Find Your Snowboard Level

Use the following to work out the snowboard level of yourself and anyone else in your group.

All Ages (7 Years +)

First Timer / White: Never Snowboarded before.
– Equipment familiarization, attaching the board on flat terrain, skating, straight running with 1 foot attached, intro to side-slipping.

Level 1 / Yellow: Able to side slip on one edge.
 – Learning to use our opposite edge, working towards falling leaf on both edges.

Level 2 / Green: Able to do falling leaf on both edges.
– Learning to traverse and intro to turning.

Level 3 / Blue: Able to link turns on green (Beginner) terrain.
 – Learning to refine our turns and explore red (Intermediate) terrain.

Level 4 / Red: Able to link turns on red (Intermediate) terrain.
 – Learn more dynamic riding and intro to switch riding, off-piste, powder and freestyle.

Level 5 / Black: Able to snowboard black (Advanced) terrain.
 – Learning to refine our advanced riding techniques and gaining confidence in all terrain and turn types (carving, moguls & park).

PRIVATE LESSONS
ADULT GROUP LESSONS
HAKUBA HEROES (7-14 YRS)
NAGANO NINJAS (12-16 YRS)

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