Snowboard levels

BLUE LEVELS

prince / princess

I have never snowboarded before

AIMS

Information about equipment
Dependency on the board
Sliding, skidding, stopping
Exercises for going up the ski lift
Skidding turns

king / queen

I know how to do skidding turns

AIMS

Information about using ski lifts
Going up the ski lift safely
Stop by counter-rotation
Rapid change (front side and backside)
Turns by pre-co rotation (various rotations)

star

I know how to go up the ski lift, turn, do rapid changes

AIMS

Information about behaviour on the slopes (FIS Rules)
Jump over small jumps
Small Fakie descent
Wheeler
Turns by rocking movements (various rocking movements)

RED LEVELS

prince / princess

I can go up the ski lift, turn, do small jumps and Fakie

AIMS

Information about nature, countryside and environment
Jump by an Ollie movement (Basic Air)
Cross-over turns
Short slide periods on the Front and the Back
Mastered Fakie Descent on easy slopes

king / queen

I can jump by Ollie, slide Front and Back, descend in Fakie

AIMS

Information about warming-up
Slide 50/50 on an easy rail
Small consecutive turns
Cross-under turns
Front and Back Turn

star

I can do several consecutive turns, do front and back turns

AIMS

Information about tuning
Carving turns
Straight variants with grab on an average Backle jump
Master slopes with variation
Two different 180° on-piste

SWISS SNOW ACADEMY

Slope, park or freeride

I can carve, two different 180° on-piste

AIMS

Information about preparing material
Fakie Carving on easy slopes
Front and Back Turn backside
Jump by N’ollie
Dynamic carving

I can do dynamic carving, front and back turns

AIMS

Information about the snow sport teacher set-up
Small turns
4 different 180° on-piste by Ollie or N’ollie
Straight variants with Tweak on average jumps
360° on-piste with slope help