Lesson Levels

Please Scroll down to view Lesson Levels for all Ski and Snowboard lessons. These Levels are approximate and may be adjusted by your instructor at the beginning of the lesson.

SKI LESSON LEVELS

These levels are approximate and may be adjusted by your instructor at the beginning for the lesson.

LEVEL 1 (Never Ever)

Will learn:

  • Orientation to Equipment
  • Stance and Balance, Basic Mobility
  • Sliding with centered stance
  • Snowplow stop, Intro to isolated turns and linked turns
  • Safety and Alpine Code

LEVEL 2 (Intro/Improve on Easy Rider)

Already knows:

  • Snowplow stop + isolated turns

Will Learn:

  • Chairlift usage
  • Improvement on linking turns, Pivoting and Steering
  • Control speed and increase confidence


LEVEL 3 (Intro/Improve on Green Terrain)

Already knows:

  • Easy Rider Chairlift, controls speed confidently on easy rider
  • Linking turns confidently

Will Learn:

  • High Speed Quad Chair usage (Lions and/or Eagle)
  • Intro to Collins/Panorama
  • Stem turns, Fast track to parallel
  • Skills Emphasized are stance and balance, steering, edging and pressure control


LEVEL 4 (Intro/Improve on Blue Terrain)

Already knows:

  • Comfortable skiing with speed on green terrain
  • Blue terrain is uncomfortable
  • Is skiing fully parallel (no wedge)

Will Learn:

  • Skills emphasized are centered stance, pivoting, intermediate edging and pressure control, body separation
  • Intro to pole plant, timing and coordination
  • Techniques for steeper terrain and varying snow conditions


LEVEL 5 (Intro/Improve on Black Terrain)

Already Knows:

  • Student is confident skiing with speed on blue terrain
  • Centered stance, intermediate steering
  • Solid pivoting skills to control speed on blue terrain

Will Learn:

  • Intro to techniques that will help you on moguls and on steeper terrain
  • Advanced edging and pressure control
  • Intro to inclination and angulation
  • Improve separation and angulation to enhance pivoting and edging skills
  • Learn techniques to handle steeper, irregular terrain and variable snow conditions
  • Learn techniques and strategy for skiing moguls

 

SNOWBOARD LESSON LEVELS

These levels are approximate and may be adjusted by your instructor at the beginning for the lesson.

LEVEL 1 (Never Ever)

Will learn:

  • Orientation to Equipment
  • Stance and Balance, basic mobility
  • skating, sliding, centered stance
  • Safety and Alpine Code

LEVEL 2 (Intro/Improve on Easy Rider)

Already knows:

  • Stance and Balance, Basic Mobility
  • Skating, sliding, centered stance

Will Learn:

  • Chairlift usage
  • Side slipping, pendulum and power pendulum
  • Intro to isolated turns, Pivoting and Steering
  • Control speed and increase confidence


LEVEL 3 (Intro/Improve on Green Terrain)

Already knows:

  • Easy Rider Chairlift , Controls speed confidently on easy rider
  • Isolated turns

Will Learn:

  • High Speed Quad Chair usage (Lions and/or Eagle),
  • Intro to Collins/Panorama
  • Intro to linked sliding turns
  • Control on steeper Terrain


LEVEL 4 (Intro/Improve on Blue Terrain)

Already knows:

  • Comfortable linking turns and riding with speed on green terrain
  • Blue terrain is uncomfortable

Will Learn:

  • Intermediate sliding turns
  • Intro to carved turns
  • Intro to switch
  • Timing and Coordination
  • Techniques for terrain adaptation, steeper terrain and varying snow conditions


LEVEL 5 (Intro/Improve on Black Terrain)

Already Knows:

  • Intermediate sliding turns
  • Can ride switch
  • Comfortable on Blue Terrain

Will Learn:

  • Intro to techniques that will help you on moguls and on steeper terrain
  • Intermediate Carved Turns
  • Intro to Freestyle
  • All terrain riding