Mountain Skills

Technical Skills

Freestyle

Racing

Target Ability

Has experience of varied terrain and steeps.  Has awareness of key

Has an awareness of skiing fundamentals such as balance, posture. 

Has an awareness of basic jumps and boxes, backwards skiing, and flatland 180s and 360s

Has been through training slalom and GS courses and has an awareness of basic race technique

Activities

Variety of activities e.g. side slipping, small bumps, vaiable gradients, corridors of poles, stopping, control of speed etc

Body Management

Posture: “Goal-keeper”

Balance: One ski

Movements: Midgets and Giants

Steering

Pressure Control: Aeroplane Turns

Edge Control: Turn of a thousand steps

Rotation Control: Cowboy turns

Control

Of speed: Say when

Of line: Follow the leader

Basic Jumps

Flat Boxes

Backwards snowplough

Flat 180s and 360s

Slalom and GS practice courses

Training using stubbies

Mountain Skills

Technical Skills

Freestyle

Racing

Target Ability

Has experience of varied terrain and steeps.  Knows key points of the skier codes.

Has an awareness of skiing fundamentals such as balance, posture. 

Has an awareness of basic jumps and boxes, backwards skiing, and flatland 180s and 360s

Has been through training slalom and GS courses and is improving basic race technique

Activities