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Level guide ski school
Would you like to book a lesson or course, but not quite sure which level is best for you? Our level guide for skiing and snowboarding can help! Find out what basic skills are required by age and level. The indicators further show what you will learn. This way you can quickly determine your level and easily choose the most suitable lesson or course.
Level guide Skiing & Snowboarding
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No experience - Green | Slightly advanced - Blue | Advanced - Red | Above advanced - Black |
Level guide skiing
Are you standing on the skis for the first time or are you already a seasoned skier? An extra lesson never hurts. But at what level are you now and which lesson or course is best for you? In the schedule below you can read what you need to be able to do within each level and which lesson or course you should take to move up a level.
| Basic skills | What am I going to learn? | Featured products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years old | I have never skied before. |
Together with my parents, I get to know the snow and skiing in a playful way. In the process, I discover the fun of gliding on snow. |
Parent & child skiing lesson |
| 3-5 years old | I have never skied before, can't keep my balance sliding and snowplough. | I learn to actively move with ski's, keep my balance and stop. |
Ski courses 3 years Ski courses 4-5 years |
| 6-12 years old | I have never skied before, can't stop yet and can't make turns yet. | I learn how to safely stop and downhill in snowplough turns at all times. |
Ski courses 6-12 years SnowCamps KidsDay |
| From 13 years old | I have never skied before, can't stop and can't make turns yet. | I learn how to stop safely at all times and downhill in snowplough turns. |
Ski courses from 13 years SnowCamps (up to 16 years) |
| All ages | I have never skied before. | During this first introductory lesson, you will experience how to handle the ski equipment, slide balance, slow down and ski down a small slope. | Trial lesson skiing |
| Basic skills | What am I going to learn? | Featured products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years old | I can actively move with skis, keep my balance while gliding and have been introduced to snowplough stop. |
I am learning to stop and ski in one direction. |
Ski courses 3 years |
| 4-5 years old | I can actively move around with skis, keep my balance while gliding and have experience stopping. | I learn how to stop safely at all times and downhill in snowplough turns. |
Ski courses 4-5 years |
| 6-12 years old* | I can stop and downhill in snowplough turns safely at all times. | I am learning how to parallel glide my skis on both mountain sides between my snowplough turns. |
Ski courses 6-12 years old SnowCamps KidsDay |
| From 13 years | I can always stop safely and downhill in snowplough turns. |
I learn how to slide my skis parallel on both mountain sides between my snowplough turns. Furthermore, I prepare for the mountains by learning how to ski steep passages and with poles as well. In this level, I learn perhaps the most important thing about skiing ever: basic posture and skiing on the valley ski. |
Ski courses from 13 years SnowCamps (up to 16 years) |
*In preperation for winter sports vacations and in order to safely handle all blue slopes including steeper sections of the slopes, it is recommended to have completed at least level 2.
| Basic skills | What am I going to learn? | Recommended products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years old* | I can stop completely and ski in one directoin. |
I am learning how to make my first turns. |
Ski courses 3 years |
| 4-5 years old* | I can stop and make first turns. |
I learn how to downhill safely in groups. |
Ski courses 4-5 years |
| 6-12 years old | I have learned the basic stance and can ski parallel between 2 turns. |
I learn how to make completely parallel turns and ski with ski poles. Parallel skiing means switching sides from left to right at the same time and therefore always keeping the skis completely side by side. This requires a faster pace and more dynamics. |
Ski courses 6-12 years KidsDay |
| From 13 years | I have learned the basic stance and can ski parallel between 2 turns. | I learn how to make full parallel turns and use my poles. |
Ski courses from 13 years SnowCamps (up to 16 years) |
*In preperation for winter sports vacations and in order to safely handle all blue slopes including steeper sections on the slopes, it is recommended to have completed at least level 3.
| Basic skills | What am I going to learn? | Featured products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years old | I can make turns |
I learn to vary my turns and pace and learn how to move around a ski area safely. |
Ski courses 3 years |
| 4-5 years old | I can make turns. |
I learn to vary my turns and pace and learn how to move around a ski area safely. |
Ski courses 4-5 years |
| 6-12 years old | I can ski parallel long turns. |
I learn to ski short turns in parallel and to use my poles rhytmically with them. This level also prepares you for the narrow and crowded passages in a ski area. |
Ski courses 6-12 years SnowCamps KidsDay Club SnowWorld |
| From 13 years old | I can ski long turns in parallel and use my poles in the process. |
I learn to ski elegant short turns and use my poles rhythmically. This level also prepares you for the narrow and busy passages in a ski area. |
Ski courses from 13 years SnowCamps (up to 16 years) Club SnowWorld |
Level guide Snowboarding
Do you already know all the tricks with a snowboard or will this be the first time for you? A lesson or course will get you ready for winter sports. In the table below we show you which lesson or course is suitable to develop or improve your snowboarding skills.
| Basic skill | What am I going to learn? | Recommended products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years old | I have never snowboarded before. |
Together with my parents, I am learning about snow and snowboarding in a playful way. In the proces I discover the fun of gliding on snow. |
Parent & child snowboarding lessons |
| 4-5 years old | I have never snowboarded before and cannot yet keep my balance gliding. | I learn to keep my balance gliding and slowing down on a snowboard. |
Parent & child snowboarding lessons
|
| 6-12 years old | I have never snowboarded before, can't stop and can't make turns yet. | I learn to rut and stop on frontside and backside. Furthermore, I can go from frontside to backside (switch and vice versa). I did my first full downhill. |
Snowboarding courses 6-12 years SnowCamps KidsDay |
| From 13 years | I have never snowboarded before, can't stop and can't make turns yet. | I learn to rut and stop on frontside and backside. Furthermore, I can switch from frontside to backside (and vice versa). I did my first full downhill. |
Snowboarding courses for adults SnowCamps (up to 16 years) |
| Every age | I have never snowboarded before. | During this first introductory lesson, you will experience how to handle the snowboarding equipment, sliding balance, braking and snowboarding down a small slope. | Trial lesson snowboarding |
| Basic skills | What am I going to learn? | Recommended products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years old | I can keep sliding balanced on my snowboard |
I will learn to rut and stop on backside and frontside. |
Private lessons in snowboarding |
| 4-5 years old | I can keep gliding balanced on my snowboard. | I learn to rut and stop on backside and frontside. |
Snowboard lessons 4-5 years |
| 6-12 years old* | I can turn from backside to frontside (or vice versta). | I learn to traverse betrween turns and connect turns thytmically. I also learn to snowboard switch. |
Snowboard courses 6 to 12 years SnowCamps KidsDay |
| From 13 years* | I can regularly turn from backside to frontside (or vice versa). | I learn to traverse between turns and to rhytmically connect turns. I also learn switch snowboarding. |
Snowboard courses for adults SnowCamps (up to 16 years) |
*To prepare for the winter sports vacations and to be able to safely handle all blue slopes including steeper parts of the slopes, it is recommended to have completed at least level 2.
| Basic skills | What am I going to learn? | Recommended products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years old* | I can keep my balance on frontside and backside, stop with it and change direction. |
I will learn my first turns from frontside to backside and backside to frontside. |
Private lessons in snowboarding |
| 4-5 years old* | I can keep my balance on frontside and backside, stop there and change direction. | I learn my first turns from frontside to backside and backside to frontside |
Snowboard courses 4-5 years |
| 6-12 years old | I can make regular and switch turns. | I learn how to make carved turns at speed. Furthermore, I improve my coordination on snowboard with flattricks |
Snowboard courses 6-12 years SnowCamps KidsDay |
| From 13 years old | I can make regular and switch turns | I learn how to make carved turns at speed. Furthermore, I improve my coordination on snowboard with flattricks. |
Snowboard courses for adults SnowCamps (up to 16 years) |
*In order to prepare for the winter vacations and to be able to safely handle all blue slopes including steeper parts of the slopes, it is recommended to have completed at least level 3.
| Basic skills | What am I going to learn? | Recommended products | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years old | I can make my own first turns. |
I learn to follow a trail and move safely in a ski area |
Private snowboarding lesson |
| 4-5 years old | I can make my own first turns. | I learn to follow a trail and move around a ski area safely |
Snowboard courses 4-5 years |
| 6-12 years old | I can board cut turns and perform flattricks. | I learn to make short turns to move around a ski area better. Gurthermore, I learn to manage park elements. |
Snowboard courses 6-12 years SnowCamps KidsDay Club SnowWorld |
| From 13 years old | I can board cut turns and perform flattricks. | I learn to make short turns to move better in a ski area. Furthermore, I learn to manage park elements. |
Snowboard courses from 13 years Snowcamps (up to 16 years) Club SnowWorld |