LA PLAGNE LEVEL FINDER
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3-4 years
Never skied
Snowgarden or beginner's area
Snow Bear
Use a magic carpet or drag lift, good balance while skiing, walk with skis on.
From 5 years
Never skied or done a few hours
Snowgarden, beginner’s area or green runs
Brown Bear
Snowplough on green runs. Use drag lifts and chair lifts.
From 5 years
1 weeks experience
Green runs
Snowplough
Polar Bear
Snowplough turns on green and easy blue runs.
5-13 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.
5-13 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.
5-13 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
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
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
Discover all terrain skiing.
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.
From 13 years
Never skied or done a few hours on a dry slope
Beginner’s area
Discovery
Can ski all green runs and easy blues.
From 13 years
A few days to a week experience
Green and easy blue runs
Snowplough turns
Level 1
Bringing skis together in parallel on blue runs.
From 13 years
2 to 5 weeks experience
Blue runs
Simple parallel turns
Level 2
Parallel turns on all blue runs and easy reds.
From 13 years
From 5 weeks experience
Blue and easy red runs
Good parallel turns
Level 3
Comfortable on red runs and discovering black runs.
From 13 years
From 8 weeks experience
Red and easy black runs
Very good parallel turns and moguls
Level 4
Discover all terrain skiing.
From 13 years
From 12 weeks experience
Black runs
Expert skier on all types of runs
Steep & Deep
Expert skier. Weekly program: off-piste and freeride skiing.
From 8 years
Never snowboarded
Beginner’s area
Learn to Ride
Linking turns on green and easy blue runs.
From 10 years
A few days to a week experience
Green and easy blue runs
Side slipping. Front side and backside turns
Intermediate
Comfortable on red runs. Learning to ride switch.
From 12 years
2 to 4 weeks experience
Blue and red runs
Riding switch. In the process of mastering front side and backside turns
Advanced
Discover black runs, freestyle, snowpark and powder snow.
From 14 years
4 to 6 weeks experience
All types of runs
Mastered riding switch. Very good control on all types of runs
Expert
Expert snowboarder. Weekly program: off-piste!