| Level |
Age/Experience |
Expectations |
| Bunnyrabbits |
New skiers
No or limited ski experience
Usually 3-5 years old
|
Emphasis is on having fun on skis!
- Balance and movement are key objectives
- Kids need to want to ski
- Liimited use of ski poles
|
| 1 |
Beginner skiers
Limited ski experience
Usually 5-7 years old |
Skills begin to be taught:
- Can get up from a fall on the flats
- Can keep skis straight while moving forward
- Can climb hills using herringbone & side step
- No skating taught at this level
|
| 2 |
Novice skiers
A year of ski experience
Usually 6-8 years old |
All Level 1 skills plus:
- Beginning of diagonal stride ("gliding")
- Straight running and turning on downhill
- Stopping and turning, using the “Snowplow”
- Can get up from a fall on a hill
- Double poling.
|
| 3 |
Experienced skiers or has completed Level 2
Usually 7-9 years old |
All Level 2 skills plus:
- Introduce skating techniques
- Free Skate and Skate Turn
- Diagonal Skate
- One-step Double Poling
- Intermediate diagonal stride
- Endurance requirement=10/5 min classic/skate
|
| 4 |
Experienced Jackrabbits
Three years ski experience
Level 3 completed
Usually 8-10 years old
|
All Level 3 skills plus:
- Step Turns
- Parallel Side Slipping
- Two Skate
- Offset Skate
- Advanced Diagonal stride
- Uphill diagonal Stride
- Stem Christie and Telemark turns
- Transitions from one classic technique to another
- Endurance requirement=20/15 min classic/skate
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