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.