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WHAT LEVEL ARE YOUR CHILDREN AT ?
3 - 4 years old and skiing for the first time. |
Club Piou-Piou |
5 - 6 years old and have never skied. |
Jardin des Neiges / Snow Garden |
Over 6 years old and have never skied. |
Welcome class for children Preparation for snowflake |
They have their snowflake, can take the ski lift and have perfected the snowplough. |
Class 1 Preparation for first star |
They have their first star, have mastered snowplough turns, can change pace on gentle slopes and skid out of turns. |
Class 2 preparation for second star |
| They have their second star, can do stem turns and parallel skiing. |
Class 3 preparation for third star |
They have their third star, can do parallel turns, wedelns, jump bumps and do schuss. |
Bronze star |
They have their bronze star. |
Gold star |
They have their bronze arrow or bronze chamois and love slalom. |
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SNOW GARDEN
| Designed to make children aged 3-6 feel comfortable and to keep them safe. Terrain that’s been specially adapted to young skiers, with researched pedagogical materials such as bumps, bridges, figurines and jumps, where they can discover skiing while they play and improve. The speed of the courses is designed with children in mind (fatigue, weather conditions, childminding). The garden is guaranteed to be filled with snow, thanks to the snow canons on the Bettex site. Two mini slopes are available to children in the garden. |
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TESTS FOR CHILDREN
| The following tests are administered on a weekly basis, and children will be automatically registered for the next ones during weekend group classes. |
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PIOU-PIOU (NEW RECRUIT)
My first ski, tested by an ESF director.
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OURSON (BEAR CUB)
1. Evolution of “snaking” snowplough turns, on a 4-5 pole run.
2. Easy, Nordic-style course.
3. Elementary straight line down slope, then snowplough turn. |
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FLOCON (SNOWFLAKE)
1. 7-8 snowplough turns with skis brought back to parallel in between turns, on a suitable marked course.
2. Elementary line across slope, going straight, more or less.
3. Balance test skiing downhill (little jumps from one foot to the other, small bumps) on a gentle slope. |
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FIRST STAR
1. On a moderately steep slope, series of elementary sideslip turns on a suitable marked course.
2. Traverse parallel ski (maintain edge control).
3. Step turns on a gentle slope (from an angle). |
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SECOND STAR
1. Series of around ten perfected elementary turns on a moderately sleep slope and a suitable marked course.
2. Basic slide skid.
3. Basic skating step. |
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THIRD STAR
1. Series of around ten basic turns around 10 – 12 flags on a moderately steep slope.
2. Basic single garland on a moderately steep slope.
3. Perfect fast straight run, ending with a braking sideslip, all on a moderately steep slope. |
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BRONZE STAR
1. Non-timed course evaluated on student ability to complete perfected basic turns with two changes of speed on a slope of varied steepness (medium-short, shot and medium turns over 15-20 gates).
2. Basic wedeln.
3. Bump course with slight take-off onto a prepared slope or terrain (skicross style). |
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GOLD STAR
1. Short timed giant slalom (maximum of 50% over first student’s time).
2. Technical series of perfected turns and garlands on a variety of terrain (slopes, snow). |
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