Teaching and different classes (ski)
in the French ski-school of La Norma*
| Classe |
What
am I able to do |
What can i learn and which course am I taking
t? |
| Piou-Piou / ourson | 3 - 4 years old, I never skied | I'll go to the snow garden "Piou Piou" to get prepare to the "Ourson / little bear" |
| Snowflake | more than 5 years old and I never skied | I'm going in a welcome children preparation class"snowflake / Flocon" |
| 1st Star | I have the snowflake, I 'm able to take the button lift and I know how to snowplough skiing | I'm going in the 1st star preparation course "1st star" |
| 2nd Star | I have the 1st star and I'm able to snow plough ski and do turning steps on low slopes and do the side slipping. | I'm going in the 2nd star preparation course "2nd star" |
| 3rd Star | I have the 2nd star and I can already turn with the skis parallel and I can easily make turning steps | I'm going in the 3rd star preparation course "3rd star" |
| Bronze star | I have the 3rd star and I can ski parallel and easily make turning steps, I jump bumps and can go straight down schuss | I'm going to get the golden star |
| Golden star | I have the bronze arrow or the bronze "chamois" and I love slalom | I'm taking a "competition" course |
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What i
can already do |
What can i learn ? |
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Beginner’s class |
I’ve
never skied / or / I can,
more or less, keep my balance while sliding and stop. |
Different
steps to go up the hill. Balancing,
stopping, using the lifts, turning and controlling the speed on easy slopes
(green). |
|
1° star (class 1) |
I can
turn and control my speed on easy slopes (green). |
Turning steps. Elementary turn : initiating the turn in
snowplough and ending it with the skis parallel. |
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2° star (class 2) |
I can ski
and control my speed on intermediate slopes (blue). |
Refining
the turning steps. Side-slipping. Basic
parallel turn:
turning with the skis parallel on intermediate to hard slopes (blue and red).
How to
use better my equipment (parabolic skis). |
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3° star (class 3) |
I can
already turn with the skis parallel on intermediate to hard slopes (blue and
red). I can
easily make turning steps. |
The
refined parallel turn : refining the parallel turns (smalls and wides), The
vertical work, the rythm, the drivings. How to
control the parabolic skis. I can easily ski on red slopes. Learning
how to stop quickly and efficiently. |
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Gold star |
I can
easily ski on red slopes, making wide and small turns. |
Refined
parallel turn and more engaging into the slopes. Skiing
quicker, for a longer time, and adapting my technique to the different slopes
and snows. First notions about jumps. |
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Competition class |
I can
easily ski on red and black slopes; making small or wide turns. |
Skiing
as fast as possible in different slaloms. Adapting
my technique to
the different kinds of slopes, to the snow quality, and also to others
skiers. Having
and trying to pass the many tests from the ski-school: the chamois, the
arrow, ect… |
* The
program may change, depending on the ground conditions.