Group Assignment & Course Content

Beginners

Adult beginners (never stood on skis before)

Course Content: an opportunity to get used to the ski equipment, walking, basic gliding, downhill and braking exercises, learning first turns using the “snowplough” technique, on our own practice area, at the practice lift and on easy pistes.

Slightly Experienced

Requirements: able to make a series of turns using snowplough technique, at the practice lift and on easy pistes

Course Content: repeat snowplough technique, vary speed, ski down blue-rated pistes, steer using snowplough technique (in other words, after every snowplough turn, skis return to a parallel position), easy red-rated pistes.

Experienced

Requirements: able to steer using snowplough technique on red pistes

Course Content: increase speed, different radiuses, ski down red-rated pistes, steering with parallel skis, long radiuses, use of poles, short radiuses.

Expert/Pro

Requirements: very good skills, steer with parallel skis, use poles on black-rated pistes

Course Content: carving on steeper pistes, carving through long and short radiuses