About Enjoy the Ride
Fifteen instructors, one Saint Bernard, and a school small enough that we still know who's booked tomorrow.
Where it all started
Roxane grew up an hour away, in Montreux, but her mother's family is from Crans-Montana. Her grandfather was the village postman, the kind of local who knew every trail, every face and every family by name.
She opened Enjoy the Ride in 2019, after over ten years teaching in schools built around volume. She wanted a school where your instructor knows your name before you clip into your bindings, and where nobody is handed a number and a meeting time. The school she had always wished she worked for.
The first season, 2019-20, was a test run, and a good one. Covid was around, so nobody expected too much: the instructors were glad to have a few clients, and guests were glad to be able to ski at all. It was the ideal way to find out what worked, and how to do it even better the following winter.
Around Roxane and Laurin, 15 instructors who all know each other. Between them they speak French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, so your lesson can happen in your language.
Founder, Snowsports Instructor with Federal Diploma, Swiss Snowsports Expert, Youth+Sport Expert & Trainer
Roxane built the school from scratch, hires every instructor herself, does the planning, and still teaches most weeks of the season. She holds the Swiss Snowsports Expert diploma, the highest qualification in the Swiss system, and is a Youth+Sport expert and trainer.
She also founded Ride On, a non-profit multi-sport club for children in the Crans-Montana region. It runs year-round in clubs the kids call Families: ski, snowboard, freestlye, mountain biking and many more. Fun comes before competition.
Snowsports Instructor with Federal Diploma, Software Developer, Youth+Sport Expert · Keeps the whole thing running
Laurin taught skiing before he wrote a line of code, and his father was a certified ski instructor and mountain guide before him. He and Roxane are married and have two children.
He holds the Swiss federal ski instructor diploma and Youth+Sport expert status, has run youth camps, and still teaches most weeks of the season. He later trained as a software developer and now builds everything the school runs on, from the booking system to this website. Guests keep describing him as the most patient instructor they have ever had.
Technical director & Ski Instructor
Xavi, Javier on his passport, is our head of technique, and you would struggle to find a better skier. He holds the highest ski-teaching qualification in Spain and is at the cutting edge of the sport's technique. Half hippie, half perfectionist, he adapts to every client. You will hear him singing in the kids' area, and you will see him turn full gentleman with the most demanding guests.
Snowsports Instructor with Federal Diploma & Communication
Jörg is the old wolf of the pack. He grew up around here, knows every story and every ski school, and has watched skiing evolve for more than 50 years. They used to call him the instructor to the stars, because the biggest names staying in the resort were entrusted to him. A real character, and the best company for an aperitif.
Snowsports Instructor with Federal Diploma
Jules is our official mountain man. A first-class climber, seasoned mountain biker, alpinist and strong skier, he trained on a snowboard and earned his federal diploma on it. Always happy, he is our versatile little ray of sunshine.
Snowsports Instructor with Federal Diploma
Michael is one of the most seasoned instructor we have. After many years in Verbier, he decided to cross over to the sunnier side of the valley and join us. He speaks French, Italian, English and German, so chances are you will end up with him. He is the calm mind and the inner peace of the team. Off the slopes he has a mystical side, knows his plants and has a special bond with animals.
Snowsports Instructor with Federal Diploma
Julien splits his life between the Moroccan surf and the snow of Crans-Montana, and he is THE snowboarder of the team. Always cheerful and always chasing big thrills, he is a bundle of energy to keep in check, and also the instructor with the best teaching style.
Ski & Bike instructor
Thomas is the cool multi-sport dad. He is French and has lived here with his family for years: they needed somewhere to move, burn off energy and be out in nature, because in their house outdoor activities are a family affair. He holds the equivalent of Swiss Snowsports Level 1, is a great skier and is also one of our bike instructors.
Ski intructor
Teale started as an executive assistant intern and ended up touching every part of running the ski school, though most of her time went to teaching skiing. She holds the equivalent of Swiss Snowsports Level 1 and captained her high school ski team. A student at Les Roches, she is still with us this season, and we are very happy about it. Always smiling, kind-hearted and brilliant with kids, she is our favourite Brit.
We hire slowly
Roxane chooses every instructor herself, and the school turns down more applications than it accepts. Teaching well matters more than filling the calendar.
We stay small on purpose
Growing would mean group courses, fixed timetables and a call centre. We would rather keep fifteen instructors who all know each other
We teach the next generation
Beyond the school, Roxane founded Ride On, a non-profit club where local kids ski, ride and bike all year. Passing the mountain on is the part she would never give up.
One family. One mountain.
Ride On - Action Sports Academy
Roxane founded Ride On, a non-profit club for children in the Crans-Montana region. It isn't part of the ski school and it isn't run for profit. Skiing and snowboarding in winter, mountain biking and wakeboarding in summer, in year-round groups the kids call Families.
Two different structures, one idea: get local kids onto the mountain, and keep them coming back.
Visit Ride On - Action Sportds AcademyEnjoy the Ride Sàrl
Route Touristique 17
3963 Crans-Montana
Monday - Sunday
08:30 - 18:30
Ready to ride?
Tell us what you are looking for and your instructor will reach out personally. Or just send Roxane a message.