Ski lessons for beginners staying in Bozel, France from 18th Dec 2015

Hello, We are travelling as a family to Bozel for Christmas. My husband is a good skier and myself and two kids have only skied a few times in Scotland. Does anyone have any info/ideas for ski hire and more importantly ski lessons? All help much appreciated. Thanks ! :D

Are you talking about the village of Bozel which is at the bottom of the Courchevel Valley??

If so and it is not too late I suggest reconsidering your resort choice.
From Bozel you will have to get a bus or drive up to one of the main Courchevel resorts higher up the mountain. Pre-Christmas/Christmas week the snow above Courchevel 1550 - so resorts of 1550, 1650 and 1850 (the resorts have names as well but I will stick to the altitudes) will be skiable no matter how much snow has fallen due to an excellent snow making system.
The resort nearest to you is 1350 or Le Praz - whilst it is very likely the better skiers will be able to get back to this low resort the quality of snow would be suspect that early in the season.
Staying so low down the mountain very early in the season is probably not the best choice. I have skied down to Bozel once for a bit of fun but there are no lifts to the best of my knowledge linking the village back up to the main (and extraordinarily good) ski area of Courchevel.
Sorry to be so negative but - can you change your plans????

hello thanks for your reply. We are using Bozel as a base as our friends have an apartment there that we can use. We plan to travel to Courchevel to ski. My husband has been before and finds this is the best option for good ski ing.

Phew - that's OK then :)
If it were me at that time of year I would aim to use Courchevel 1550 as my base for ski lessons and starting the day etc.
If you hired from a shop there they would probably let you leave your kit with them over night to save carting it back down the hill.
I know several people who have had some very good lessons from the 1550 ski school and I think the slopes here are good for novices - plus a doddle to get up and into the main area above 1850 on a gondola.
1550 is more central than 1650 for the skiing and closer to Bozel and noticeably cheaper than 1850.
I can't recommend a specific shop I am afraid but have a look on the look to the left on this page that says save on ski hire and see how near to the bottom of the gondola any of the SkiSet shops are.

That all sounds great, thank you. My husband is a little nervous about snow levels at that time of year but you seem to think that it will be fine in Courchevel? Its got to be better than an average day in Scotland surely!!! ? We just fancy time away over Christmas and flights etc are a great price at this time of year.

Who knows whether snow will be early or late next Christmas.
Last year was a very late season snow wise.
In Courchevel.......
17 Dec = 13/53 lifts open
22nd Dec = 27/53
24th Dec 33/53
The increasing number of open lifts was the planned opening of the 1550 and 1650 ski area which do not start until Xmas week in any year. Early lifts are those above 1850 only, no matter how much snow has fallen. There was no new snow between 17th Dec and 28th Dec. After this second snowfall everything was open.