Ability Levels

Downhill Skiing / Snowboard / Telemark Skiing

  Red

  • First time on skis or snowboard.
  • Has never skied or boarded before.

  Yellow

  • Has skied or boarded before.
  • Can ski in a cautious wedge stance (pizza) on easiest terrain.
  • Snowboarder can do skidded traverses and can stop.

  Green

  • Can ride the chairlift and is comfortable on green terrain.
  • Can ski with confident wedge turns.
  • Snowboarder can link turns in both directions.

  Blue

  • Is comfortably on blue terrain.
  • Can ski with wide stance parallel turns.
  • Snowboarder can confidently link turns on blue terrain.

  Black

  • Is an all mountain, parallel skier.
  • Is an all mountain snowboarder who carves dynamically.

Nordic Skiing

  Red

  • First time on Nordic skis.
  • Has never Nordic skied before.

  Yellow

  • Can comfortably ski flat, easiest terrain.

  Green

  • Can comfortably ski flat and rolling green terrain.
  • Finds steeper hills challenging.

  Blue

  • Can comfortably ski most blue terrain and some steeper terrain.

  Black

  • Can confidently ski all terrain.