you. However, at the other parts of the ski slope I felt already more confident and used the techniques I learned from you. I also experienced that the last, steeper part of the Meleze, wasn’t that steep any more .
Thanks Lynne for your patience, your clear explanation about the technique of skiing as well as the explanation of the psychological processes going on in your mind (for me in some way the most important part!). You gave me the confidence that I can ski and that I can develop my skiing skills in future.
I’ll write a review for you in Dutch and send it to you soon!
A thousand times thank you!
Best wishes,
Antoinette Brugman (February 2020)
Hi Lynne,
Just a quick email to thank you very much for your excellent tuition last week. Kathryn came out of it feeling so much more confident than when she went in and the kids loved it, particularly Felix who probably wins the award for most improved.
We all enjoyed our time up the mountain and, finances willing, we’ll do it again soon.
I shouldn’t have taken the photo with everyone facing into the sun!
Thank you, again.
All best,
David Butterworth and family (February 2020)
Just a quick email to thank you very much for your excellent tuition last week. Kathryn came out of it feeling so much more confident than when she went in and the kids loved it, particularly Felix who probably wins the award for most improved.
We all enjoyed our time up the mountain and, finances willing, we’ll do it again soon.
I shouldn’t have taken the photo with everyone facing into the sun!
Thank you, again.
All best,
David Butterworth and family (February 2020)
Lynne is a kind soul with an amazing amount of knowledge, skill and patience. Both his snowboarding and skiing teaching methods are gentle but profound. Lynne gives you an amazing amount of confidence and provides the tools to ride your skis or board in a way that lets you tackle any type of terrain. His skiing technique is all about using the equipment and body alignment. This method is so effective that he managed to teach me to ski in 2 weeks when I had a broken leg (I later found out that a suspected sprained ankle, sustained earlier while hiking, was in fact a break)!
I have really enjoyed Lynne’s teaching technique so much that each time I have had an injury (a broken foot one year and torn ACL and MCL another year) I have returned to Flaine specifically to have lessons from Lynne. He understands how your body and mind works and can give you techniques which help overcome any block or fear and gets you confident to start sliding again. He has managed to make me feel confident on skis after two bad injuries and has helped to improve my boarding. Without Lynne I am sure I would not have returned to the snow so quickly (even though 2 of my injuries were not sliding related). My partner and I heartily recommend him for skiers and boarders of any level.
Nina and Rob (February 2020)
I have really enjoyed Lynne’s teaching technique so much that each time I have had an injury (a broken foot one year and torn ACL and MCL another year) I have returned to Flaine specifically to have lessons from Lynne. He understands how your body and mind works and can give you techniques which help overcome any block or fear and gets you confident to start sliding again. He has managed to make me feel confident on skis after two bad injuries and has helped to improve my boarding. Without Lynne I am sure I would not have returned to the snow so quickly (even though 2 of my injuries were not sliding related). My partner and I heartily recommend him for skiers and boarders of any level.
Nina and Rob (February 2020)
Hi Lynne,
I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for making my holiday to Flaine so enjoyable last week. I have arrived back home feeling like my skiing but especially my confidence improved significantly thanks to your expert tuition.
The boys and Paul also echo my thoughts and I am sure we will be back next season to Flaine and will be in touch to book some lessons as soon as we have made the necessary arrangements.
Kind regards and best wishes for the rest of the season.
Angela Ellis and family (December 2019)
I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for making my holiday to Flaine so enjoyable last week. I have arrived back home feeling like my skiing but especially my confidence improved significantly thanks to your expert tuition.
The boys and Paul also echo my thoughts and I am sure we will be back next season to Flaine and will be in touch to book some lessons as soon as we have made the necessary arrangements.
Kind regards and best wishes for the rest of the season.
Angela Ellis and family (December 2019)
Hi Lynne
Just a quick note to thank you for the fantastic week of lessons in early April. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and learned an awful lot. It makes such a difference to have detailed discussions in English, and you explained and demonstrated your techniques with great skill. Your calm and patient manner was brilliant too, and that really helped Mollie to progress in particular.
We hope to return to Flaine next year and will be in touch about some further lessons.
Have a lovely summer in Hawaii in the meantime.
Best regards,
Paul, Mollie, Felix and Tony Casbon (April 2019)
Just a quick note to thank you for the fantastic week of lessons in early April. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and learned an awful lot. It makes such a difference to have detailed discussions in English, and you explained and demonstrated your techniques with great skill. Your calm and patient manner was brilliant too, and that really helped Mollie to progress in particular.
We hope to return to Flaine next year and will be in touch about some further lessons.
Have a lovely summer in Hawaii in the meantime.
Best regards,
Paul, Mollie, Felix and Tony Casbon (April 2019)
Hi Lynne,
We wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for our lessons this week. Over four lessons you improved our technique unbelievably. We have all had lessons before but never had the level of success that we had with you. The way that you teach both the science of how the skis work as well as the technique really helped us.
Also the “Powder” lesson was brilliant and following your instruction we were very confident to ski in deep snow the rest of that day, something I never thought we could achieve in such a short time.
Thanks again and we hope to see you next year.
Regards
Andrew, Eve and Sam Rodgers (April 2019)
We wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for our lessons this week. Over four lessons you improved our technique unbelievably. We have all had lessons before but never had the level of success that we had with you. The way that you teach both the science of how the skis work as well as the technique really helped us.
Also the “Powder” lesson was brilliant and following your instruction we were very confident to ski in deep snow the rest of that day, something I never thought we could achieve in such a short time.
Thanks again and we hope to see you next year.
Regards
Andrew, Eve and Sam Rodgers (April 2019)
Hi Lynne
We are now back in Manchester and wanted to send you a message to say a massive thanks for a great week of lessons which we all really enjoyed as a family.
You have a nice relaxed style which helped build our confidence and understand how to develop our turning technique from snowplough to parallel turns in just 4 days. The lessons really helped us all get the most out of our holiday and we all feel like we have developed our technique and skills. .
Clair wanted to give you a special thanks for the time you spent with her on Thursday which really helped her recover her confidence in skiing!
Alice loved her medal and I’m sure it will be going to school with her on Monday for “show and tell”.
If we are able to return to Flaine, we will definitely be in touch to arrange further lessons.
Regards
Simon, Clair and Alice Stobbs (February 2019)
We are now back in Manchester and wanted to send you a message to say a massive thanks for a great week of lessons which we all really enjoyed as a family.
You have a nice relaxed style which helped build our confidence and understand how to develop our turning technique from snowplough to parallel turns in just 4 days. The lessons really helped us all get the most out of our holiday and we all feel like we have developed our technique and skills. .
Clair wanted to give you a special thanks for the time you spent with her on Thursday which really helped her recover her confidence in skiing!
Alice loved her medal and I’m sure it will be going to school with her on Monday for “show and tell”.
If we are able to return to Flaine, we will definitely be in touch to arrange further lessons.
Regards
Simon, Clair and Alice Stobbs (February 2019)
Lynne
I have to say a really BIG thank you for your help with my skiing – I had the best 2 days skiing on Thursday and Friday thanks to your tuition. I really felt confident with my new techniques, and enjoyed every Blue run in the resort – as well as tackling my first ever red (Faust) which I really enjoyed.
So, thanks again…. The best money I have ever spent on skiing.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the season.
Cheers
Simon Tonks (January 2019)
I have to say a really BIG thank you for your help with my skiing – I had the best 2 days skiing on Thursday and Friday thanks to your tuition. I really felt confident with my new techniques, and enjoyed every Blue run in the resort – as well as tackling my first ever red (Faust) which I really enjoyed.
So, thanks again…. The best money I have ever spent on skiing.
I hope you enjoy the rest of the season.
Cheers
Simon Tonks (January 2019)
Dear Lynne,
Firstly, Happy New Year!
This is just a quick email to say thank you very much for your brilliant tuition while we’ve been in Flaine. We all learnt a lot, and had definitely improved as we enjoyed our last couple of days skiing in the sunshine.
Please find attached a photo of you with The Watson Ski Formation Team. We’re on our way home now, but look forward to seeing you again in Flaine soon. Enjoy the rest of the season!
Many thanks,
Jane, Nige, Eddie & Peggy Watson (December 2018)
Firstly, Happy New Year!
This is just a quick email to say thank you very much for your brilliant tuition while we’ve been in Flaine. We all learnt a lot, and had definitely improved as we enjoyed our last couple of days skiing in the sunshine.
Please find attached a photo of you with The Watson Ski Formation Team. We’re on our way home now, but look forward to seeing you again in Flaine soon. Enjoy the rest of the season!
Many thanks,
Jane, Nige, Eddie & Peggy Watson (December 2018)
Hi Lynne
Sorry it’s taken a few months to write to you but I wanted to thank you for the skiing tuition you gave me in Flaine back in February of this year.
I can’t believe how much you taught me in such a short space of time! Gaining some experience on the dry slope before my trip certainly helped but with you, I had my parallel turns down in no time and by the end of the week, I felt that I had improved leaps and bounds. It was great also that I was able to ski in a mixed bag of conditions throughout my week in France – in at the deep end so to speak!
I would, without doubt, recommend you to friends and family that visit Flaine for a ski holiday and should we come to Flaine in 2019, I’ll be sure to book some further lessons with you.
I hope you’ve had a great summer and look forward to seeing you again.
All the best
Matt Green (February 2018)
Sorry it’s taken a few months to write to you but I wanted to thank you for the skiing tuition you gave me in Flaine back in February of this year.
I can’t believe how much you taught me in such a short space of time! Gaining some experience on the dry slope before my trip certainly helped but with you, I had my parallel turns down in no time and by the end of the week, I felt that I had improved leaps and bounds. It was great also that I was able to ski in a mixed bag of conditions throughout my week in France – in at the deep end so to speak!
I would, without doubt, recommend you to friends and family that visit Flaine for a ski holiday and should we come to Flaine in 2019, I’ll be sure to book some further lessons with you.
I hope you’ve had a great summer and look forward to seeing you again.
All the best
Matt Green (February 2018)
Hi Lynne,
I just wanted to say thank you for a great lesson in Flaine last week.
It really helped my confidence and technique and allowed me to enjoy the mountains even in the very changeable weather we had.
I have already recommended you to a number of friends if they are ever in Flaine and would be certain to have another lesson with you if we are in the area again.
Thanks
Laura Bartle (March 2018)
I just wanted to say thank you for a great lesson in Flaine last week.
It really helped my confidence and technique and allowed me to enjoy the mountains even in the very changeable weather we had.
I have already recommended you to a number of friends if they are ever in Flaine and would be certain to have another lesson with you if we are in the area again.
Thanks
Laura Bartle (March 2018)
Sinead Eastbrook & Jim Creagh, February 2018
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Lucy & Henry Pegg, January 2018
Dear Lynne
I wanted to write to thank you.
When I returned from Morzine last year I vowed never to ski again.
When I returned from Flaine this year I vowed to return!
Your intuitive way of teaching eased someone who was terrified of sliding down a mountain into a confident skier that enjoyed the experience – quite an achievement!
You came highly recommended by so many people and I can see why.
Thanks again for your time, your expertise and your company.
All best wishes
David Jones (April 2017)
I wanted to write to thank you.
When I returned from Morzine last year I vowed never to ski again.
When I returned from Flaine this year I vowed to return!
Your intuitive way of teaching eased someone who was terrified of sliding down a mountain into a confident skier that enjoyed the experience – quite an achievement!
You came highly recommended by so many people and I can see why.
Thanks again for your time, your expertise and your company.
All best wishes
David Jones (April 2017)
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Isabelle Evans (March 2017)
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Henry Evans (March 2017)
Lynne Stainbrook geeft op een heel rustige manier skiles, waardoor hij je zelfvertrouwen geeft en zorgt dat je voelt dat je controle hebt. Na 10 jaar skiën was ik nog altijd angstig, maar na zijn lessen ski ik met veel meer plezier en vertrouwen.
Lynne is heel flexibel met het plannen van de lessen, je kunt je schema tot een dag van tevoren aanpassen.
Neem zodra je de skivakantie gepland hebt contact op met Lynne, want zijn lessen zijn erg populair, en vol is vol.
Doke van Gool (January 2017)
The English translation is:
Lynne gives you ski lessons in a very relaxed way, that makes you confident and makes you feel in control. After 10 years of skiing I still felt anxious, but after Lynne's lessons I am skiing with much more pleasure and confidence.
Lynne is quite flexible in adjusting your lessons if that is possible.
Make sure you contact Lynne immediately after booking your holiday, because his lessons are very popular, so before you know it he might be fully booked.
Lynne is heel flexibel met het plannen van de lessen, je kunt je schema tot een dag van tevoren aanpassen.
Neem zodra je de skivakantie gepland hebt contact op met Lynne, want zijn lessen zijn erg populair, en vol is vol.
Doke van Gool (January 2017)
The English translation is:
Lynne gives you ski lessons in a very relaxed way, that makes you confident and makes you feel in control. After 10 years of skiing I still felt anxious, but after Lynne's lessons I am skiing with much more pleasure and confidence.
Lynne is quite flexible in adjusting your lessons if that is possible.
Make sure you contact Lynne immediately after booking your holiday, because his lessons are very popular, so before you know it he might be fully booked.
Sarah Pitts, John Gordon and Alison Hooper, January 2017
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