Junior Snowboard Schools
Junior snowboard lessons are for young people aged 8 - 17 years.
Standards
Please read the information below to help determine which level is most suitable for your child.
Commence Cruising
Entry: Complete beginner or completed one open class (no skiing, surfing, skateboarding experience required)
Content: Provide rider with basics of technique, control of speed and direction, sideslipping and diagonal sideslipping, safe use of uplift (tow and chair)
Slider
Entry: Commence Cruising Certificate/Level 3, use tow to middle and perform diagonal sideslip on both toe and heel edge.
Content: Stance and riding style improvement, J turns and garlands on both heel and toe edges, improve steering skills
Rider
Entry: Slider Certificate/ Level 4, J turns and garlands on heel and toe edges
Content: Revision of garlands/ J turns, introduction to basic turns, controlled descent from the top, safe use of tow and chair to the top
Turner
Entry: Rider, able to do basic turns heel side and toe side, can use tow and chairlift to top and control descent from top
Content: Improvement of turning skills, turning from the middle station, sideslip from the top on heel and toe edge
Intermediate
Entry: Turner Certificate/ Level 5, basic turns from middle station/ linking turns
Content: Linking turns together, turns on steeper terrain, short radius and long radius turns
Performance
Intermediate Certificate/ Level 6, turning from the top, smooth short radius from middle
Content: Performance turns, turning from the top, switch turns, on slope freestyle, basic jumps
Freestyle
Entry: Level 7 Certificate, should be able to make turns forwards and switch (backwards) and make basic jumps and be competent on the tow
Contect: Developing freestyle skills, jumping technique, grabs and spins, slope tricks
