Beginning on January 9th the Thursday Night Lights Program offers eight sessions of supportive and challenging ski and snowboard clinics for adults, taught by PSIA/AASI-trained instructors.
The Thursday Night clinics are specially tailored to address each individual’s experience level and aspirations, from those beginning or restarting to those wishing to improve their skills on steeper terrain in every possible condition winter might serve up. Confidence on the snow is a necessary ingredient for improvement at all levels.
The Thursday Night Lights Program offers just the right blend of encouragement, skill development and camaraderie. Complementary hot beverage. 2 hour ski/ride clinic. Individual video analysis of skiing/riding
Participants gather at 5:45 pm for a quick self stretch and the clinics begin promptly at 6:00pm on-snow. Advance registration is required, book by 5:15pm before the lesson begins.
Ages: Adults
Lesson Type: Season Long Program with 2 hour clinic and hot beverage
Lesson Length: January 9th through March 6th
(Note: there is no program on February 20th during President’s Week holiday period)
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.*
