Levels
Our skiing and snowboarding courses cater for all ability levels – from beginners to experienced skiers and snowboarders – and are led by professional snow sports instructors. Use our short videos to find out which course content you’ve already mastered and which next level you’d like to learn with us.
Snowgarden
Learning content
- The story of Snowli
- Getting to know the skis and the snow
- Walking, climbing uphill (turning around)
- Skiing in the fall line with skis parallel and braking
- First changes of direction from the fall line
Blue Prince/Princess
Learning content
- Equipment
- Climbing uphill by side stepping and herringbone (scissor) stepping
- Gliding and braking with the snow plough
- Skiing with skis parallel with steps and tricks
- Turning snow plough turns (wedge turns)
Blue King/Queen
Learning content
- Safe use of lifts
- Traversing and tricks
- Side-slipping
- Skiing with skis parallel over easy bumps and jumps
- Snow plough turns (wedge christie) on an easy blue slope
Blue Star
Learning content
- Behaviour on the slopes (FIS rules)
- Turning in a miniature slalom jungle and in a set course
- Skiing over bumps and dips
- Skiing backwards (switch) with skis in a V shape with change of direction
- Snow plough turns (wedge christie) on a versatile blue run
Red Prince/Princess
Learning content
- Warming up
- Braking with skis parallel
- Turning steps on an easy slope
- Waltzing
- Skidded parallel turns
Red King/Queen
Learning content
- Behaviour in the snowpark
- Short turns on an easy slope
- Skating step on the flat terrain
- Basic Air (small kicker)
- Parallel turns with various radii
Red Star
Learning content
- Nature, forest and the environment
- Parallel turns through a corridor of slalom gates and in a set course
- Skidded parallel turns backwards (switch)
- Single ski turns on an easy slope
- Short turns on an intermediate slope
Black Academy
Learning content
- Ski Race
- Ski Freestyle
- Ski Freeride
Snowgarden
Learning content
- Equipment
- Skating on a flat surface with one foot strapped
- Fullbase riding on a gentle slope
- Edging down the fall line
- Flat base riding to edging on a gentle slope
Blue Prince/Princess
Learning content
- Behaviour on the slopes (FIS rules)
- Edging in the traverse
- Edging to fullbase riding
- Using the T-bar lift
- Skidded turns
Blue King/Queen
Learning content
- Warming up
- Turns using rotation techniques
- Waltzing
- Wheelie
- Jumping with both feet in the air on a slope
Blue Star
Learning content
- Behaviour in the snowpark
- Riding Switch
- Speed check
- Fifty/Fifty on an easy box
- Hitting small jumps
Red Prince/Princess
Learning content
- Small Freestyle glossary
- Turns using stretching and bending techniques
- Powerslide
- Ollie/N´Ollie on the slope
- 180° on the slope
Red King/Queen
Learning content
- Nature, forest and the environment
- Carved turns
- Slide on the slope
- Ollie/N´Ollie 180° on the slope
- Basic Air
Red Star
Learning content
- Swiss Snow Academy
- Riding off-piste
- Frontside Noseturn
- Backside boardslide on a box
- Straight Air
Black Academy
Learning content
- Snowboard Slope
- Snowboard Freestyle
- Snowboard Freeride
