LESSON LEVELS:

Ages 3-6 Lessons

Ages 3-6 Ski School is broken down into 6 levels:

Level 1- Understand Mountain Safety, Take on and off skis, Get up independently after fall, guide with snowplow turns, able to ride the T-Bar

Level 2- able to adjust wedge to stop slower or faster, can turn with wedge, beginning to link turns

Level 3-Can safely ride the Evergreen Lift, demonstrate different turn sizes, can side stop.

Level 4-Beginning to parallel turn, comfortably ski the T-bar, beginning to do easier blues on the Timberline Gondola

Level 5- Can properly use poles, perform side stops in both directions, comfortable linking turns on blue terrain

Level 6-Can turn on more difficult blue terrain, can ski un-groomed terrain comfortably, can ski the Black Forest Terrain and runs off the Alpine Express .

After mastering Level 6, skier will be moved to ages 7-15.

Ages 7-15 and Adult Lessons

Ages 7-15 and Adult ski school is broken down into 10 levels

Level 1- Understand Mountain Safety, Take on and off skis, Get up independently after fall, guide with snowplow turns, able to ride the T-Bar

Level 2- able to adjust wedge to stop slower or faster, can turn with wedge, beginning to link turns

Level 3-Can safely ride the Evergreen Lift, demonstrate different turn sizes, can side stop.

Level 4-Beginning to parallel turn, comfortably ski the T-bar, beginning to do easier blues on the Timberline Gondola

Level 5- Can properly use poles, perform side stops in both directions, comfortable linking turns on blue terrain

Level 6-Can turn on more difficult blue terrain, can ski ungroomed terrain comfortably, can ski the Black Forest Terrain and runs off the Alpine Express.

Level 7- Can comfortably ski ungroomed blue terrain, ski blue bumps in control, make turns with upper/lower body separation, can ski a groomed black comfortably.

Level 8- Can ski black bumps comfortably, make turns with upper/lower body separation on black and double back terrain, can turn with confidence on difficult terrain

Level 9- Can comfortably ski unmarked terrain, can demonstrate upper/lower body separation on double black terrain, blend techniques to match the terrain

Level 10-Can identify and ski in variable conditions, uses poles to stabilize upper/lower body separation, and is confident and comfortable on all types of terrain.