Beginner
Snow front / Green slope
Doesn't know anything about the industry
and/or practice
Goals :
• Understanding the basic principles of the sport
• A guided introduction to the ski lifts and pistes
• Learning about your equipment and getting a feel for the board
• Working out if you are regular or goofy foot (which foot you naturally place forward)
• Feeling the glide of the board and learning how to fall!
• Learning to move on playful slopes
• Improving board control and starting to try do some turns
Class 1
Green/Blue Slope
Able to move and be independent on gentle slopes
Goals :
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Controlling your speed by using your rails to skid whilst maintaining total balance
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Develop a high level of symmetry in both your frontside and backside turns
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Understand how to use the different angles of terrain to develop skid control
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Discover the environment (skier's rules of conduct) and integrate into the flow of skiers.
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Understanding when to turn and when to gain speed to cover ground
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Learning your first jumps and flat manoeuvres.
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Class 2
Blue/Red Slope
Symmetrical in their turns and are looking for technical solutions to improve on different terrains
Goals :
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Discover, develop and use vertical movement in turns and freestyle.
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Perfect the tilt mechanism by increasing the speed.
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Discover the short radii and develop aerial transition
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Make the student comfortable in multiple environments
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Develop important techniques and styles in the lower body
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Set up the first aerial transitions.
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Raise snowboarders' awareness of snowboarding in all snow and terrain.
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Class 3
Blue/Red Slope
Riding for the pleasure of snowboarding
Objectives:
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Experience varied conditions (terrain, slope, snow quality) to improve the general coordination and mix of the different fundamentals.
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Consciously use the terrain to choose lines and help flow down the mountain
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Develop use of body torque to help in half pipes and explosive movements
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Develop the movement of the base surface under the center of gravity through flats and turns
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Improve the control of drifts and large snow spraying whilst maintaining a strong centre of gravity, particularly in the short radii
Freestyle practice:
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Use the flex of the board in flat evolutions to give manoeuvres pop.
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Structuring the aerial combinations in the snowpark or backcountry.
Class 4
Red/Black Slope
Their level allows them to find pleasure in every situation – highly experienced in the snow
Objectives:
1. Physical:
- Going up and down hills, for kilometres with total freedom and efficiency in movement.
- Be able to choose when to increase the intensity descents and push harder.
2. Techniques:
- Find pleasure from all types of snow and marked out terrain.
- Understand the most appropriate techniques and moves for any encountered terrain
3. Assignments:
Working on commitment and achieving challenging goals
4. Equipments:
Use several types of equipment and feel the different effects of them