Adrien, 27 “le grand Frère”

Adrien Vallier started his skiing for fun at three.

He started his career as a Ski Instructor 8 years ago in Les Brasses and quickly moved into coaching and developing the skills of children and teenagers from 6 through to 17 helping them to improve and enjoy all areas of skiing: off piste, racing, bumps and free style.

He later spend 2 years in Tignes training future ski instructors and managing the junior ski competitions in the area, were he developed an excellent reputation with ski instructors who enjoyed skiing with Adrien and learning new techniques.

Adrien have done many coaching courses with the Mont Blanc Committee running courses on ski techniques, ski fitness and ski equipment and hygiene,

A Graduate in Tourism, and Biology/Ecology from Grenoble University Adrien also has a DESS Master degree in sports tourisms and development.

After a two year period working for the Compagnie des Alpes to finish his tourisms qualification and training and a spell as a social worker with teenagers Adrien opted for a career in the mountains.

Adrien’s other passion during the summer months is paragliding and travelling and recently he has been in Morocco, Iran, and South America.

When he is not on the mountains Adrien is a keen chef and loves preparing local regional dishes.