Novice who has never snowboarded.
Snow Garden
GOALS
One-foot flat glide
Full-base sliding on easy terrain
Edging down the fall line
Flat base riding to edging on a gentle slope
* Level 1 registration
Snowboarder knows how to stop and make the first changes of direction.
Lac de Bretaye trail
GOALS
Getting used to the board
Sliding, skidding, stopping
Exercises for going up the ski lift.
Skidding turns
* Level 2 registration
Snowboarder knows how to do skidding turns
Piste du lac noir / Chaux-Ronde
GOALS
Going up the ski lift safely.
Stop by counter-rotation
Waltzes (frontside and backside)
Turns by pre-co rotation (various rotations).
* Level 2 registration
Snowboarders know how to ride a ski lift, turn and do rapid changes.
Piste du Roc D’Orsay
GOALS
Jump over small jumps
A short Fakie descent
Wheeler
Tilting turns (tilting variants)
* Level 3 registration
The snowboarder knows how to ride a ski lift, turn, make small jumps and do a little Fakie
Red slope at Chaux-Ronde
GOALS
Ollie jump (Basic Air)
Cross-over turns
Short slide phases on Nose and Tail
Controlled Fakie descent on easy terrain
* Level 3 registration
The snowboarder knows how to do Ollie, slide on Nose and Tail, and descend in Fakie
Grand Chamossaire slope
GOALS
Slide 50/50 on an easy rail.
Small consecutive turns
Cross-under turns
Front and Back Turn
* Level 4 registration
The snowboarder knows how to make small consecutive turns, and front and back turns
Piste du Petit Chamossaire
GOALS
Carving turns
Straight variants with grab on an average jump
Master slopes with variation
Two different 180° on slope
* Level 4 registration
Limitless snowboarding on and off-piste, snow park and slalom.
GOALS
The Swiss Snow Academy has 3 main themes in the snowboard categories:
– Slope
– Park
– 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:
