VAL THORENS CHILDREN’S LEVEL FINDER
Age?
Experience?
What ski runs?
What can they do already?
What level to book?
Technical objectives?
Age?
Experience?
What ski runs?
What can they do already?
What level to book?
Technical objectives?
From 5 years
Never skied or done a few hours
Snowgarden, beginner’s area or green runs
Brown Bear
Snowplough, use drag lifts and a chair lifts on green runs.
From 5 years
Had a few days to one weeks experience
Green runs
Snowplough
Polar Bear
Snowplough turns on green and easy blue runs.
5-12 years
2 to 3 weeks experience
Green and easy blue runs
Snowplough turns
1st Ski
Snowplough turns and bringing skis together in parallel on blue runs.
5-12 years
3 to 5 weeks experience
Blue runs
Starting to parallel
2nd Ski
Parallel turns on blue runs. Discovery of red runs. Introduction of ski poles. Good general position.
5-12 years
5 to 7 weeks experience
Blue and easy red runs
Parallel turns
3rd Ski
Parallel turns on blue and red runs. Small and large linked turns. Introduction to mogul skiing.
From 8 years
7 to 10 weeks experience
Blue and red runs
Small and large linked turns on bumpy runs
Bronze Ski
Comfortable on red runs. Discover black runs, freestyle and snowpark.
From 10 years
10 to 14 weeks experience
Red and easy black runs
A steady skier on all types of runs
Silver Ski
Good skier on all types of runs and snow. Improve on freestyle.
From 10 years
12 to 14 weeks experience
All types of runs
Good skier on all types of runs
Gold Ski
Discover all terrain skiing.
From 12 years
12 weeks experience or more
All types of runs and all types of snow conditions
Very good skier
Pro-Rider
Expert skier. Weekly program: freestyle, freeride, snowpark, timed races in boarder cross.