VAL THORENS CHILDREN’S LEVEL FINDER

Age?

Experience?

What ski runs?

What can they do already?

What level to book?

Technical objectives?

Age?

Experience?

What ski runs?

What can they do already?

What level to book?

Technical objectives?

From 5 years

Never skied or done a few hours

Snowgarden, beginner’s area or green runs

Brown Bear

Snowplough, use drag lifts and a chair lifts on green runs.

From 5 years

Had a few days to one weeks experience

Green runs

Snowplough

Polar Bear

Snowplough turns on green and easy blue runs.

5-12 years

2 to 3 weeks experience

Green and easy blue runs

Snowplough turns

1st Ski

Snowplough turns and bringing skis together in parallel on blue runs.

5-12 years

3 to 5 weeks experience

Blue runs

Starting to parallel

2nd Ski

Parallel turns on blue runs. Discovery of red runs. Introduction of ski poles. Good general position.

5-12 years

5 to 7 weeks experience

Blue and easy red runs

Parallel turns

3rd Ski

Parallel turns on blue and red runs. Small and large linked turns. Introduction to mogul skiing.

From 8 years

7 to 10 weeks experience

Blue and red runs

Small and large linked turns on bumpy runs

Bronze Ski

Comfortable on red runs. Discover black runs, freestyle and snowpark.

From 10 years

10 to 14 weeks experience

Red and easy black runs

A steady skier on all types of runs

Silver Ski

Good skier on all types of runs and snow. Improve on freestyle.

From 10 years

12 to 14 weeks experience

All types of runs

Good skier on all types of runs

Gold Ski

Discover all terrain skiing.

From 12 years

12 weeks experience or more

All types of runs and all types of snow conditions

Very good skier

Pro-Rider

Expert skier. Weekly program: freestyle, freeride, snowpark, timed races in boarder cross.