Sport Camps

Préfleuri Ski Camp Paris — Chesières-Villars

Chesières, SwitzerlandPréfleuri International Alpine School

Dates
Feb 6 – 20, 2027
Duration
1 or 2 weeks
Ages
3–14
Price from

$2,407

Per week on a 2-week stay

Course price for 1 week — $3,008

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A ski camp for children aged 3 to 14 in the Swiss Alps above Villars, run by Préfleuri International Alpine School with a group departure from Paris by TGV. Children ski every day on the linked Villars, Gryon, Les Diablerets and Glacier 3000 area, grouped by level from the snow garden for the youngest through to freestyle and off-piste safari days for advanced skiers aged twelve and over. They live in the school's own alpine chalet, in rooms of four to five beds, with full board, equipment, lift passes and daily laundry included.

Age

3–14 yrs

Language

French

Program type

Sport Camps

Accommodation

Campus

About

About the Course

Skiing is the whole programme: there are no language or academic lessons in this camp. Children are placed by level on arrival. The youngest start in the snow garden from age three, on a conveyor carpet and baby lift. From there the levels run through the acquisition and consolidation of ski technique, beginner to advanced; a freestyle group working in the snowpark; and, from age twelve, safari days that take advanced skiers to a different resort each day. Group lessons are given by the camp's instructors, and the afternoons and free days are spent skiing with the group.

What’s Included

The fee covers full board and lodging in the chalet, group ski lessons and free skiing, lift passes, ski and boot hire for children under twelve, ski suit and helmet, pocket money, excursions, organised evenings, daily laundry, local taxes, and accident and health insurance valid in Switzerland. Travel from Paris by TGV with the camp party, individual airport transfers and equipment hire for children aged twelve and over are charged separately.

Accommodation

Children live in Préfleuri's own alpine chalet above Villars, sharing rooms of four to five beds with the other campers. The school's staff live in and look after the children day and night, and the same team runs the school's boarding house through the year.

Meal Plan

Full board is included, taken in the chalet with the rest of the camp.

Activities & Excursions

The days are built around skiing on the linked area of Villars, Gryon, Les Diablerets and Glacier 3000, about a hundred kilometres of slopes. Around the skiing there are excursions and organised evenings, and the younger children have their own resort area laid out for learning.

Facilities

The camp uses the school's own chalet: bedrooms, dining room and common rooms under one roof, with a laundry run daily, and ski storage on site. The slopes are reached from the village.

Camp Experience

Préfleuri has taken boarders in Villars since 1948 and runs the camp in the same house and with the same staff as its boarding school, in groups of roughly twenty to thirty children from many countries. The camp is named for its departure point: the party travels out from Paris together by TGV, which is what makes it practical for a French or Paris-based family to send a young child to the Alps alone.

Language Camp prices

Ski Camp Paris

3–14 yrs

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Daily group ski lessons and free skiing on the Villars, Gryon, Les Diablerets and Glacier 3000 area, with children placed by level: snow garden from age three on a conveyor carpet and baby lift; ski technique from beginner to advanced; freestyle and snowpark for advanced skiers; and, from age twelve, safari days on challenging runs at a different resort each day. Lift passes, skis, boots, ski suit and helmet are included.

There are no academic or language lessons. Children ski every day on the Villars, Gryon, Les Diablerets and Glacier 3000 area in groups by level: the snow garden from age three, ski technique from beginner to advanced, freestyle in the snowpark, and from age twelve safari days at a different resort each day. Group lessons with the camp's instructors alternate with free skiing with the group, alongside excursions and organised evenings.

To learn or progress in skiing at the child's own level, from first steps in the snow garden to independent advanced skiing.

Daily Schedule

  1. Breakfast

    07:00–08:00

  2. Classes

    08:30–12:30

  3. Lunch

    12:30–13:30

  4. Dinner

    18:30–19:30

  5. Evening activities

    20:00–22:00

  6. Lights out

    22:30

Included items

  • 24/7 supervision
  • International students
  • Small groups
  • Excursions
  • Winter Sports
  • Laundry room
  • Residence accommodation

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

TGV fare supplement, age 12 and over

Supplement applied by the railway to the group fare for children aged twelve and over.

Individual transfer Geneva airport – Villars – Geneva airport

Private transfer between Geneva airport and the chalet; the cost is shared between the participants travelling together.

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School

Préfleuri International Alpine School logo

Préfleuri International Alpine School

Préfleuri is an international alpine boarding school and camp in Chesières (Villars-sur-Ollon, Swiss Alps) welcoming young children for summer and winter programmes in a chalet setting, with rooms of 4–5 beds and a family atmosphere. Winter camps run on the slopes of Villars, Gryon, Les Diablerets and Glacier 3000 (100 km of pistes), with three age-based programmes: Mini-Champions (3–6, with a village snow garden for beginners), Juniors (7–10) and Teens (11+), plus ski-linguistic options, tobogganing, ice skating, winter hiking, thermal baths and evening group activities. Winter 2027 dates are announced (Sunday 10 January – Friday 20 March 2027, à la carte stays with a 2-week minimum; Paris-departure Ski Camps 6–13, 13–20 or 6–20 February 2027), but at the time of checking the published fee schedule still showed the 2026 season (reference: 2 weeks CHF 6'000, 3 weeks CHF 8'550, 4 weeks CHF 10'950, term CHF 24'450; Paris Ski Camp CHF 2'500/1 week, CHF 3'800/2 weeks) — 2027 prices should be confirmed with the school. Also runs a Ski & Study term programme integrated with the boarding school.

Location

Map showing camp locationPréfleuri, Chemin de Curnaux 32, 1885 Chesières, Switzerland, Chesières

Frequently Asked Questions

The camp takes children from three to fourteen. The youngest ski in the snow garden on a conveyor carpet and baby lift; older children are grouped by ability rather than by age alone.

The group travels out from Paris together by TGV, which is where the camp gets its name. Rail travel is booked separately from the camp fee. Families arriving by air can book an individual transfer from Geneva airport instead.

No. Skis, boots, a ski suit and a helmet are included in the fee for children under twelve. From twelve, skis and boots are hired separately at a published rate; the suit and helmet are still included.

In the school’s own chalet above Villars, in rooms of four to five beds, looked after by the same staff who run the boarding school through the year.

Not in this camp. The Paris ski camp is skiing only. The school’s longer winter camp combines skiing with French or English language mornings.

One week or two. The camp runs as two consecutive weeks and a child can join for either week or for both.

More about this camp

Préfleuri International Alpine School has run a boarding house in Chesières-Villars since 1948, and its ski camp uses the same chalet and the same staff. Children aged three to fourteen ski every day on the linked Villars, Gryon, Les Diablerets and Glacier 3000 area, roughly a hundred kilometres of slopes reached from the village. Groups are formed by ability, not by age alone. The snow garden takes children from three years old on a conveyor carpet and baby lift. Above it the levels run from first turns to confident all-mountain skiing, with a freestyle group in the snowpark and, from twelve, safari days on demanding runs at a different resort each day. The camp takes its name from its departure point: the party leaves Paris together by TGV and travels to Switzerland as a group, which is what makes the camp workable for a young child flying or travelling alone for the first time. Airport transfers from Geneva can be arranged instead. Children share rooms of four to five beds in the chalet. The fee covers full board, group ski lessons and free skiing, lift passes, skis, boots, ski suit and helmet for the younger children, excursions, organised evenings, daily laundry and Swiss accident and health insurance.

Price from $2,407