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Downhill
Skiing / Snowboard / Telemark Skiing |
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| Red |
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First time on skis or snowboard.
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Has never skied or boarded before. |
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First time on Nordic skis.
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Has never Nordic skied before. |
| Yellow |
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Has skied or boarded before.
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Can ski in a cautious wedge stance (pizza) on easiest terrain.
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Snowboarder can do skidded traverses and can stop. |
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Can comfortably ski flat, easiest terrain. |
| Green |
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Can ride the chairlift and is comfortable on green terrain.
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Can ski with confident wedge turns.
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Snowboarder can link turns in both directions. |
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Can comfortably ski flat and rolling green terrain.
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Finds steeper hills challenging. |
| Blue |
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Is comfortably on blue terrain.
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Can ski with wide stance parallel turns.
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Snowboarder can confidently link turns on blue terrain. |
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Can comfortably ski most blue terrain and some steeper terrain. |
| Black |
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Is an all mountain, parallel skier.
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Is an all mountain snowboarder who carves dynamically. |
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Can confidently ski all terrain. |