Experience the ultimate leadership program! A spring camp adventure.
Experience the ultimate spring camp adventure with us, spanning two unforgettable weeks across Zermatt and Verbier, two of the most renowned ski destinations in Europe.
Enjoy a 14-hour daily program under the watchful guidance of our expert instructors, animators, and mountain guides. Spend the first week of camp improving your skiing skills while looking at the breathtaking landscape of the Matterhorn. Then, move on to a second week of summer activities in Verbier. Immerse yourself in leadership workshops, clubs, cultural excursions and sports, creating memories in an unparalleled setting. Don’t miss out on this unique spring camp experience, where adventure meets comfort amidst the stunning landscapes of Zermatt and Verbier.
Spring Camp 2025 Dates
- Date : 21 APR 2025
- TO : 04 MAY 2025
- Date : 04 MAY 2025
- TO : 18 MAY 2025
- Date : 11 MAY 2025
- TO : 18 MAY 2025
- Date : 11 MAY 2025
- TO : 25 MAY 2025
Typical day schedule Week 1 Skiing
07h30
Students are woken by our monitors for Breakfast.
08h45
Groups meet their guides outside for skiing.
09h00_12h00
Ski& Snowboard session, learning new skills and practicing through a range of drills and activities.
12h_12h45
Lunch on the Mountain with hot food prepared specially at the hotel and delivered to the slopes.
12h45_15h45
Afternoon skiing & Snowboard session, practicing the skills learnt in the morning and enjoying the slopes with their groups, maybe even time for a photo with the iconic Matterhorn.
16h00_17h00
Hot Chocolate & Snacks & Shower time
17h00_19h00
Personal Development Courses
Dinner 19h00_20h00
Dinner at Hotel Albana Real ranges from Thai Green Curry to Spinach Cannelloni or even some homely Daal Makhani by the Indian Chef.
Evening 20h00
Skill building workshops, Zermatt Hunt, torchlite walk etc
Week 2- Alpine Activity
Morning & Lunch
07h30
Students are woken by our monitors for Breakfast.
08h45
Groups meet their monitors for a morning meeting where they are briefed on clothing and equipment they will need for the day & perhaps a warm-up activity.
9h00_12h00
Participants can enjoy mountain biking, rock climbing, nature hikes, orienteering, and afternoons by the lake with banana boating, wakeboarding, or visiting an indoor water park.
Every day offers new and exciting alpine and Swiss experiences.
12h00_12h45
Lunch on campus, picnic or barbecue.
Afternoon
12h00_16h15
Participants can enjoy mountain biking, rock climbing, nature hikes, orienteering, and afternoons by the lake with banana boating, wakeboarding, or visiting an indoor water park.
Every day offers new and exciting alpine and Swiss experiences.
16h30_17h00
Shower Time & Relaxtion
17h00_18h45
Campers are given the option to either go for a stroll in the village or to participate in additional optional activities such as swimming, football, basketball, table tennis, trampoline etc.
Dinner & evening
19h00_20h00
Dinner at the camp.
20h00
Evening activities. Our monitors organize group games, cinema evening, campfire and marshmallows, theatre evenings and other fun activities.
Bedtime According To Age
Room checks- Tidy Room Competition.
Main Spring Camp Activities included in the program
Trampoline
Bounce into excitement at the trampoline park, an adrenaline-packed playground perfect for kids & teens. With its array of interconnected trampolines, foam pits, and obstacle courses, the trampoline park offers endless opportunities for high-flying fun and energetic play.
Waterpark
Dive into endless fun in an aquatic paradise. With lots of slides, wave pools, and water play areas, the water parc activity promises non-stop excitement for children of all ages. Supervised by lifeguards and staff, kids can safely enjoy the thrilling water attractions.
Ball Sports
We propose all kinds of different ball sports: Tennis, Golf, Mini golf, Football, Volleyball, Beach volleyball, Basketball (street ball), Table tennis, Squash, Badminton, Pétanque.
Mountain biking
Mountain biking in the Alps and particularly Verbier’s mountain biking terrain provides campers with thrilling downhills and natural single tracks (for all levels). The downhill trail and the hundreds of kilometers of cross-country provide endless summer camp opportunities to explore some of the most spectacular scenery in the Alps. From challenging to leisurely, there’s plenty of mountain biking that is suitable for our summer campers who want to discover Verbier and its surrounding villages without having to furiously pedal uphill or kit up in full body armor.
Rock climbing
Professional summer camp mountain guides supervise this activity. On the climbing wall at a natural rock, which has varying difficulty levels, our summer camp instructor ensures that all summer campers make good progress and gain confidence in the safest conditions. Summer campers will learn different skills and progress from one age group to another.
Ropes course
Our campers will go with their summer camp counselors to the rope course. It’s always an exciting day. This summer camp activity is a high forest adventure of rope bridges, tarzan swings and zip-lines, all set high up in the tree tops. Summer campers will be fitted by professional experts with a climbing harness and supervised during the whole time of this summer camp activity. The ropes course offers different trails depending on our campers’ ability ensuring fun for everyone.
Social Activities
Billard, Trampoline, Cards games, Music instruments, Drama, Campfires, Picnic, BBQ, Boat trips, Disco, Talent show, Photography at the campus, Shopping in Verbier, Geneva, Italy during excursions.
Skiing
Verbier’s 410km of slopes are also available to snowboarders. For first-timers to snow, we recommend starting with skiing to get a feel for the sport.
Snowboarding
Verbier’s 410km of slopes are also available to snowboarders to enjoy, for snow beginners however, we recommend skiing as it brings fewer risks of injuries.
Optional activities
Realfly : Skydiving
The Real Fly is taught by passionate professionals who will make campers live an unforgettable experience and feel like a superhero! How does it work? How will the flight unfold? Participants will arrive 1 hour before the appointed time. During this time, the trainers will be welcoming participants and carrying out a briefing session and explaining the equipment. The instructors will teach campers the basic flying techniques and all safety measures.
Paragliding
During Les Elfes International Snow Camp, why not try the experience of a paragliding flight over the Bagnes Valley? It is suitable for children of all ages, from 6 to 17. During the about 40-minute flight, the students will fly over the Bagnes Valley, passing from 2200 m to 800 m
Robotics
This program offers beginner through advanced participants robotics experiences. Groups of 2-4 students will collaborate on the creation, construction, and programming of a robot aimed at maximizing their score in the current game. To conquer the challenge, they’ll need to craft an optimal strategy and robot design.
Staff & Safty
Each Camp is supervised by a Resort Manager and an Activities Manager. Les Elfes runs the camps with all appropriate staff, including animators, kitchen staff, nurse, night guard, cleaning team, private drivers,…
Organisation
The counselor to student ratio is 1:7, however when including all of the Les Elfes staff (kitchen, drivers, housekeeping, reservation agents..) the ratio falls to 1:2 ensuring that there is always a pair of eyes looking after your children.
All our counselors have been carefully selected in accordance with Les Elfes criteria for skills and experience in working with children and all activities have to pass a thorough risk assessment. On top of this, Les Elfes hires expert mountain guides for activities that require more attention to guarantee safety (rock climbing, bridge swing..).
Supervision
STAFF SUPERVISION
Our Activity Managers supervise the work of our camp counselors and instructors all day long. In the winter, all our ski and snowboard instructors are accredited by the official Swiss Ski School, and in the summer each instructor is specialized in the different sports offered at Les Elfes.
KIDS SUPERVISION
All our Spring camps, Summer Camps and Winter Camps, have a nurse, a receptionist and night guard, which together with our counselors’ work, allows us to offer a 24-hour supervision of the children. Transportation around the resort is being done using our private 8+ minivans which are driven by the Les Elfes team of drivers. The kitchen team is also present to cook balanced and varied meals for children and cather to any food restrictions or allergies campers might have.
Safety of the students in all of the activities
Training weeks
All our new summer and winter staff undertake a two-week training course before the start of each season combining one week of technical training and one week to learn and become acquainted with the Philosophy of Les Elfes.
Our training for each season includes a First Aid refresher course, Lifeguard training, Fire Safety, Child Protection awareness and Training in our Standard Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Plans.
In Winter all of our ski and snowboard instructors hold relevant ski and snowboard teaching qualifications and are additionally accredited by the official Verbier Swiss Ski School after a week of training and assessment with one of their trainers.
Our summer training includes and intensive training in our core activities including: orienteering and safety on the mountains, rock climbing, mountain biking and water activities. We also hire specific mountain guides with teaching and leading qualifications in some of these areas to ensure the campers not only get the best out of their activities and learn from the Staff, but are safe throughout.
Daily measures
Throughout the year, whether it is skiing or snowboarding in Winter or Mountain Biking and Rock Climbing in Summer, the students take part in what we call activities containing certain risk elements. We therefore have strict procedures in place to ensure that during these activities, the campers are exposed to as little risk as possible. To ensure this, we make sure our staff are fully qualified and well trained according to the time of year. No matter the time of year, the day always has to begin with a meeting identifying these risks. In the Winter there are many things to consider when looking at these points. We are fully aware of the enormous responsibility of taking care of students and are completely focused on their well-being. That being said, in case of illness or accident, we are only minutes away from world class professional help with three medical clinics directly in the village and a hospital accessible by car within 30 minutes.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Risk assessments are carried for each activity. We have 3 up-to-date medical clinics in Verbier, and both campuses have access to a regional hospital and two University hospitals within a 40 minutes and 75 minutes driving distance.
