LEVEL 1This will be your first time on skis or a snowboard. |
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LEVEL 2Skiers can stop and are working on turns. Snowboarders can sideslip in control on their heel edge. |
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Skiers Learn to control your speed by linking wedge turns, ride surface lifts, introduction to chairlifts. |
Snowboarders Learn to sideslip and turn on toe and heel sides, introduction to chairlifts. |
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LEVEL 3Skiers can make wedge turns, but want more control. Snowboarder can turn to both edges, but want more control. |
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Skiers Gain confidence and control on green circle terrain. |
Snowboarders Learn to link turns from toeside to heelside, on green circle terrain. |
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LEVEL 4Skiers start turns with a slight wedge and finish with skis close to parallel. Snowboarders can link toe and heel turns most of the time |
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Skiers Learn to develop versatility and better braking skills and to make the transition from green to blue runs. |
Snowboarders Learn to move smoothly from turn to turn and ride confidently, make the transition from green to blue runs. |
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LEVEL 5Skiers start turns with a slight wedge and finish with skis parallel. Snowboarders can consistently link turns. |
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Skiers Learn to develop dynamic weight transfer and a narrow stance, learn to make parallel turns on easy blue terrain. |
Snowboarders Learn to make different sized turns for speed control and narrower trails. |
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LEVEL 6Skiers can make parallel turns on green slopes. Snowboarders can link toe and heel turns smoothly. |
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Skiers Learn to ski with a consistent rhythm and to handle the new challenges of blue terrain. |
Snowboarders Learn to ride with a consistent rhythm and to handle the new challenges of blue terrain. |
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LEVEL 7Skiers can make parallel turns on blue slopes. Snowboarders can adapt their turns to most blue slopes. |
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Skiers Learn to develop independent leg action, enabling you to ski with dynamic balance and to absorb terrain better. Increase your confidence on easy black slopes. |
Snowboarders Learn to develop independent leg action, enabling you to ski with dynamic balance and to absorb terrain better. Increase your confidence on easy black slopes. |
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LEVEL 8Skiers can make parallel turns on some black slopes. Snowboarders can ride some black slopes with speed control. |
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Skiers Learn to ski more aggressively on steeper, more varied terrain and to link shorter turns on black slopes. Learn to make dynamic parallel turns and to perfect the subtle timing differences on the pole plant that come into play on steeper terrain. |
Snowboarders Learn to ride switch stance and beginning freestyle in the park and pipe. |
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LEVEL 9Skiers make dynamic parallel turns and ski black diamond slopes. Snowboarders ride black slopes, pipe and park with confidence. |
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Skiers Explore tactics, expert techniques and learn to read terrain with a guide. Perfect your skills in steeps, bumps, crud, powder, park, pipe and extreme conditions. |
Snowboarders Explore tactics, expert techniques and learn to read terrain with a guide. Perfect your skills in steeps, bumps, crud, powder, park, pipe and extreme conditions. |
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