Ski incentive day
The short format : leave in the morning, back in the evening. To reward a team, launch a sales season or mark an achievement, without committing two days or budgeting for accommodation.
👥 10 to 150 people
🚌 1 to 2h transfer
💰 No accommodation
One day means one thing to get right
The classic mistake is trying to fit everything in. A successful one-day incentive does one thing well.
Without an overnight stay the budget drops sharply and the logistics simplify : no accommodation to block, no rooming list, no evening to produce. In exchange you lose the single most powerful lever of a corporate ski trip — the shared evening. So the energy has to be concentrated on one highlight, and you have to accept that the day will be a reward or a breather, not a working seminar.
It is the ideal format if your teams are based in Annecy, Geneva, Chambéry, Grenoble or Lyon : the mountains are one to two hours away, and everyone sleeps at home.
A day that holds together
| Time | Sequence | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 7.30 | Group departure by coach from your offices | The day starts on the coach, not on arrival |
| 9.00 | Arrival in resort, welcome coffee, equipment and lift passes handed out | Everything is prepared in advance : no queuing |
| 9.45 | Free skiing or group lessons — snowshoeing for non-skiers | Everyone has a place from the first hour |
| 12.30 | Lunch at altitude, everyone together | The genuinely collective moment of the day |
| 14.00 | Shared highlight : laser biathlon or snow olympics | The image participants will keep |
| 16.00 | Prize giving, mulled wine, closing words | You name the reason the day existed |
| 17.00 | Departure | Everyone sleeps at home |
The pivot point is 2pm : that is where the shared activity goes. A day spent entirely on free skiing lets the group split by ability and affinity — exactly what an incentive is meant to prevent.
Pick one highlight, not three
Laser biathlon
The best default choice : competitive, learned in five minutes, playable by everyone, and the ranking does not depend on skiing ability.
Snow olympics
Rotating workshops in mixed teams. The format that mixes departments best and absorbs large headcounts.
Husky sledding
The most emotional. Allow one slot per sub-group : it is the activity that needs the most rotation.
Snowshoe walk
The calm option, in small guided groups. Often the favourite of those who do not ski.
Mountains within two hours
For a single day, travel time is the limiting factor. Beyond two hours each way, the time on site is too short to justify the journey : switch to the two-day format instead.
| Leaving from | Resorts within reach | Indicative transfer |
|---|---|---|
| Annecy | Le Grand-Bornand, La Clusaz, the Aravis | 45 min to 1h |
| Geneva | Chamonix, Pays du Mont-Blanc, Aravis | 1h to 1h15 |
| Chambéry | Tarentaise, Belledonne, Bauges | 1h to 1h30 |
| Lyon | Tarentaise, Maurienne, Aravis | 1h45 to 2h15 |
Ski incentive day : your questions
Is one day really enough ?
To reward or celebrate, yes : a good day in the mountains does exactly that. To bond a team deeply, or to get groups who barely know each other working together, no : that effect comes from the shared evening, which requires a night on site. In that case look at the two-day format.
Do we need to hire equipment for everyone ?
No. We survey in advance who owns equipment, who needs to hire and who does not ski at all. Sizes are sent ahead to the hire shop and everything is ready when the group arrives — which is what stops you losing an hour at the start of the day.
What happens if the weather is bad ?
On a single day, postponing is often the best option, and we agree a fallback date at the time of booking. If the trip goes ahead, the programme switches to sheltered activities : biathlon in a protected area, indoor workshop, a longer lunch, wellness facilities.
Can you run a day for 150 people ?
Yes, by splitting : the group rotates through activities in waves, with a common gathering point at lunch and at the prize giving. Above 150 in a single day, transport and equipment logistics become the deciding factor — talk to us early.
A day in the mountains, without friction
Give us your departure point, your headcount and the date you have in mind : we come back with a complete costed day.