Novice who has never skied before.
Snow Garden
GOALS
Learn about the snow slopes
Walking, turning and climbing with skis
Glide down the slope with skis parallel and brake.
First change of direction from slope line
* Level 1 registration
The skier masters the snowplough and the first changes of direction.
Lac de Bretaye trail
GOALS
Ascend using the side step and herringbone technique
Sliding and braking snowplough
Glide with skis parallel with steps and tricks
Snowplough Turn
* Level 2 registration
The skier masters the snowplough turn and a blue slope.
Piste du lac noir / Chaux-Ronde
GOALS
Cross-country descent and tricks
Sideslip
Skiing moguls and easy jumps
Snowplough turn on easy blue slope
* Level 2 registration
The skier masters the snowplough turn and begins the parallel run.
Roc D’Orsa trail
GOALS
Turn around small poles and a circuit
Skiing the hollows and bumps
Skiing in switch (backward) with skis in a “V” shape and changing direction.
Snowplough turn on varied blue slope
* Level 3 registration
The skier masters parallel turns on blue slopes and varies their skidding.
Chaux-Ronde red slope
GOALS
Parallel braking
Pivot turns on an easy slope
Waltzing
Skidded parallel turn
* Level 3 registration
The skier masters the skidded parallel turn on a red slope.
Grand Chamossaire slope
GOALS
Short turn on easy slope
Skating on flat terrain.
Basic Air (small jump)
Parallel turns with different radius
* Level 4 registration
The skier makes parallel turns with different radius on red and black slopes of medium difficulty.
Piste du Petit Chamossaire
GOALS
Parallel turns through a corridor of slalom gates and in a set course
Parallel skidded turn in “switch” (backward)
Single ski turns on an easy slope
Short turns on intermediate slopes
* Level 4 registration
The skier masters the parallel turn in unprepared snow.
GOALS
Short turns with poles on difficult slopes
Straights and fifthy/fifty jumps on box
Parallel turns off-piste
Carving on wide, easy slopes
* Level 5 registration
Limitless skiing on and off the slopes, snow park and slalom.
GOALS
The Swiss Snow Academy has 3 main themes in the ski categories:
– Race
– Freestyle
– Freeride
* Level 6 registration
Swiss Ski School Villars
In private or in a group, from class 1 to class 6, put your progress into practice by earning an internationally recognized medal. The medal ensures that you will always be placed in the equivalent level at any Swiss Ski School you attend.
Swiss Snow League Evaluation (the instructor fills in the logbook and validates the level acquired) and medal included from 3 days of Junior Skiing or 4 days of Prestige group lessons or 5 days of group lessons & Jardin des Neiges/ Snow Garden.
Swiss Ski School Villars
Here is the equivalency chart comparing the Swiss Snow League and the French assessments:
