Your lesson begins with an assessment of your ability level and assignment to an instructor with a group that matches your level. You will then move on to a quick refresher to make sure there are no questions, then moving on to learning new skills and honing the skills you already have.
Ski Levels
Red: Never skied before
Orange: Skied once or twice, cannot complete wedge turns; can walk, glide to a stop, turn in one direction
Yellow: Can link wedge turns in the learning area; learns to control speed through linking turns in anticipation of riding the chairlift
Green:- Learns to ride the chair lift. Learns to control speed through linked wedge turns on green terrain *THIS IS THE FIRST LEVEL TO GO UP THE CHAIR. IF STUDENTS CANNOT CONTROL SPEED BY TURNING WE WILL NOT BRING THEM UP THE CHAIRLIFT *
Blue: Rides the chair lift independently and comfortably control speed on all green terrain by beginning to ski parallel (match skis through the turn)
Purple: Rides the chair lift independently and can comfortably ski all blue terrain in open track parallel; learning to navigate black terrain. Learning to use poles to initiate new turns.
Black: Rides the chair lift independently. Can comfortably ski all blue and black terrain in parallel turns and using poles; in any conditions.
Snowboard Levels:
Red: Never ridden before
Orange: Riden once or twice, cannot link J turns, can glide, come to a gliding stop and turn one way
Yellow: Can link J turns in the learning area; learns to control speed through linking turns in anticipation of riding the chairlift; beginning to link S turns.
Green: Learns to ride the chair lift and control speed through linked S turns on green terrain; can successfully control speed using linked S turns in the learning area.
THIS IS THE FIRST LEVEL TO GO UP THE CHAIR. IF THE BOARDER CAN ONLY RIDE TERRAIN IN FALLING LEAF, WE WILL NOT BRING THEM UP THE CHAIR UNTIL THEY CAN LINK TURNS
Blue: Rides the chair lift independently and comfortably control speed on all green terrain and easy blue terrain moving out of S turns beginning to carve on green terrain
Purple: Rides the chair lift independently; can successfully use skidded S turns to control speed on all blue terrain; can carve on green and easy blue terrain; and is learning to carve on all blue and black terrain.
Black: Rides the chair lift independently. Carves on all all terrain in any conditions.
*We cannot guarantee that participants will be placed together, this is for the safety of all the participants in the group.*
