Mount Evans
Ski School
Ski and Snowboard Instruction

When you register for a class, we need to know what your level of ability is. Pick the one below that is closest to yours.

 

  

Level 1: Never done it, but ready to learn!

 

Level 2: Can do wedge turns and stop on easiest terrain.

 

Level 3: Can do solid wedge turns and control speed on easier green trails.

 

Level 4: Can ski on all green trails confidently with wedge turns or beginning wedge-christie; (turns starting with a wedge and with skis matching in the fall line).

 

Level 5: Can ski easier blue runs with wedge-christie turns. Beginning pole swing.

 

Level 6: Beginning parallel turns on blue terrain with pole touch.

 

 


How about Snowboarding?

 

Determine your riding ability from the descriptions below:

 

 

Level 1: Never done it, but ready to learn.

 

Level 2: Skidded turns left & right on easiest terrain

 

Level 3: Linked, skidded turns with speed control on green terrain. Not aggressive

 

Level 4: Linked, skidded turns with speed control on blue terrain. Not aggressive

 

Level 5: Linked, dynamic turns with speed control on blue terrain . Fast & aggressive.

 

 

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