Snowboard levels

BLUE LEVELS

prince / princess

I have never snowboarded before

AIMS

Information about equipment
Dependency on the board
Sliding, skidding, stopping 
Exercises for going up the ski lift
Skidding turns

king / queen

I know how to do skidding turns

AIMS

Information about using ski lifts
Going up the ski lift safely
Stop by counter-rotation
Rapid change (front side and backside)
Turns by pre-co rotation (various rotations)

star

I know how to go up the ski lift, turn, do rapid changes

AIMS

Information about behaviour on the slopes (FIS Rules)
Jump over small jumps
Small Fakie descent
Wheeler

Turns by rocking movements (various rocking movements)

RED ACADEMY

Freestyle Turns

I can go up the ski lift, turn, do small jumps and Fakie

AIMS

Information about nature, countryside and environment
Jump by an Ollie movement (Basic Air)
Cross-over turns
Short slide periods on the Front and the Back
Mastered Fakie Descent on easy slopes

SWISS SNOW ACADEMY

Freeride / Freestyle / Turns

I can do dynamic carving, front and back turns

AIMS

Information about the snow sport teacher set-up
Small turns
4 different 180° on-piste by Ollie or N’ollie
Straight variants with Tweak on average jumps
360° on-piste with slope help

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