Group Assignment & Course Content
Beginners
Group 1
Child beginners ages 4-5 (never stood on skis before), first days of skiing, “schuss” skiing, basic braking technique

Slightly Experienced
Group 2
Requirements: able to make a series of turns using snowplough technique on easy blue-rated pistes (practice hills)
Course Content: snowplough turns on blue-rated pistes with different speeds and radiuses

Group 3
Requirements: snowplough turns on blue-rated pistes with different speeds and radiuses
Course Content: snowplough turns on easy red-rated pistes

Group 4
Requirements: snowplow turns on easy red-rated pistes
Course Content: steer using snowplough technique (in other words, after every snowplough turn, skis return to a parallel position)

Advanced
Group 5
Requirements: able to steer using snowplough technique, in other words, after every snowplough turn skis return to a parallel position
Course Content: first parallel turns (long radiuses) and holding poles

Group 6
Requirements: first parallel turns (long radiuses) and able to hold poles
Course Content: parallel turns with use of poles on different pistes

Group 7
Requirements: parallel turns with use of poles on different pistes
Course Content: parallel turns (short and long radiuses); first carving on easy pistes

Expert/Pro
Group 8-10
Requirements: parallel turns (short and long radiuses); carving on red-rated pistes
Course Content: carving (short and long radiuses) on steeper pistes, intro to freeriding and moguls pistes, race skiing, formation skiing and freestyle


