Club Deportivo Elemental SKIDS

What Club Deportivo Elemental SKIDS does

Club Deportivo Elemental SKIDS is a private ski school and Elementary Sports Club (Club Deportivo Elemental) affiliated with the Federación Madrileña de Deportes de Invierno (FMDI), operating primarily at the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Andalusia, Spain, with a registered office in Madrid. The company is built around three named, internationally certified ski instructors (Nila Lucas, Victor Cordon, Adriana Rivas) with 9-20+ years of experience and offers private lessons, small group lessons, custom ski trips arranged through partner travel agency GlobalNieve (GlobalJácara S.L., CICMA 2895), ski equipment rental with destination delivery, leisure monitors, and bespoke à la carte services. The customer base is direct-to-consumer, focused on families with children and groups seeking winter sports instruction and experiences, with marketing and customer contact handled through the skids.es website, Instagram (@skids.es), phone, and email.

The business is operated across two legal entities: C.D.E. SKIDS (CIF G-88184353), the federated sports club, and Skids S.L. (CIF B-86517679), the commercial vehicle that runs the website and travel services, with travel packages organized by GlobalJácara S.L. No external funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity are evidenced. Pricing is quote-based with a 50 euro per person management fee for loose services and 100 euro per person for package travel referenced in the terms and conditions. Ownership appears to be founder/family-based, and the firm is described as "integrated by families and friends" with educational values of Effort, Excellence, and Commitment as the stated cultural anchor.

Name

Club Deportivo Elemental SKIDS

Legal name

C.D.E. SKIDS

Website

https://skids.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SKIDS is a Madrid-registered, FMDI-affiliated ski school in Sierra Nevada, Spain, providing private and small group ski lessons, custom ski trips via partner GlobalNieve, and equipment rental for families and groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ski Instruction Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Ski & Snowboard Schools (Instruction & Coaching) (THAAAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Winter Adventure & Mountain Resorts (Ski, Snowboard, Snow Activities) (THAAAAAK)

Keywords

• Ski instruction
• Ski school
• Winter sports
• Ski equipment rental
• Ski travel packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ski Lessons: Private ski lessons and small group lessons taught by licensed instructors. Revenue generated per lesson or course.
2. Ski Travel Packages: Custom ski trips organized in partnership with GlobalNieve travel agency. Packages likely include transport, accommodation, and ski services.
3. Equipment Rental: Ski equipment rental with delivery to destination. One-time rental fees.
4. Custom Services: A la carte services for Skids members and their families, including leisure monitors and bespoke arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Club Deportivo Elemental SKIDS is a ski school (elementary sports club) operating in the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain. It offers private and small-group ski lessons, equipment rental services, and custom ski trip arrangements. The club is affiliated with the Federación Madrileña de Deportes de Invierno (FMDI) and delivers instruction through certified ski instructors to families, groups, and individual learners.

Product overview

Club Deportivo Elemental SKIDS is a ski school offering ski instruction services primarily in Sierra Nevada, Spain. The portfolio consists of a core offering of ski lessons delivered through private classes and small group instruction, complemented by travel coordination services (custom ski trips via GlobalNieve), equipment rental, leisure monitors, and bespoke on-demand services. The company does not operate a software platform but provides in-person educational and travel services for families and groups interested in winter sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Ski Lessons One-on-one ski instruction delivered by certified instructors at the Sierra Nevada resort for individual learners seeking personalized coaching.
• Small Group Ski Lessons Group-format ski classes for small parties of learners, designed to build skills collaboratively at the Sierra Nevada resort.
• Ski Equipment Rental Rental of ski equipment (skis, boots, poles) for students and clients taking lessons or traveling with the club.
• Custom Ski Trips Bespoke ski travel packages coordinated through partner travel operator GlobalNieve, including accommodation, transport, lift passes, and instruction for groups and families.
• Leisure Monitors / Child Supervision Supervision and entertainment services for children accompanying ski-school clients, enabling parents to take lessons or enjoy the resort.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GlobalNievecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobalNieve is a travel agency (CICMA 2895) that collaborates with Skids to provide custom ski trips. They handle travel arrangements including transport, accommodation, and coordination. The partnership enables Skids to offer comprehensive ski vacation packages beyond just instruction.
• Federación Madrileña de Deportes de Invierno (FMDI)coreOthersSkids is an elementary sports club (Club Deportivo Elemental) affiliated with the Madrid Winter Sports Federation. This affiliation provides official sports club status and credibility.
• GlobalJácara S.L.minorOthersThe legal entity (B-86517679) that organizes the travel packages offered through the website. They are the organizer of combined travel as stated in the terms and conditions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• SkiBro: Online marketplace for booking ski instructors at European resorts. Comparable in offering (private ski instruction booking) and customer (international ski travelers), but operates as a digital platform aggregating independent instructors.
• Maison Sport: Online marketplace connecting skiers to independent certified instructors across European resorts. Comparable in target customer (private ski lessons booked online) and value proposition (certified, vetted instructors), but uses a platform model rather than in-house instructors.

Others

• GlobalNieve (partner): Travel agency partner that actually organizes SKIDS' custom ski packages. Closely adjacent business operating in the same Sierra Nevada customer journey — comparable in destination (Sierra Nevada), customer (Spanish ski travelers), and offering (transport + accommodation + ski services bundles).
• Club Peñalara: Spanish historic mountain and winter sports club founded by Nila Lucas's grandfather. Comparable as a federation-affiliated Spanish sports club with a winter-sports ethos, though it operates more broadly as a multi-activity club rather than a focused ski school.

Broad incumbents

• Decathlon Ski Rental: Sport retail giant offering ski equipment rental as part of broader winter sports offering in Spain. Comparable in the equipment-rental add-on revenue stream SKIDS also provides, though Decathlon's broader portfolio and scale make it a partial overlap.
• ESI (European School of Innsbruck): Large international network of certified ski schools across European resorts. Comparable in core offering (certified alpine instruction across multiple skill levels), but operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth than SKIDS.

Regional players

• Baqueira Ski School: Resort-affiliated ski school at Baqueira-Beret in the Spanish Pyrenees. Comparable in product (group and private lessons, equipment rental) and target customer (Spanish families seeking quality ski instruction), but serves a different Spanish region than SKIDS.

Direct peers

• Escuela Española de Esquí (EEE): Established Spanish ski school offering alpine instruction and group courses across Spanish resorts. Comparable in core service (certified ski instruction) and customer base (Spanish families and tourists).
• Skicenter España: Spanish ski instruction provider offering lessons across multiple Spanish resorts including Sierra Nevada. Directly comparable business model of private and group ski instruction targeted at families and individual skiers.
• Escuela Sierra Nevada: Direct competitor operating ski instruction services at Sierra Nevada resort. Comparable in target market (families, beginners), product (private and group lessons), and geography (Sierra Nevada ski resort).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/skids.es/?igshid=115pqxcwwvgk6
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skidsglobalcommunitysl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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