VAL THORENS SNOWBOARD LEVEL FINDER
Age?
Experience?
What runs?
What can you do already?
What level to book?
Technical objectives?
Age?
Experience?
What runs?
What can you do already?
What level to book?
Technical objectives?
From 5 years
Never snowboarded
Beginner’s area
Nothing yet!
Learn to Ride
Boarding on green and blue runs
From 8 years
1-2 weeks boarding
Green and easy blue runs
Backside & frontside slide-slipping both directions. Simple sliding turns.
Bronze
Confident on blue runs and snowpark initiation.
From 8 years
Confident on blue runs & tried the snowpark
Blue runs
Wide linked turns & simple switch turns, 360 on-piste.
Silver
Confident on red runs and small/medium kickers in the snow park
From 8 years
Confident on red runs and small/medium kickers in the snow park
Blue and red runs
Starting to carve turns. Can ride switch.
Gold
Master different snow conditions both on and off-piste
From 8 years
Good snowboarder on all types of terrain
All types of runs
Mastered riding switch. Very good control on all types of runs
Expert
Master the board on all types of terrain and in the air at different speeds.