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Multi-lingual ski instructors to suit guests of all ages and levels provide the ultimate Portillo ski experience. Their knowledge of techniques, terrain and local insights will elevate your vacation. Join our international ski instructors for an hour or a week for the best time on snow and off. Choose from Group ski lessons or Private ski lessons. Our ski instructors also provide a Guided ski service to discover the hidden secrets around the Ski Portillo resort.
International Ski Instructors
Portillo is a special place where people from all over the world gather to enjoy fine amenities and spend their days sliding around on spectacular terrain with glorious snow. This combination also attracts ski instructors from around the world who choose to ply their craft on the slopes of Portillo. Confidence, technique and experience combine to make a truly fantastic day on the mountain. Regardless of your age or skill level, there’s no better way to discover the hidden secrets of Portillo than participating in the Portillo Ski & Snowboard School.
escuela@skiportillo.com or
katie@skiportillo.com.
katie@skiportillo.com.
Portillo’s Ski School Director
Katie White
Katie White comes originally from Rockford, Illinois, USA. She loves spending her time doing outdoor sports including skiing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, surfing, and anything else that keeps her moving. When she is not sliding around on a board or skis, she likes to play guitar, cook, read, and fish.
She has ski instructed for six seasons in Portillo, and has worked as an instructor and supervisor at The Yellowstone Club in Montana. She is now in charge of all instructor training at the Yellowstone Club, and works for PSIA-AASI as an Examiner. Through her career in the ski industry she has been able to travel, see, and ski the world. Katie is very grateful to be working at Portillo, and looking forward to this coming winter season in the Yellow Hotel.
Policy for Visiting Ski Instructors & Guides
Coaches, guides and instructors wishing to visit Portillo with their personal clients should contact our ski school director, Katie White (katie@skiportillo.com), at least one month prior to arrival to state their intentions. Instructor’s name and guests’ names, dates of stay, and any special requests (hill space, gates, etc.) should be communicated at that time.
- Visiting Fee: Each visiting instructor will be charged a fee of $200 USD / day for the length of their stay while working with Portillo guests.
- Fee Waiver Condition: If the visiting instructor also arranges to contract, and recommends, one of the Portillo instructors to help with the clients for full day lessons, the fee will be waived. (In other words, one full day of visiting instructor fee equals one full day of booking a Portillo instructor. Portillo instructors who are working with the same clients and the clients have requested the Portillo instructor does not warrant waiving the fee).
- Check-in Procedure: The visiting instructor should present him/herself to the ski school director upon arrival and again prior to departure to ensure that the correct fees are charged. The fee is charged to the instructor and not to the guest and will be charged to the instructor’s room.
*Katie White, The ski school director or other Portillo management reserve the right to refuse any visiting instructor, coach or guide the right to work with Portillo guests.
