Snowlife Awards

Snowlife 1 Star Award

• I have tried skiing before. I can put my skis on and off. I can climb sideways up a gentle hill and ski down, controlling my speed by ploughing.

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• I can stop when I need to on the nursery runs

Snowlife 2 Star Award  Whales

• I can ski down controlling my speed and direction of travel by ploughing​

• I can make big and little turns and avoid other skiers. I can use an easy ski lift (poma or t-bar)

• In a plough position link turns to left and right

• Link turns left and right of equal radius

• Follow track of the Instructor – keeping same distance all the time.

• In pairs – follow my leader – ie turning where the leader turns.

• Make emergency stop in plough position

• Ski Safety Awareness eg.  Parking at side of slope;  Looking up slope before setting off. Etc..

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Snowlife 3 Star Award  Tigers

• I can ski faster and make plough parallel turns, where I start the turns in a plough and finish with my skis parallel.

• I can make a series of linked turns on green and easy blue run

• Big turns using full width of slope (Turn – Traverse – Turn)

• As above – skis coming together on traverse, moving into plough to make turn.  Left and Right.  (Plough Swing)

• Complete short slalom course

• Follow Instructor varying speed and turn radius.

• Ski over bumps absorbing them. (Flex and Extend)

• Ski Safety Awareness - put ski on after fall ON slope.​

Snowlife 4 Star Award  Swordfish

• I am very confident with my plough parallel turns and my skis are naturally becoming parallel earlier in the turns, sometimes before the fall line.

• My turns are smoother and more S shaped. I am happy skiing on all blue runs.

• Balance drills whilst traversing – eg lift upper ski

• Emergency stop when instructed

• Ski from top, starting in narrow plough – finish at bottom with skis near basic parallel – i.e. ‘The Funnel’

• In pairs, follow leader varying speed and turn radius.

• Write letter ‘S’ in snow with skis whilst skiing.

• Go over small jump taking little air, flexing legs on landing.

Snowlife 5 Star Award Swordfish 2

• I am consistently making parallel turns on all blue and easy red runs. Both my skis are turning at the same time.

• I still need to improve on balance and posture. I am confidently skiing all blues and easy red run.

• Long radius turns showing flexing and extending

• 8 Linked ‘S’ shaped turns in given corridor

• ‘J’ Turn to left and right.  (Falling Leaf)

• Establish ‘Home Base’ position.

• Shorter radius linked turns and appropriate posture to cope with speed.

Snowlife 6 Star Award Porbeagles

• I am learning to use a well coordinated pole plant to improve my balance and timing. My parallel turns are smoother and more rhythmical.

• I am working on improving flow from one turn to another.

• Various radius turns using appropriate posture to enable pole planting

• CARVED ‘J’ turns with pole plant to left and right.

• ‘J’ Turn with hockey stop to left and right.

• Initiate turn with pole plant and simultaneous small jump to left and right.

Snowlife 7 Star Award Hammerheads

• I am becoming more confident in tackling challenging terrain. I can make really smooth turns with a well coordinated pole plant.

• I can vary the radii of my turns to suit changes in gradient, whilst remaining in control of speed and line of travel. I can ski comfortably on steeper terrain.

• Long radius turns; press against inside edge of uphill ski BEFORE fall line​

• and hold until finish of turn.

• ● Ski narrow corridor varying speed and pole plant

• ● Demonstrate pole plant in moguls.

• ● Complete slalom course

• ● Short radius turns with pole plant.

Snowlife 8 Star Award

Smoothhounds

I can ski a steep and narrow run making a series of rhythmical, balanced turns with a positive pole plant. I can remain in the fall line whilst still controlling my speed.​

I can change direction on easier slopes by rolling from edge to edge only using the shape and sidecut of the ski with no skidding. I can ski red and black runs with confidence.

​Ski on groomed steeper red or black runs making a series of rythmical, medium radius turns whilst always maintaing good posture and balance​

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Can only be assesd on snow/ in Mountains 

Snowlife 9 Star Award Galapagos 

• I can make a fall line descent in medium size bumps showing good posture and a well timed pole plant.

• I can make linked rhythmic short and medium radius turns in powder and cut up terrain whilst controlling speed and line

• Descend a piste covered with soft, cut up and uneven snowapproximately ski boot depth, making a series of linked rythmical arcs of small to medium radius.

• Can only be assesd on snow/ in Mountains 

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