THE ROADMAP TO BETTER SKIING
If you want to improve your skiing, learning the roadmap is an effective way to identify your level and your best next steps for improvement.
So I have condensed what I have learned from a decade of ski instructing and built you a roadmap from beginner to intermediate to advanced skiing.
It includes the necessary skills at each stage and links to the tutorials and resources which will help you get there.
LOWER BEGINNER TO STRONG BEGINNER
Complete Beginner:
- Snow Plough
- Snow Plough Turns
- Plough Parallel Turns
Parallel Turns on Easy Blues
STRONG BEGINNER TO LOWER INTERMEDIATE
Parallel Turns on blues & easy reds
- Parallel Turns
- Side Slipping
- Parallel Stops
- Golden Rule #1
- Golden Rule #2
Limited to easy slopes
LOWER INTERMEDIATE TO STRONG INTERMEDIATE
Nervous when difficult
- Skiing Posture
- Dynamic Posture
- Pole Plant
Neat & Confident Parallel Turns on all Blue & Red Runs
STRONG INTERMEDIATE TO LOWER ADVANCED
Breaks out of Intermediate Plateau!
- Black Slopes
- Carving
- Variable Snow Conditions
- Rounded Turn Shape
- Lateral Separation
Struggles in difficult conditions
LOWER ADVANCED TO STRONG ADVANCED
Struggles in bumps
- Short Turns
- Moguls
- Rotational Separation
Can ski all terrain in control
STRONG ADVANCED TO EXPERT
EXPERT
- Piste Performance
- Ski Racing
- Freestyle
- Backcountry Explorer
- Ski Touring
- Steep Skiing
- Technically Perfect
Non specialist
