Ski levels

BLUE LEVELS

Groups of maximum 6 people

You are just starting your skiing career and you have big ambitions. You will learn to safely go down blue runs snowploughing with turns, and acquire the skills to parallel ski. The pleasures of snow sports are within grasp!

prince / princess

Beginner who has never skied

Les Esserts (group lessons), Les Moulins (Kids club)

AIMS

Information about equipment

Climb stairs in scissors

Skid and brake snowploughing

Skid with parallel skis with steps and tricks

Turning snowplough

king / queen

Child masters turning snowploughs

Les Esserts, Le Rouge, La Chaux

AIMS

Information about using ski lifts

Descent and crossing and tricks

Sideways skidding

Skiing on moguls and easy jumps with parallel skis

Snowplough turning on an easy blue run

star

Child masters turning snowploughs

La Chaux, Attelas-Verbier (easy runs)

AIMS

Information about behaviour on the slopes (FIS Rules)

Turn in a forest with poles and a path

Skiing in troughs and moguls

Skiing in switch with the skis in “V” and change direction

Snowplough turning on various blue runs

RED LEVELS

Groups of maximum 7 people

As an advanced skier, you are looking to improve your skills. You acquire the basics to jump and you learn to master red runs with parallel turns. The real pleasure starts – the fascination of skiing will no longer leave you!

prince / princess

Child masters turning snowploughs on red runs

La Chaux, Attelas-Verbier (intermediate runs)

AIMS

Information about warm-up
Break in parallel
Turning steps on easy runs
Rapid changes
Skidding parallel turn

king / queen

Child masters skidding parallel turns on red runs

La Chaux, Attelas-Verbier (intermediate runs)

AIMS

Information about behaviour in the snowpark
Short turn on easy run
No skating
Basic Air (Small Kicker)
Parallel turns on different sections

star

Child masters parallel turns on red and medium black runs

Attelas-Verbier (difficult runs)

AIMS

Information about nature, the forest and the environment
Parallel turns in a corridor of poles and a path
Skidding parallel turn “switch”
Turn on a ski on an easy slope
Small turn on a medium difficulty slope

BLACK LEVELS

Groups of maximum 8 people

Attelas, Tortin, Mt Fort

AIMS

Information about equipment preparation
Short turns using poles on difficult slopes
Straight jumps and fifty-fifty on box
Parallel turns on unprepared snow
Carving on large and easy slopes

SNOW ACADEMY

Groups of maximum 8 people

Skiing without limits on and off the piste, in the snowpark and between the doors characterise the Swiss Snow Academy. You go down happily to the slalom gates, you learn cool tricks in the snowpark and you develop your own style… you learn what really makes you happy!

race

AIMS

Information about competitions
Turns: Parallel turns “race” competition
Turns: Small “race” competition turn
Turns: Various carving turns (at least one)
Turns: Various small turns (at least one)
Turns: Competition technique in a given path
Air: Extension jump
Race: Training or competition (at least 1 discipline):
– Giant slalom
– Special slalom

freestyle

AIMS

Information about behaviour in the snowpark
Turns: Parallel “Switch” turn
Air: Right jump with grab (two different jumps minimum)
Air: Air Trick Spins (180° oder 360°)
Tricks: Tricks on-piste 180° et Swedish 180°
Box/Rail: Rotation on box or Rail
Freestyle: Training or competition (at least 1 discipline):
– Pipe Basic Run
– Quarterpipe
– Skicross

freeride

AIMS

Information about security, avalanches and weather
Safety: Training or competition (at least 1 discipline):
– DVA research
– Read the avalanche bulletin
– Choice of line and stop off points
Turns: Off-piste parallel turn with varying distance
Turns: Creative trails/Powder 8
Turns: Small turns in moguls
Airs: Jumps above natural obstacles
Freeride: Creative off-piste descent