Snowsports Levels

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Red Circle
RED – 1st Time Ski or Snowboard Program 
  • Never Skied Before
  • This is your first time on skis
Yellow Circle
Yellow
  • You have taken at least one lesson
  • You can walk or glide on skis
  • You can make a gliding wedge and stop
  • You have trouble controlling your speed
  • You can make a turn in one direction
  • You have ridden a lift
Green Circle
Green
  • You can climb uphill
  • You can control your speed while turning
  • You can link wedge (snowplow) turns together
  • You are starting to match your skis in the turn
  • You ski on Green Circle trails
  • You can ride a chair lift
Blue Square
Blue
  • You are starting to match your skis consistently
  • You start and finish your turns with parallel skis
  • You have started to use or are using poles
  • You can control your speed on Green Circles and some Blue Square Trails
Black Diamond
Black – Private Lessons Only
  • You ski parallel all the time
  • You can control your speed on Blue Square and some Black Diamond trails
Red Circle
RED – 1st Time Ski or Snowboard Program 
  • Never Snowboarded Before
  • This is your first time on a snowboard
Yellow Circle
Yellow
  • You have taken at least one lesson
  • You are able to do a heel/toe slide and stop
  • You can make a turn in one direction
  • You are starting to link turns on gentle terrain
  • You have ridden a lift
Green Circle
Green
  • You are starting to link turns consistently
  • You can control your speed while turning
  • You ride on Green Circle trails
  • You can ride a chairlift
Blue Square
Blue
  • You are linking turns consistently
  • You are starting to ride switch (backwards)
  • You are starting to do jumps
  • You can control your speed on Green Circles and some Blue Square Trails
Black Diamond
Black – Private Lessons Only
  • You are carving turns
  • You can link turns riding switch
  • You can do small jumps
  • You can control your speed on Blue Square and some Black Diamond trails