For skiers who are new to skate skiing or getting back into it. You will be able to ski on flat terrain and safely negotiate gentle hills while enjoying the outdoors.

You will get there by working on:
■ Balance - Transfer body weight from ski to ski while moving forward.
■ Coordination - Use your arm motion and poles to extend your glide.
■ Propulsion - Push off from one ski at a time, using your legs and arms to propel forward.
Poles add to your momentum.
■ Change direction - Place and hold your skis in a wedge to slow and stop on a gentle hill.

You will be able to glide flat terrain using free skate and double pole. You can climb hills using herringbone, slow down, and safely stop when going down a gentle hill using a braking wedge. You can get safely back up after a fall.

For skiers who can ski flats and gentle hills, and are looking to increase efficiency and explore farther down the trail. You will be able to ski rolling terrain and explore trails farther from the club house. You will become faster and more efficient.

You will get there by working on:
■ Balance - Land on a flat ski and balance there to extend your glide.
■ Coordination - Move in a smooth and rhythmic fashion as you pole with your arms and push equally with both legs.
■ Propulsion - Load your poles with your body weight as you flex your upper body.
■ Change direction - With your skis comfortably making a wedge shape on the snow, turn your legs & skis independently from your upper body.

Getting stronger and smoother! You will be able to feel a smooth gliding sensation as you skate along flat and low rolling trails in your One Skate and Double Pole. A growing sense of confidence is emerging as you descend gentle hills, using a wedge to turn right or left.

For skiers who want to enjoy the grace and efficiency of more fluid whole-body movement, have fun, and reach new frontiers over more adventurous terrain. You are skiing further with what feels like less effort along the flats. You are now starting to explore more rolling terrain.

You will get there by working on:
■ Balance - A forward, relaxed stance, generates a fluid continuous motion.
■ Coordination - Adapt tempo and position to terrain to manage momentum.
■ Propulsion - Increase leg and arm range of motion to transmit more power to skis and
poles.
■ Change direction - When turning or stepping, your balance moves to the outside ski and
you use your edges to grip.

Oh the places you will go! You can now confidently ski low rolling terrain of your choosing with more ease and strength. Trails that may once have looked daunting are now within your range.