Level 0
• Ski: You have never skied before
• Snowboard: You have never snowboarded before.
Level 1
• Ski: You have skied before and can stop in a wedge.
• Snowboard: You can perform a skidded traverse on both heel-side and toe-side edges and can stop.
Level 2
• Ski: You are comfortable making wedge turns on easier green runs.
• Snowboard: You can perform skidded traverses in both directions with confidence and can make basic turns in both directions.
Level 3
• Ski:You are beginning to match your skis at the end of each turn. You are comfortable on green runs.
• Snowboard:You can turn in both directions with speed control and are working on linking turns.
Level 4
• Ski:You are matching your skis earlier in each turn. You ski green and easier blue runs.
• Snowboard:You are linking skidded turns with good speed control and shape, and are seeking more challenging terrain.
Level 5
• Ski:You match your skis near the beginning of each turn, and you ski a mixture of blue and green runs.
• Snowboard:You are confident on most intermediate terrain under good conditions and are beginning to carve turns.
Level 6
• Ski:You are comfortable making open parallel turns with a pole plant on green and blue runs.
• Snowboard:You are comfortable on all intermediate terrain under good conditions. You are fine-tuning carved turns and seeking more challenging terrain including bumps and varying snow conditions.
Level 7
• Ski:You can make short, controlled parallel turns on blue and most black runs.
• Snowboard:You are confident performing carved turns and are refining technique in all snow conditions and terrain.
Level 8
• Ski:You make strong, linked parallel turns on black runs in a variety of conditions.
• Snowboard:You can negotiate the entire mountain with confidence and ease, working on the fine points of efficiency and exploring the extremes of riding.
What Level Am I? Where we ask ”have you ever skied before?”