Beginner

I am a total beginner. This is my first time. I’ve never skied before!

• Understand how to use the equipment

• I can balance while sliding, on a nursey slope

• I can make a snowplough shape while sliding

• Use magic carpets

Improver

I can make snowplough turns and stop on competently on a green run.

• I can get up myself, after falling

• I can snow plough traverse

• Follow instructors tracks, without cutting corners

• Use chair lifts accompanied

• Use bubble lifts

Basic Intermediate

I am comfortable snow plough turning on green runs and easy blue runs. I am keen to learn how to make a parallel turn.

• I can balance on the outside ski

• I am learning how to side-slip, may leave the uphill ski behind

• Parallel traverse with the lower ski gripping

• Use chair lifts

Intermediate

I am starting to explore all blue runs and easy red runs. I am confident skiing parallel turn on these runs.

• Direct side slip controlling both skis simultaneously

• Ski within a corridor appropriate to the slope, controlling speed and line

• I can manage my posture on steeper slopes

• Use all lifts

Basic Advanced

Comfortable skiing most red runs but would like to improve my technique so that I can tackle changing snow conditions and steeper slopes.

• Able to lift inside ski at the fall line to the end of the turn

• Diagonal side slipe, controlling fore and aft movements

• I am learning to make short turns and develop my pole plant

• Navigate the ski area

Advanced

I am happy skiing on any coloured runs. I am keen to improve my technique to perform better grippy short turns on-piste. I am also beginning to learn how to carve long turns. If conditions allow, I’m interested in off-piste.

• Ski narrow corridor controlling speed and line

• Maintain ski to snow contact at all time

• Starting to roll from edge to edge on a green slope, leaving 2 clean tracks behind

• Ski a funnel, from short, to medium, to long radius turns

• Lap runs independently

• Lead around the ski area

Expert

I can ski the whole mountain with confidence on and off-piste. I am looking to push my technical knowledge and level in different areas such as, on piste, off- piste, moguls and ski touring.

• Linked turns in easy moguls

• Cleanly carve on red and black runs

• Link flowing turns in off-piste snow

• Understand avalanche danger scale and equipment

• Navigate in variables / lead a partner in tree runs / off piste

• Deal with emergencies

• Attempt green and blue freestyle features