A new website has been set up that offers direct online booking for 1,300 ski schools, ski instructors and mountain guides in more than 150 ski resorts across the Alps.
The Austrian-based independent booking platform CheckYeti.com says it has “declared war on the tiresome process of booking ski schools, ski instructors and guides over the phone or in the resort”. “We offer customers quick access to winter sport activities in the various ski resorts. CheckYeti helps you to search for individual ski or snowboard instructors, for the best kids’ ski course or for experienced local mountain guides,” explains Stefan Pinggera, who founded CheckYeti together with Georg Reich in 2014.
The two men both grew up in the Austrian Alps close to Salzburg and are keen skiers and snowboarders themselves. CheckYeti.com gives you the chance to search according to your individual needs, from skiing to snowshoe hiking, and instantaneously compare and book. Ratings and reviews from other CheckYeti users are helpful when selecting your preferred offer. The service had a trial period last year and registered over 100,000 visitors, mainly from Germany and the UK, and CheckYeti’s Facebook page already has over 11,000 subscribers, which the site’s operators say shows the appeal of practical advice on winter sports.