Teaching and different classes (ski) in the French ski-school of La Norma*

 Children

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

 

What i can already do

What can i learn ?

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.