I already was on ski’s, I can walk with ski’s under my feet and slide down in a straight line. But I cannot make the pizza (snowplough) yet.

Gliding – snowplow position – braking – climbing with skis – introduction to the children’s lift – first change of direction

I can make the pizza (snowplough) to stop and maybe I can even do some turns already. But I was never skiing on a blue slope without support.

Safe braking – safety on the children’s lift – first snowplow runs – skating step – introduction to blue slopes – introduction to riding the T-bar lift

I can ski down an easy blue slope safely doing the pizza (snowplough) and I can make turns but I’m not so fast yet.

Safe skiing on blue slopes - Safe use of the T-bar lift - First parallel diagonal runs - Shifting weight - Skiing with poles - Introduction to semi-parallel

I am confident making turns and controlling my speed on all blue slopes doing the pizza (snowplough). I can use a ski lift with support from the instructor.

Parallel diagonal skiing – Braking – Half-parallel – First parallel runs – First turns using edges – Shifting weight 

I am confident making turns and controlling my speed on all blue slopes doing the pizza (snowplough), also when it’s a bit steeper. I can use a ski lift with support from the instructor.

Semi-parallel – Parallel runs – Safe skiing on blue slopes – Shifting weight in turns – Introduction to carving – Performance on easy terrain 

I am confident skiing on blue and red slopes and start skiing parallel between the turns on easy slopes. I can use the ski lift without support. I ski with poles.

Introduction to carving – Parallel turns with weight transfer – Carving turns on blue slopes – Bumps/hollows – Introduction to red slopes – First on-piste tricks 

I am confident skiing on blue and red slopes, skiing parallel between the turns. I can already do a bit of parallel breaking on blue slopes and can also slide sidewards with my skis parallel.

Introduction to carving turns with weight transfer – First jumps – Introduction to short turns – Parallel turns with varying radii – Safe skiing on red slopes – Bumps

On blue slopes I ski parallel, but on red slopes I sometimes still make the pizza (snowplough) in the turns.

Carving turns with weight

I ski parallel on red slopes and also already skied some black slopes.

Short turns on steep terrain – Carving turns on moderate terrain – Carving with varying radii – 180° – Confident skiing on varied terrain – Introduction to off-piste 

I am confident skiing parallel on black slopes and would like to learn to carve on red slopes.

Carving on red runs – Short turns – Tricks in the park/backcountry – 180° – Carving turns on moderate terrain – Dynamic skiing on varied terrain 

I am very confident skiing on all kinds and levels of slopes and would like to improve my technique in carving, short turns, powder skiing and jumping.

Short turns – Carving on red runs – Deep snow technique – Tricks in the park/backcountry and on boxes – Confident skiing on steep terrain – Performance in any terrain

Techniques for Steep Terrain – Introduction to Moguls – First Freestyle Jumps – Advanced Slope Tricks – Safe Skiing on Steep Slopes

First carving turns – Carving with high edge release – Carving with low edge release – Safety considerations – Carving technique for steep terrain – Skiing with extreme lean

I can already handle a few turns.

Confidence in turning - Introdution to turning by weighting and unweighting the board - 360 slope spins - Short fakie runs - Increased performance on easy slopes.

I can handle all the turns with confidence and would like to focus on more exercises.

Extentsion and flexion turns - swivel turns - changing direction using the edges of the board - jumps and ollies - increased performance on moderately easy slopes.

Introduction to Carving – Turning with Edge Control – Steep-Slope Turns – Terrain Jumps – Riding Backwards – Slope Jumps