Stomp It · Group photograph
Stomp It
Vol. XII  ·  Winter 2025 – 26

A week with
the mountain.

Small groups, private coaching, quiet hotels at the foot of the lift.

46°02′ N · 7°44′ E Scroll  ↓
Foreword
— from the founders

A small group, a coach who outclasses you on the lift, a hotel quiet enough to rest. Twelve winters on, that's still the entire idea.

Section I

The retreats.

Freestyle — mute grab
N° 01 — Freestyle

The park, slowly.

The unglamorous middle of freestyle — small kicker, honest 180, a 360 you actually stomp. Boxes and rails, patiently.

Explore the freestyle weeks  →
N° 02 — Ski Technique

Short turns, long days.

Carving and all-mountain. Mornings on groomers with video review at lunch; afternoons in bumps or trees. Carv 2 sensor loaned to every guest.

Read the Zermatt brochure  →
Ski technique — group on the ridge
Freeride — solo against the sky
N° 03 — Freeride

Off the marked piste.

Off-piste with intent. A morning of avalanche fundamentals, then four days of committing terrain with a UIAGM guide.

Read the freeride dossier  →
Section II

The houses & the mountains they sit beneath.

Each retreat takes place in a small hotel chosen for the same three things — silence after eight, breakfast before seven, the lift inside a five-minute walk.
Section III  ·  the worked example

Zermatt.
Three weeks beneath the Matterhorn.

Hotel Bristol · Bahnhofstrasse 18.
Five minutes on foot to the Sunnegga funicular. A south-facing terrace, a quiet bar, and a kitchen that knows what an athlete eats for breakfast.
On the ridge, the group
Mute grab against blue sky
Mute grab
Group photograph
On snow, ski technique
Zermatt — beneath the Matterhorn
Plate 01 — 06
The three weeks
Week N° 01
29 Nov — 5 Dec
Opening week. The mountain is quietest, the glaciers freshly opened. Levels 1 — 3, two coaches on snow.
Six places remaining
Week N° 02
6 — 12 Dec
Mid-programme. Slightly longer days, often the strongest snow of the run. Levels 1 — 3.
Three places remaining
Week N° 03
13 — 19 Dec
Closing week. A small farewell dinner at the Bristol on the Friday. Levels 1 — 3.
By waiting list
The rooms

Seven possibilities. Read each as you would a hotel description — there is no upgrade, only a different room.

— priced per guest, week inclusive.

  • i.
    Single Room · Cozy
    A modest single, north-facing, attic gable. Small writing desk, very quiet, especially recommended for early sleepers.
    CHF 3 600
    per guest · week
  • ii.
    Single Room · Comfort North
    A larger single with a north view across the Bahnhofstrasse. Bath, separate WC, a small reading chair.
    CHF 3 800
    per guest · week
  • iii.
    Single Room · Comfort South — most requested
    A south-facing single with a partial view of the Matterhorn. Bath, separate WC, balcony from which one can hear the morning lifts open.
    CHF 4 000
    per guest · week
  • iv.
    Double Room · Shared
    Twin beds, shared with another guest of the same week. We pair quietly and considerately; you may decline the pairing at any time before arrival.
    CHF 3 600
    per guest · week
  • v.
    Double Room · Single Occupancy
    The double room booked privately. Larger bath, more wardrobe, the second bed made up unused.
    CHF 4 400
    per guest · week
  • vi.
    Junior Suite — couples only
    A corner suite on the top floor. King bed, sitting area, a desk by the window where the morning sun arrives at a quarter past eight in early December.
    CHF 4 800
    per couple · week
  • vii.
    Coaching Only — no accommodation
    For locals and guests with their own arrangements. The full coached week, the welcome dinner on Sunday, the closing supper on Friday.
    CHF 2 000
    per guest · week
What is included
  • Six days of small-group coaching, PSIA / BASI / ISIA instructors.
  • Six nights at Hotel Bristol — breakfast and dinner each day.
  • Carv 2 sensor, daily video review, opening and closing dinners.
  • Lift passes, skis, helmets billed at cost on arrival.
A day at Zermatt Read  ↓
In their own words
"I came alone, sceptical of the format. I left with a measurable improvement in my long turns and four people I still ski with."
— Hélène M.  ·  Zermatt, ’24
"The week was edited. Nothing extra, nothing missing. The coaches were the best I have skied with, and they had me on video by Monday lunch."
— Tom L.  ·  Hintertux, ’24
"A grown-up ski camp. The hotel was quiet, the food was good, the group was small and the level honest. I will be back."
— Astrid R.  ·  Dolomites, ’23
Section IV

Reserve.

A deposit is not taken at this stage. We confirm by hand within seventy-two hours of your application, and only then ask for the holding payment.

Zermatt · Winter 2025 — 26
Hotel Bristol
Bahnhofstrasse 18 · Zermatt
Total · per guest, week inclusive
CHF 4 000
6 — 12 Dec  ·  Single Room · Comfort South
Refund

Full refund up to five weeks before arrival.

Insurance

Travel and accident cover required, named for the activity.

Age

Guests eighteen or older. Helmets always on snow.

Settled by VISA · Mastercard · Amex
Total
CHF 4 000
Reserve →