# Ski instructors in Le Sauze

> A family resort in the Ubaye valley with an unusually long freestyle tradition for its size.

- Region: Ubaye, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Country: [France](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/france)
- Time zone: Europe/Paris
- Currency: EUR
- Coordinates: 44.47833, 6.31389
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1085543

Page: https://alpinepal.com/en/resorts/le-sauze
Last reviewed: 14 September 2026

## About Le Sauze

Le Sauze is the smaller, older half of the Espace Lumière, just above Barcelonnette, and it has a freestyle tradition that goes back decades — unusual for a resort this size, and the reason its park punches above its weight.

It is unpretentious, sunny and cheap, and it shares its lift pass with Pra Loup across the valley.

## Where lessons start

Small, sunny and friendly for a first week, with the park there for anyone in the group who would rather learn to jump than to carve.

## Getting there

Nice is around three hours; Barcelonnette is 10 minutes below.

## Instructors at Le Sauze

_No instructors have joined here yet._

## Qualifications required in France

Teaching for payment in France requires the Professional card (diplôme d'État de ski), issued by Ministère des Sports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Le Sauze good for learning freestyle?

Unusually so for its size. The resort has a freestyle tradition going back decades and its park punches above its weight, so an instructor here can teach jumps as readily as turns. It shares the Espace Lumière pass with Pra Loup, and Barcelonnette is 10 minutes below.